October, 2008

• 20 October

  Olive harvest attacks anger Abbas

  Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has condemned violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians harvesting their olives as a “dangerous escalation”.

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• 20 October

  Ultra-nationalist Turkish group on trial

  A shadowy right-wing group has gone on trial in Istanbul, accused of trying to topple Turkey’s elected government. Spme 86 people, including retired army officers, politicians, lawyers and journalists are charged with membership of a group called Ergenekon, whose aim is said to be to foment unrest to force the …

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• 20 October

  Iran Warns West against Talks with Taliban

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki warned the West on Sunday not to push for talks with the Taliban militia.

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• 20 October

  Central Bank Wants Iran to Reduce Oil Dependency

  TEHRAN (FNA)- The Central Bank of Iran called on Tehran to increase and diversify non-oil exports in a bid to ease the country’s reliance on oil revenues.

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• 20 October

  US, Iranian Representatives Meet in Washington

  TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian parliament said that a group of the country’s lawmakers had attended talks with their US counterparts on the sidelines of a recent meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington.

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• 20 October

  Khatemi Dashes Reformists’ Hope for Running in Election

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Former Iranian President Seyed Mohammad Khatami has decided against making a third run for the office and instead will endorse another reform candidate, sources say.

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• 20 October

  Taliban Kill Dozens in Bus Ambush

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Taliban insurgents pulled some 50 passengers off a bus in southern Afghanistan and beheaded as many as 30 of them after accusing them of being soldiers traveling in civilian clothes, Afghan officials in the region announced on Sunday.

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• 20 October

  OPEC Set to Cut Output

  TEHRAN (FNA)- The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will on Friday announce it is cutting oil output to help lift crude prices that have dived 55 per cent since striking record highs in July, as a global economic slowdown slashes demand, analysts said.

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• 20 October

  Zebari Reiterates Iraq’s Final Say on US Military Pact

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said on Saturday it was time for the leaders of Iraq and the United States to make up their minds on a draft agreement on the future of US troops in the country.

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• 20 October

  Israel Readies for US-Iran Talks under Obama

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Israel is preparing for direct US-Iranian talks on Iran’s nuclear capability within six months if Senator Barack Obama becomes the next US President.

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