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Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | yesterday
On June 30, a U.S. Congress delegation visited Minsk to meet with Belarusian president Alexander Lukashenko. During this meeting, members of the U.S. delegation asked the president to pardon Emanuel Zeltser, an American lawyer who, in August 2008, was "sentenced to three years in prison on charges of 'attempted industrial espionage' and the use of fake documents." Lukashenko said he could...
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Daled Amos (Free subscription) | yesterday
The LA Times is reporting that these days, Ahmadinejad if feeling kind of isolated:Russian President Dmitry Medvedev publicly greeted Ahmadinejad at a recent meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, but did not grant him a private meeting as he had the leaders of Pakistan and AfghanistanIn Belarus, the Iranian leader was met not by President Alexander Lukashenko, but by the speaker of
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The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | yesterday
I'm liveblogging the latest Iran election fallout. Email me with any news or thoughts, or follow me on Twitter . Send me instant messages at nico.pitney@gmail.com or njpitney on AIM. Scroll down for news related to the front-page headlines. Local Iran time is 8 1/2 hours ahead of Eastern time. 2:40 AM ET -- Ahmadinejad 'facing diplomatic isolation.' The Los Angeles Times' term -- "diplomatic isolation"...
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Ria Novosti (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
Belarus plans to create a gambling zone near its international airport in Minsk to attract foreign visitors as neighboring Russia and Ukraine have banned casinos, an official said on Thursday.
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/02/2009
Minsk - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday loaned to Belarus 680 million dollars badly needed to cover a widening budget deficit, the Belapan news agency reported. It was the second tranche of a credit programme aimed at increasing Be...
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Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
MOSCOW, July 1 (RIA Novosti) - President Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday that Russia wants to develop strong ties with Belarus. Relations between the countries, which have been working for several y...
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Ria Novosti (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
Venezuelan Energy and Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez will visit Belarus within the next few days to sign new contracts, the Venezuelan ambassador to Minsk said on Wednesday.
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Ria Novosti (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
A high-profile U.S. lawyer has been released from a Belarusian prison on a presidential pardon after more than a year in custody on industrial espionage charges.
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The BEING HAD Times (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
From the Top... #423 Full US presence in Belarus in exchange for removing sanctions From: BelTA Meeting with a Delegation of the United States Congress Belarus is ready to resume talks about restoring the mutual full diplomatic presence provided the sanctions against Belarus and their legal basis, namely the Belarus Democracy Act, are legislatively removed. The statement was made by President of Belarus...
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Russia News Net (Free subscription) | 07/01/2009
By Yuras Karmanau / The Associated Press MINSK — President Alexander Lukashenko pardoned Tuesday an ailing U.S. lawyer who was imprisoned in Belarus last year on charges of using fake documents ...
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San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 06/30/2009
U.S. lawyer imprisoned in Belarus on attempted espionage charge walks free after pardon.
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MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 06/30/2009
An ailing American lawyer who was imprisoned in Belarus last year on charges of using fake documents and attempted commercial espionage was pardoned on Tuesday.
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USA Today (Free subscription) | 06/30/2009
A U.S. senator says the president of Belarus is promising to free an ailing American lawyer who was imprisoned in the former ...
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