Eurasia Press & News
TEHRAN (FNA)- Four people have died of cholera and another 100 are infected by an outbreak of the disease in Iran, a top health official said Saturday.
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August, 2008
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31 August
Oil Minister to Visit Oman for Gas Talks
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Oil Minister Gholam Hussein Nozari is scheduled to pay a visit to Oman during next days to hold talks on Oman’s investment in developing Iran’s Kish gas field, Iran’s gas export to the country and bilateral cooperation on Oman’s Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) industry.
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31 August
4.5mln tons of Goods Transited via Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Deputy Minister of Roads and Transportation announced 4.5 million tons of goods are annually transported through the country.
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31 August
Ahmadinejad Blames Zionists for Georgia Crisis
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that there is evidence that proves Zionists are behind the events on South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
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31 August
OPEC may Pressure S. Arabia to Cut Output
TEHRAN (FNA)- OPEC members may exert pressure on Saudi Arabia at the upcoming meeting of the world oil cartel in Vienna to cutback its production amid falling energy prices.
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30 August
Iraq election law must pass mid-Sept for 2008 vote
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s parliament must pass a contentious elections law by mid-September in order to allow anticipated provincial polls to be held this year, the Electoral Commission said on Saturday.
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30 August
Georgia says Russia troops blocking refugee return
GORI, Georgia (Reuters) – Russian troops deep inside Georgian territory are stopping thousands of refugees from returning to their homes, a Georgian official said on Saturday.
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30 August
Kremlin fights back in PR battle over Georgia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia easily won its brief war with Georgia, but despite a media blitz to project its side of the story, it concedes it still has a way to go to win the propaganda battle.
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30 August
Craters show Russia just missed Georgian pipeline
AKHALI-SAMGORI, Georgia (Reuters) – Russian planes dropped bombs this month within 15 meters (50 feet) of a pipeline that British oil company BP was in the process of reopening through Georgia, according to witnesses.
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30 August
Putin: U.S. military advisers in Georgia conflict
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said U.S. military advisers had been involved in this month’s conflict in Georgia and the White House could have planned it to help Republicans win the U.S. election.
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