August, 2008

• 5 August

  Iranian FM in Saudi Arabia to Attend OIC Meeting on Sudan

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki is currently on a visit to Saudi Arabia to attend a meeting of the executive committee of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC).

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• 5 August

  Ahmadinejad: Iran Welcomes Serious Talks

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Sunday described diplomacy as the only way to end the nuclear standoff between his country and the West, and insisted that Tehran is serious about negotiations.

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• 5 August

  Iran: Petrol to Be Sold at Market Prices

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Oil Minister Gholam Hossein Nozari announced that his country plans to supply petrol, diesel oil and fuel oil at free-market rates on daily basis while natural gas and kerosene will be semi-subsidized.

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• 5 August

  Iran, EU to Discuss N. Issue on Monday

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili will speak to European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana on Monday, an Iranian official said.

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• 5 August

  Assad Reiterates Iran’s N. Rights

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Syrian President Bashar Assad concluded his two-day visit to Tehran on Sunday in which he expressed support for Iran’s nuclear program.

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• 5 August

  Oil Regains $126 on West’s Ultimatum to Iran

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Oil rose back above $126 a barrel on Monday on supply worries, lifted by concern over West’s ultimatum to Iran over its nuclear activities, a tropical storm that has formed near the Gulf of Mexico and further violence in OPEC member Nigeria.

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• 3 August

  Slain Syrian general buried, questions linger

  DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Syrian officials attended the funeral on Sunday of a senior security officer whose killing has shaken the tightly controlled country.

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• 3 August

  Israel frees prominent Hamas figure from prison

  RAMALLAH (Reuters) – Israel freed a former Hamas minister from prison on Sunday, an official from the Islamist group said.

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• 3 August

  Pakistani forces kill 10 Islamist militants in Swat

  MINGORA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani security forces killed 10 Islamist militants and destroyed several hideouts in a clash in the troubled northwestern Swat valley on Sunday, the military said.

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• 3 August

  FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, Aug 3

  (Reuters) – Following are security developments in Iraq at 1330 GMT on Sunday. * denotes a new or updated item.

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