Eurasia Press & News
TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran’s Guardians Council reinstated another 200 candidates to run in a March parliamentary election.
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February, 2008
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21 February
British Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An explosion killed one British soldier and wounded another in southern Afghanistan Wednesday, and U.S.-led coalition and Afghan troops detained 22 suspected insurgents in two separate operations, officials said. Britain’s Ministry of Defense in London said the blast hit as a British patrol was trying to …
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20 February
MP: Fundamentalist coalition list more rational than UFF’s
The umbrella coalition of fundamentalist groups is trying to create a candidate slate more comprehensive and rational than the United Fundamentalist Front’s list for the upcoming parliamentary election, MP Mohammad Khoshchehreh said here on Wednesday.
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20 February
West should respect IAEA report on Iran: Ahmadinejad
President Mahmud Ahmadinejad has called on the Western powers to respect the UN nuclear watchdog report confirming the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear activities.
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20 February
UAE’s Ras al-Khaimah Wants Iran’s Gas
TEHRAN (FNA) – The UAE’s Ras al-Khaimah emirate is still hoping for gas supplies from Iran despite political pressure not to deal with its northern neighbor and a lack of progress on talks, an official said on Tuesday.
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20 February
Iran, Azerbaijan Call For Stronger Defense Ties
TEHRAN (FNA) – Iranian Defense Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar here on Monday held talks with his Azeri counterpart Safar Abiyev over expansion of defense cooperation.
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20 February
Iran Attracts $10.7bln in FDI in 9 Months
TEHRAN (FNA) – The Iranian economy minister stated that the value of foreign investment in the country has reached $10.7 billion in the first nine months of the current Iranian year to March 2008.
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20 February
Iranian VP Invites Japanese Tourists
TEHRAN (FNA) – In a meeting with a journalist from Japan’s Tokyo Shimbun daily, Iran’s vice-president in charge of tourism has invited Japanese tourists to visit Iran.
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20 February
Russian FM Calls for more Diplomacy on Iran
TEHRAN (FNA) – The international community must increase its diplomatic efforts to resolve the dispute over Iran’s nuclear program, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview aired Monday.
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20 February
Iran Starts Gas Imports from Azerbaijan
TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran has begun importing 1 million cubic meters of natural gas per day from Azerbaijan, in an apparent move to help compensate for shortages caused by a cut in Turkmen deliveries.
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