Eurasia Press & News
BEIRUT – Three years after Rafik al-Hariri’s assassination, the crisis unleashed by his death opens ever deeper rifts in Lebanon and threatens the state and society the leader tried to rebuild after the civil war.
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14 February
Turkmen leader declares amnesty after year in power
ASHGABAT – Turkmen President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov pardoned more than a thousand prisoners on Thursday — the first anniversary of his rule in the gas-producing Caspian nation.
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Russian anti-graft prosecutor killed by hitman
MOSCOWÂ – The prosecutor of Russia’s Volga region of Saratov was killed overnight and police believe his murder could be linked to his anti-corruption drive, Russian media reported on Thursday.
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Quake Injures 10, Damages 110 Buildings in Central Iran
TEHRAN (FNA) – An earthquake, measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale, jolted a remote mountainous area in Iran’s central province of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiyari overnight.
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Iran to Launch Oil Bourse Sunday
TEHRAN (FNA) – Iranian Oil Minister Gholam Hossein Nozari said the country’s long-awaited Oil Bourse will be inaugurated Sunday.
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Iran Eager to Boost Media Cooperation with India
TEHRAN (FNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini expressed his country’s enthusiasm for having media cooperation with India.
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Iranian Oil Official Sees Prices Sliding before Nov.
TEHRAN (FNA) – A senior Iranian oil official said in remarks published on Thursday that oil prices would slide before the US presidential election in November but rise after that.
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Iran: India Part of Gas Project Deal
TEHRAN (FNA) – Iranian Oil Minister Gholam Hossein Nozari said New Delhi has not been excluded from the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project.
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‘Iran, Seven Faces of a Civilization’ Wins Acclaim
TEHRAN (FNA) – Producers of the book and film ‘Iran, Seven Faces of a Civilization’ were honored in a ceremony held at the Restoration and Renovation Research Center of the Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Organization (CHTHO) on Wednesday.
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14 February
Danish Ambassador Summoned to FM
TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran summoned the Danish ambassador to Tehran in protest over the reprinting of cartoons of the Prophet of Islam by leading Danish newspapers.
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