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Iran, Pak may ink gas export deal without India: Official - TEHRAN, Feb 05: Iran and Pakistan may not wait for an uncertain India to join a deal to buy Iranian gas via a trans-Pakistan pipeline, Iran's deputy oil minister for international affairs was quoted today as saying. "Iran and Pakistan are ready to separately sign a deal for Iranian gas exports, as the Indians are still doubting on a pipeline supply via Pakistan," Hadi Nejad-Hosseinian said in the press. Talks on setting up a pipeline from Iran to India have still not borne fruit due to territorial conflict between India and Pakistan. Despite repeated assurances from Pakistan, India hesitates to give a go-ahead to the deal. The minister said "terms of cooperation with Pakistan should be in a way to provide adequate assurance to India about transportation of gas through Pakistan land." Nejad-Hosseinian said the pipeline talks had progressed, adding that "because of the day-by-day increasing gas demand of these two countries, one single pipeline would not be sufficient to supply gas and the demand might necessitate two pipelines." (AFP) (Posted @ 21:55 PST) 
19 dead in new Iraq attacks : IRAQ: Insurgents have killed 17 Iraqis and two US soldiers in a fresh wave of attacks, as partial returns from the elections show a Shiite alliance with ties to Iran rolling up a strong lead over pro-US prime minister Ayad Allawi. More returns from the voting for the 275-member National Assembly were expected to be announced today. They are expected to confirm a strong showing by the United Iraqi Alliance, which is endorsed by Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq's most influential Shiite cleric. Four Iraqi National Guardsmen died in a roadside bombing early this morning in Basra. (Guardian) (Posted @ 21:55 PST)
Palestinian Security Forces Arrest Three : GAZA CITY, Feb 05: Palestinian security forces today briefly arrested three leaders of a small militant faction responsible for an attack that wounded two Israeli soldiers amid Israeli criticism they were not taking strong enough action to end violence. The arrests of three officials from the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine marked the first such detentions since new Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas was elected last month. But the three men were released after five hours, party officials said. (Guardian) (Posted @ 22:25 PST)
Two Suspects Killed in Egypt Clashes : CAIRO, Feb 05: Police killed two suspected militants today wanted in last year's Sinai bombings following clashes in Egypt's Sinai peninsula desert, the Interior Ministry said. Police had been hunting for the two suspects for two days when they clashed with them in a mountainous region on Sinai's western coast near Ras Sudr, the ministry said. A policeman was also killed and several wounded in the fighting, it said. One of the slain men was identified as Hammad Gaman Gomah Tarabeen, a Bedouin tribesman suspected of involvement in the Oct. 7 bombings of Sinai tourist resorts. The other could not be identified because of the severity of his injuries. The hunt was launched after fighting on Tuesday in the same area that killed Mohammed Abdel Rahman Badawi, identified as another suspect in the Taba Hilton and Ras Shitan resort bombings that left 34 people dead. A senior police official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said some 600 security forces are still searching the area for at least three other suspects. (Guardian) (Posted @ 22:25 PST)
Nepal may release politicians - media : KATHMANDU, Feb 5: Nepal's king could begin releasing arrested political leaders soon, local media reported, as the new government said it was setting up a panel to fight corruption. Chief army spokesman Brigadier General Dipak Gurung said some political leaders -- hundreds have been jailed or placed under house arrest around the country -- could be released soon, the Kathmandu Post reported. At the same time, authorities continued rounding up activists, including sacked prime minister Sher Bahadu Deuba's chief spokesman, Minendra Rijal, who had been one of the few political leaders left free to speak to reporters. To stifle dissent and avoid protests, Gyanendra has cut all public phone lines within the Hindu kingdom and with the outside world. The media have also been banned from dissent. The communications blackout makes it impossible to find out what is happening in Kathmandu and in the largely isolated rural areas. (Reuters) (Posted @ 10:10 PST)
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