August, 2008

• 7 August

  Fifth Petrochemical Exhibition Starts Work in Isfahan

  TEHRAN (FNA)- The fifth exhibition of petrochemical, paint and industrial coating materials kicked off work in Isfahan on Monday.

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• 7 August

  Algerian President to Visit Iran Saturday

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika is slated to arrive here in Tehran on Saturday.

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• 7 August

  Iran, Turkey Agree on Gas Deal Details

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and Turkey have worked out the details, including the pricing, of a deal to produce natural gas in the Islamic Republic and export it to Turkey, senior Iranian and Turkish officials said on Tuesday.

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• 7 August

  Iran Asks West to Remove Ambiguities in Proposals

  TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran said in a letter Tuesday that it would respond to an offer from six world powers related to Tehran’s nuclear program after receiving some clarifications about the proposals, an EU source said Tuesday.

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• 7 August

  Germany Pressed to Axe Iran Deal

  TEHRAN (FNA) – Pressure is mounting on Germany to cancel its approval of a major business deal between a German company and Iran.

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• 5 August

  Hamas ‘releases Fatah official’

  (BBC NEWS) Hamas says it has released the top representative of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah party in the Gaza Strip. Zakaria Agha was held for four days after being seized by Hamas gunmen.

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• 5 August

  West Bank teen dies from wounds

  (BBC NEWS) Palestinian medical workers say a teenager shot by Israeli troops in the West Bank village of Nilin last week has died of his wounds.

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• 5 August

  U.N. probe criticizes March Kosovo raid: diplomats

  UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A United Nations investigation into the March storming of a courthouse by U.N. and NATO troops in northern Kosovo criticizes the force for rushing in, diplomats briefed on its contents said on Friday.

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• 5 August

  Attacks kill 5 NATO soldiers and 4 Afghan civilians

  KABUL (Reuters) – Two improvised explosive devices (IED) killed five soldiers from NATO-led forces and one civilian in Afghanistan on Friday, the NATO force said in a statement, and a young suicide bomber killed three civilians in the south.

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• 5 August

  Turkish dormitory collapse kills 17 schoolgirls

  BALCILAR, Turkey (Reuters) – A gas explosion killed at least 17 girls and injured 27 others, wrecking a dormitory at a school in southern Turkey on Friday, a military rescue official said.

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