November, 2008

• 7 November

  Senior Iraqi backs Obama withdrawal plan

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A senior Iraqi official on Thursday explicitly backed U.S. President-elect Barack Obama’s plans to withdraw combat troops from the country by mid-2010, Baghdad’s clearest endorsement yet of Obama’s exit strategy.

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• 7 November

  European politicians defy Israel, sail to Gaza

  LARNACA, Cyprus (Reuters) – Eleven European politicians sailed to Gaza from Cyprus Friday after saying attempts to get to the Palestinian territory via Egypt failed.

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• 7 November

  Russia’s Medvedev urges vigilance after bomb blast

  ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) – Russia faces a lingering terrorist threat and cannot drop its guard, President Dmitry Medvedev said on Friday, a day after a suspected suicide bombing killed 12 people.

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• 7 November

  Israel army studies ‘abuse video’

  The Israeli military is investigating a video in which a Palestinian detainee appears to be humiliated by a group of Israeli soldiers.

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• 7 November

  Big anti-Saakashvili protest in Georgia

  There was tension on the streets of the Georgian capital, with a protest against the presidency of Mikhail Saakashvili.

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• 7 November

  Iran Cuts Oil Output by 200,000bpd

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran has cut oil production by 200,000 barrels per day (bpd) from 4.04 million bpd, in line with OPEC’s Oct. 24 decision to find ways to support declining crude prices, a director of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) said on Friday.

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• 7 November

  Sri Lankan Tourism Minister to Visit Iran

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Sri Lanka’s Tourism Minister Milinda Moragoda is slated to make an official visit to Iran later this week with a high level team of public sector officials and senior businessmen.

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• 7 November

  Angolan President Invited to Visit Iran

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Angolan President José Eduardo dos Santos this Thursday received a message of invitation from his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to pay a visit to the Islamic Republic.

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• 7 November

  Iran, Oman Plan LNG Cooperation

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and Oman said they intend to seal a major gas deal by the year end that would allow export of more than 1 billion cubic feet of gas per day via pipeline. This would not only supply Oman’s needs, but also provide supply for liquefied natural gas …

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• 7 November

  Iran may Replace Indian-Led Consortium with Chinese Firm

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran has threatened to call off talks with Ashok Leyland Project Services Ltd and sign a contract with a Chinese firm to build a rail link in that country due to differences with the Indian infrastructure company over execution of the project.

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