September, 2008

• 18 September

  Khatami will not Run for President

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Former Iranian President Seyed Mohammad Khatami announced that he will not be a candidate in the upcoming presidential election.

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• 17 September

  Russia to continue Black Sea patrols

  BRUSSELS, Sept. 17 (UPI) — Russian warships will stay on patrol in the Black Sea until all U.S. vessels leave the coastal area off the Republic of Abkhazia, a Russian official said.

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• 17 September

  Russia: Georgia might be Iran platform

  BRUSSELS, Sept. 17 (UPI) — The Russian envoy to NATO suggested Wednesday the United States is planning to attack Iran through Georgia.

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• 17 September

  Investigation of bloody Gaza clash urged

  GAZA, Sept. 17 (UPI) — A Palestinian human rights group is calling on Hamas to conduct an investigation into bloody clashes between it and a Gaza City clan opposed to its rule.

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• 17 September

  World Bank study confirms Israel is strangling Palestinian economy

  OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Burdened by Israeli restrictions that paralyze the economy of the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip, Palestinians have become more and more reliant on outside assistance, the World Bank said on Wednesday. “As the Palestinian economy declines, it is becoming increasingly dependent on foreign aid,” the bank …

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• 17 September

  U.S. sees signs of al Qaeda in Yemen attacks

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Wednesday a brazen attack on the heavily fortified U.S. Embassy complex in Yemen bore “all the hallmarks” of al Qaeda but no final conclusions had been made on who was to blame.

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• 17 September

  U.S. missile strike in Pakistan kills five

  ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A U.S. missile strike killed five militants in northwest Pakistan on Wednesday, a Pakistani official said.Another official said the attack on a container loaded with ammunition and explosives was the result of better U.S.-Pakistani intelligence sharing and both countries had worked together on the attack.

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• 17 September

  Israel postpones new round of Syria peace talks

  DAMASCUS (Reuters) – A fifth round of indirect peace talks between Syria and Israel has been postponed at the request of the Jewish state, Syria’s foreign minister said on Wednesday.

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• 17 September

  Russia signs treaty to defend Georgia separatists

  MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed treaties with Georgia’s South Ossetia and Abkhazia on Wednesday that commit Moscow to defend the breakaway regions from any Georgian attack.

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• 17 September

  Russia slams NATO for “Cold War” visit to Georgia

  MOSCOW (Reuters) – A visit to Georgia by senior NATO officials this week was anti-Russian and showed the alliance is driven by Cold War-style thinking, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.

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