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• Al-Arabiya bureau chief says told to leave Iran

  - 2008-09-02

  TEHRAN AFP — The head of the Tehran bureau of pan-Arab television station Al-Arabiya said on Tuesday that Iranian officials have demanded his departure from the country. "In a telephone call with the foreign press bureau of the Iranian culture ministry I was informed of my definitive exit from...

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• Iranian missile with dummy satellite failed: US defense official

  - 2008-08-19

  WASHINGTON AFP — An Iranian missile test aimed at putting a dummy satellite into orbit failed, a US defense official said Tuesday. "We detected a missile launch from Iran on August 16 and our reports indicated it was unsuccessful," said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. "It...

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• US network to air Ahmadinejad interview

  - 2008-07-25

  NEW YORK AFP — US television network NBC said Friday it will broadcast an interview with Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from Tehran, as the country faces a deadline to bow to demands to halt its nuclear program. The interview from the Iranian capital will be broadcast Monday on the...

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• Thompson avoids gaffes in debut debate

  - 2007-10-09

  DEARBORN, United States AFP — Newcomer Fred Thompson muscled into his debut debate with Republican White House rivals Tuesday, avoiding gaffes, vowing to battle "Islamic fascism" and declaring the race "boring" without him. Despite a nervy start and mocking reviews since he entered the fray last month, the screen...

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• Bush determined to confront Iran's nuclear ambitions

  - 2007-10-05

  WASHINGTON AFP — US President George W. Bush on Friday expressed his determination to confront Iran's nuclear ambitions and warned that Tehran should not expect a more complacent attitude from his successor. In an interview with the Al-Arabiya satellite network, Bush said he was determined to seek resolution of...

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• Iran blasts Israeli 'violation of Syrian airspace'

  - 2007-09-07

  TEHRAN AFP — Iran condemned the intrusion this week of Israeli aircraft into Syrian airspace, calling it shameful and provocative, Iranian media reported on Friday. They quoted foreign ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini as saying: "This shameful and provocative act aims at carrying the crises and internal problems outside...

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• Satellite pics indicate tunneling near Iran nuke site: think tank

  - 2007-07-09

  WASHINGTON AFP — Commercial satellite imagery indicates Iran is tunneling into a mountain near its Natanz uranium enrichment complex, possibly to protect nuclear equipment against air attack, a US think tank reported Monday. The images were taken June 11 by Digital Globe and published on the website of the...

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• US forces detain Iraqi gang 'smuggling bombs from Iran'

  - 2007-05-18

  BAGHDAD AFP — US forces seized six militants in the Iraqi capital on Friday accused of smuggling sophisticated explosive devices into the war-torn country from Iran, the US military said. "Coalition forces are targeting the terrorists, searching them out in the places they hide," said US military spokesman Lieutenant...

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• Afghan fighters processing opium to boost drug profits: US official

  - 2007-05-08

  BRUSSELS AFP — Taliban insurgents and armed Afghan groups are processing opium in makeshift laboratories to maximise drug profits and better fund the fight against Western forces, a top US drug official said Monday. US drug control policy director John Walters said the groups, sometimes with the help of...

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• Israeli air force unveils long-range drone

  - 2007-03-07

  PALMAHIM AIR BASE, Israel AFP — The Israeli air force on Wednesday unveiled its first long-range unmanned aerial vehicle reportedly capable of carrying out reconnaissance missions thousands of kilometres away. The Heron is "a major leap forward for the Israel Defence Forces and is capable of tackling a variety...

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