August, 2008

• 17 August

  Turkey: More Time Needed for Gas Deal with Iran

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and Turkey need more time to finalize a major natural gas deal, President Abdullah Gul said Saturday, playing down reports that US pressure on Turkey to abandon the project is behind the delay.

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• 17 August

  Iran Strengthens Diplomatic Stance in N. Standoff with West

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s just-ended visit to Turkey, a NATO ally that is also aspiring to the membership in the European Union (EU), yielded fruits in countering US efforts to set a diplomatic blockade over Tehran, analysts said.

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• 17 August

  Georgia claims loss of villages to Abkhaz forces

  While a partial pullout of Russian forces may be underway in Georgia, there was still plenty of military activity to keep observers busy. Georgia has accused the Russians of setting forest fires near Tbilisi, digging into positions near the capital, and occupying key villages and a power station.

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• 17 August

  Bush says some progress in Georgia crisis

  US President George W. Bush believes progress is being made in resolving the Georgia crisis. But, speaking at his ranch in Texas, he said that South Ossetia and Abkhazia are a part of Georgia and “there’s no room for debate on this matter.”

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• 17 August

  Iranian citizens fortunate to gaze at partial lunar eclipse

  (IRNA) – Iranian citizens were lucky to witness a partial lunar eclipse from 01:40 (marking the greatest eclipse) to about 03:15 hours local time on Sunday morning.

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• 17 August

  Iran and Turkey sign 5 MoUs

  TEHRAN, (ISNA)-Iran and Turkey signed five Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) during Ahmadinejad’s mission in Turkey on curbing terrorism and drug trafficking as well as working on tourism, environment and transportation.

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• 17 August

  Mottaki meets Iraqi PM deputy

  TEHRAN, (ISNA)-Iran’s foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki and Iraqi deputy prime minister Barham Saleh discussed regional issues and ways to promote bilateral ties.

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• 17 August

  Jalili and Barham Saleh discuss bilateral ties

  TEHRAN, (ISNA)-Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili meeting Iraq’s deputy prime minister Barham Saleh declared using potentials of the countries will be the best channel to promote regional cooperation.

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• 17 August

  Iran condemns deadly bombing in Lebanon

  TEHRAN, (ISNA)-Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Hassan Qashqavi slammed recent deadly attack in the Lebanese city of Tripoli on the army, killing at least 15 people.

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• 16 August

  Ukraine dismisses fears of Crimea separatist crisis

  KIEV (Reuters) – A top Ukrainian security official on Saturday discounted any notion of a separatist rebellion in the sensitive Crimea as President Viktor Yushchenko proposed Kremlin talks on the issue of the Russian fleet based there.

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