November, 2007

• 16 November

  UN chief urges free and fair election

  UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday called on Lebanese leaders to hold a presidential election on time next week and said the successor to the pro-Syrian incumbent should enjoy broad support.

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• 16 November

  Islamist urges jihad on AU troops

  A Somali Islamist commander, thought to be Al Qaeda’s man in Mogadishu, has ordered his fighters to attack African Union (AU) peacekeepers in rare taped comments intended to bolster an anti-government insurgency.

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• 16 November

  Maronite leader called to settle presidency

  Lebanon’s powerful Maronite patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir has been thrust to the forefront of a bitter struggle between pro- and anti-Syrian political camps as a line for a presidential election looms.

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• 16 November

  2nd century skeletons, statues unearthed

  Syrian archaelogists have uncovered a 2nd century necropolis and statues in the central town of Palmyra, along with several skeletons, museum director Walid Assaad told AFP on Thursday.

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• 16 November

  Chavez to Visit Iran

  Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is scheduled to pay a several-hour visit to Tehran following his attendance in the upcoming summit of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia early next week.

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• 16 November

  Morocco, Iran Discuss Trade Cooperation

  The Moroccan Foreign Trade Minister discussed future trade and business cooperation with Iranian Commerce Minister Massoud Mir Kazemi on Thursday.

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• 16 November

  IPI Gas Deal: Iran Sticks to its Stand

  Iran’s new Oil Minister Gholamhossein Nozari blamed misunderstanding for the fall of the $22 billion deal to export five million tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to India.

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• 16 November

  IAEA: Iran Truthful on N. Issues

  A report from the UN nuclear watchdog agency on Thursday found Iran to be generally truthful about key aspects of its nuclear history.

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• 16 November

  Iran N. Negotiator to Meet Solana Alone Next Time

  Chief Iranian nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili said on Thursday he would be alone at the next round of talks with the European Union’s top diplomat, Javier Solana, to discuss Tehran’s nuclear program.

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• 16 November

  Iran not to Set any Deadline for India

  Iran on Thursday said it will not set any deadline for India to join the gas pipeline that also includes Pakistan and hoped New Delhi will not buckle under US pressure to dump the multi-billion dollar project for a rival pipeline from Turkmenistan.

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