Eurasia Press & News
TEHRAN (FNA)- Senior government officials from Iran and Nigeria Tuesday opened the two countries’ third joint economic commission meeting in the Nigerian capital Abuja in an effort to bolster mutual ties and cooperation.
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28 August
Turkish Education Minister Arrives in Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Turkish National Education Minister Huseyin Celik arrived in Tehran on Tuesday to discuss bolstering of educational and cultural relations between the two countries.
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28 August
Iran Boosts Spending to Promote Koran Culture
TEHRAN (FNA)- The government of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Tuesday it has boosted spending to promote the Muslim holy book the Koran and revive revolutionary ideals in Iran.
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27 August
Russia-Georgia conflict raises Black Sea tensions
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will face increased Western pressure on Wednesday when a senior British official flies to Ukraine to build a coalition to counter Russia’s conflict with ex-Soviet Georgia.
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27 August
Kidnapped Japanese aid worker killed in Afghanistan
SHEWA, Afghanistan (Reuters) – A Japanese aid worker kidnapped in eastern Afghanistan was found dead, the governor of Nangarhar province said on Wednesday.
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27 August
Pakistani rivals step up presidential campaign
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani rivals stepped up their campaign for next week’s presidential election on Wednesday as political uncertainty deepened by a split in the ruling coalition drove stocks lower.
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27 August
Pakistani stocks fall over 4 percent on uncertainty
KARACHI (Reuters) – Pakistani stocks fell over 4 percent in early trade on Wednesday to their lowest level in more than two years as investors sold blue chips such as OGDC amid persistent political uncertainty in the country.
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27 August
Iraq says U.S. sought troop presence to 2015
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The United States asked Iraq for permission to maintain a troop presence there to 2015, but U.S. and Iraqi negotiators agreed to limit their authorization to 2011, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said.
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27 August
Gunmen kidnap eight Iraqis in Diyala raid
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Gunmen kidnapped eight Iraqis from their homes on Saturday in a raid in the country’s volatile Diyala province, where al Qaeda militants continue to roam despite a crackdown by Iraqi security forces, police said.
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27 August
Suicide bomber kills five in Iraq’s Kirkuk: police
KIRKUK (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed at least five people and wounded eight more on Saturday in Iraq’s northern city of Kirkuk, police said.The bomber detonated a suicide vest in a car market in southern Kirkuk, said Major-General Torhan Abdul-Rahman, a senior police official in the city.
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