December, 2008

• 2 December

  Macedonia Appoints New “Name” Negotiator

   Skopje – Macedonia on Monday is to notify UN envoy Matthew Nimetz that it has appointed Zoran Jolevski, its ambassador to the US, as negotiator in the “name row” talks with Greece. Macedonia’s President Branko Crvenkovski is expected to sign the appointment note on Monday to formalise the decision, local media …

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• 2 December

  Kosovo Ex-PM Alarmed at Serb Proposal

  Pristina – Serbia’s call for the review of the so-called Kumanovo agreement which led to withdrawal of Serb forces from Kosovo in 1999, has alarmed Pristina ex-Premier Agim Ceku. Ceku, who signed the agreement, said Serbia is attempting to impose its own will and NATO’s agenda, following its successful bids in …

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• 2 December

  Serbia Wants Review of 1999 Kosovo Deal

  Belgrade – Serbia’s President Boris Tadic and his military chief-of-staff, say changes need to be made to the Kosovo peace deal that ended the NATO-led air strikes on Serbia in 1999. Army Chief Zdravko Ponos said that he would discuss the matter with NATO officials about changes to the so-called Kumanovo …

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• 2 December

  Israeli warships ‘block’ Libya aid reaching Gaza

  GAZA CITY,Israeli warships on Monday prevented a Libyan cargo vessel from reaching the Gaza Strip, the impoverished Palestinian territory under a crippling Israeli blockade. The ship, laden with 3,000 tonnes of goods, was stopped several kilometres (miles) off Gaza’s shores and ordered to return to the Egyptian port of El-Arish, …

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• 2 December

  Israeli forces kill Palestinian in Nablus

  NABLUS, West Bank – Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian man during a raid in the West Bank city of Nablus on Monday, the Israeli army said.

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• 2 December

  Saakashvili warns West on Russia ties

  TBILISI (Reuters) – Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili urged the West Tuesday not to return to “business as usual” with Russia without holding it to account for its five-day war with his country in August.   He made the appeal in an article in the Wall Street Journal, timed to coincide …

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• 1 December

  Românii sărbătoresc 90 de ani de la Marea Unire

  În ziua în care pe scena politică se fac calcule, românii sărbătoresc Ziua Naţională. În Capitală, autorităţile au pregătit o paradă specială de tehnică militară. Pentru prima dată, după 50 de ani, românii vor putea admira cu această ocazie şi defilarea Cavaleriei Jandarmeriei din Bucureşti. Manifestări deosebite au loc şi …

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• 1 December

  Mii de bucureşteni au participat la parada militară de Ziua Naţională

  Câteva mii de bucureşteni, au participat, luni, la parada militară de la Arcul de Triumf, la sfârşitul căreia politicienii prezenţi în loja de onoare au aplaudat frenetic, după care s-au urcat grăbiţi în limuzinele cu girofar şi au plecat fără a da niciun fel de declaraţii.

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November, 2008

• 27 November

  US Peace Group in Iran

   TEHRAN (FNA)- The founders of a US peace group, Codepink, arrived in Iran today in what they called a “citizen diplomacy trip” aimed at promoting peaceful ties between the United States and Iran.

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• 27 November

  Iran Intensifies Campaign against HIV

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran is setting up telephone hotlines to help fight increasing HIV infections, a senior official said in comments published on Tuesday.

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