Eurasia Press & News
TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) – Rival Lebanese leaders signed on Monday a reconciliation deal aimed at ending four months of sporadic sectarian fighting in a volatile northern city that had raised fears of a rise of Islamist militancy.
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September, 2008
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9 September
Egypt school exam cheats jailed
A court in the Egyptian town of Minya has jailed 14 people for their involvement in a plot to leak details of important high school exam papers.
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9 September
EU willing to associate with Ukraine but little else
Ukraine has been given a morale-boost at talks with senior European Union officials in Paris, but no pledge was offered for membership of the bloc.
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9 September
US moves troops from Iraq to Afghanistan
From a tour of duty in Iraq, to a tour of duty in Afghanistan… The US president has announced changes in American troop deployments in both countries.
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9 September
New Pakistani leader vows to tackle militants
The fight against terrorism and militant violence has come under the spotlight at the swearing-in of Pakistan’s new president.
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9 September
Russian troops could stay in Georgia regions “for a long timeâ€
Moscow says its soldiers are likely to stay in South Ossetia and Abkhazia for a long time, a day after agreeing to a deal to pull troops out of Georgia proper.Â
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9 September
Iran Launches Joint Research Satellite
TEHRAN (FNA)- A joint research satellite of Iran, China and Thailand was launched on a Chinese rocket yesterday aimed at boosting cooperation on natural disasters such as earthquakes, an Iranian minister said yesterday.
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9 September
Gazprom Neft Eager to Develop Oilfields in Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Russia’s Gazprom Neft, the oil arm of energy giant Gazprom, has agreed to develop Iran’s North Azadegan oilfield and produce oil at three other fields.
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9 September
Iran to Start Three-Day War Games
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s military is due to start three days of war games on Monday.
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9 September
Iranian Goods Most Popular in Iraq
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iraqis snap up Iranian goods because they are cheaper than imported counterparts, Baghdad traders said.
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