August, 2008

• 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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• 30 August

  Energy suppliers wary of Georgia after war

  MOSCOW (Reuters) – Energy suppliers in the Caucasus and Caspian region could turn their backs on Georgia as a transit route after the country’s brief war with Russia, denting confidence in the Nabucco pipeline project.

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• 30 August

  Georgia tightens visa regime for Russian citizens

  TBILISI (Reuters) – Georgia will tighten visa requirements for Russian citizens following the Kremlin’s decision to recognize two Georgian rebel regions, the government said on Saturday.

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• 30 August

  Bombs kill at least 2 Russian soldiers in Chechnya

  MOSCOW (Reuters) – At least two Russian soldiers have been killed in bombings in Chechnya, including a suicide attack on a government camp, Russian news agencies reported on Saturday.

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