September, 2008

• 3 September

  Russian warships sent to Abkhazia

  Russia has sent a missile cruiser and two other ships to a Georgian port, while a US military ship has docked at another southern port in a show of force amid an escalating standoff with the West over a nation devastated by war with Russia.

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• 3 September

  Boycott 2014 Olympics in Russia: Shevardnadze

  Georgia’s former president Eduard Shevardnadze said Russia will live to regret its recognition of rebel regions and called for a boycott of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, in remarks published Thursday.

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• 3 September

  Russia Issues War Warning To NATO

  As the attention of the America public is focused on the American election, with the Democratic Convention having just ended, and the announcement today of McCain’s female running mate, and the Republican Convention next week, the public has missed something. Something not missed by Europeans, even mainstream European news media …

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• 3 September

  Russia says EU was right not to choose sanctions

  Russia praised the European Union on Tuesday for taking a  “responsible approach” to its conflict with Georgia by declining to impose sanctions on Moscow but said the EU had failed to understand its reasons for intervening.

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• 2 September

  Iran Wants Excess Supply on OPEC Agenda

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran on Tuesday called for the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to discuss quota-busting by some members at its meeting in Vienna on September 9.

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• 2 September

  Russian Delegation Arrives in Iran to Visit N. Plant

  TEHRAN (FNA)- A team of Russian nuclear experts is visiting Iran as part of regular checking of the Islamic Republic’s first nuclear power plant which is under construction by Russia in the southwestern Iranian port city of Bushehr.

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• 2 September

  Iran Mulls Lopping Zeros off Currency

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran is considering lopping three to four zeros off its currency, a top official said Monday.

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• 2 September

  Iran Shuns Al-Arabiya Satellite Channel

  TEHRAN (FNA)- The Saudi-owned Al-Arabiya satellite channel should be dealt with forcefully because of its so-called “opposition campaigns,” an Iranian lawmaker said on Sunday.

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• 2 September

  Iran: OPEC could Cut Output

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran said the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries could call for oil production cuts next week because of crude’s steep decline from record prices.

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• 2 September

  Iran Ships Last Heavy Oil Stored in Persian Gulf to Suez Canal

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran is shipping the last load of heavy crude oil that was stored in tankers in the Persian Gulf to the Suez Canal for delivery to buyers, an oil ministry official said.

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