October, 2008

• 7 October

  FM Dismisses Possibility of US, Israeli Strikes on Iran

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, in an interview published Monday, said his country did not believed Israel or the United States would launch a military strike against Iran over its nuclear program.

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• 7 October

  Sanctions, Costs Tilt Iran to Gas Pipeline Projects

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Cost issues and sanctions that limit access to Western technology make it more beneficial for Iran to export natural gas via pipeline than by tanker after cooling it to liquid, an Iranian official said on Sunday.

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• 7 October

  Israel to Press Russia on Arms Sales to Iran

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called on Russia to refrain from providing Iran and Syria with advanced missiles and weapons technology, and vowed to raise the issue during a visit to Moscow starting on Monday.

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• 7 October

  Iran to Enrich Uranium even if Fuel Supply Guaranteed

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran will continue with uranium enrichment even if the country is promised supplies of nuclear reactor fuel, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Sunday.

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• 7 October

  Quake Hits Southern Iran

  TEHRAN (FNA)- An earthquake measuring 4 on the Richter scale jolted Qeshm Island in Iran’s southern province of Hormozgan.

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• 7 October

  Bush Supports Plan for US Think-Tank Office in Iran

  TEHRAN (FNA)- The Bush administration has given a US think-tank the go-ahead to open an office in Iran, in what may look to be a departure from its strict policy on the Islamic Republic.

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• 7 October

  Ex-Minister Slams Frequent Change of Central Bank Chiefs

  TEHRAN (FNA)- A former Iranian minister blasted President Ahmadinejad for changing the Central Bank governors so frequently.

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• 6 October

  Egyptian Foreign Minister, Ahmad Aboul Gheit Talks to Asharq Al-Awsat

  New York, Asharq Al-Awsat – Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Aboul Gheit denied reports that the US intends to tie its aid to Egypt to respect for human rights and greater freedoms, saying that “in all the talks we had with US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice we have not talked …

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• 6 October

  Palestinian Pres. arrives in New Delhi to oversee embassy plans

  NEW DELHI, Oct 6 – President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas along with Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Maliki will head to India’s capital New Delhi late Monday, on an official three-day state visit aimed at overseeing plans for a Palestinian embassy to India.

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• 6 October

  Independent Palestinian academic ready to run for presidency

  RAMALLAH, Oct. 6 – An independent Palestinian academic said Monday that he will stand for presidential elections if they were held in January.Abdel Satar Qassem, politics professor in Nablus’ Al-Najjah University, made the decision as the Hamas-dominated Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC), or parliament, refused to extend Abbas’term after it ends …

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