TimeLine Layout

February, 2008

  • 11 February

    Slow exodus threatens Kosovo’s mountain Gorani

    BROD, Serbia – The man introduced himself as the village historian, reaching into his jacket and producing a notebook scrawled with figures for Kosovo’s Gorani population.

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  • 11 February

    Afghan governor survives roadside bomb attack

    KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – The governor of Afghanistan’s most important southern province escaped unscathed from a roadside bomb on Monday, but three civilians were wounded in the attack, his office said in a statement.

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  • 11 February

    Survey shows 75 percent Pakistanis want Musharraf out

    ISLAMABAD – Seventy-five percent of Pakistanis want President Pervez Musharraf to quit, according to a survey released by the U.S.-based International Republican Institute on Monday.

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  • 11 February

    Senior Taliban commander caught in Pakistan

    QUETTA, Pakistan – Pakistani security forces wounded and captured a prominent Taliban commander on Monday near the border area with Afghanistan, Interior Minister Hamid Nawaz said.

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  • 11 February

    Iranians Show Strong Support for Islamic Republic

    TEHRAN (FNA) – Millions of Iranians in Tehran and other cities poured to the streets to show their unconditional support for the Islamic Republic through staging massive rallies on February 11th, marking the 29th anniversary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran.

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  • 11 February

    Iran’s 29-Year Resistance Yields Fruit

    TEHRAN (FNA) – Today, Iran celebrated the 29th anniversary of its Islamic Revolution, a day that marks an annual occasion to highlight the most important achievements and successes of the revolution, especially with regard to the people.

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  • 11 February

    Iran-Pakistan Pipeline Talks Underway

    TEHRAN (FNA) – Talks between Pakistan and Iran on gas pipeline projects are underway and there are progress on many issues, Iran’s counsel general to Lahore said adding that few legal and technical issues are left and once ironed out, work on the project would start hopefully in the near …

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  • 11 February

    Iran Keen on Petrochemical Joint Ventures with Brunei

    TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran is ready to cooperate with Brunei Darussalam in the development of the petrochemical industry to provide a solid base for sustainable progress of the country, Iran’s Ambassador to Brunei Abolfazl Khazaee said.

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  • 11 February

    Book Reading Movement Expanding in Iran

    TEHRAN (FNA) – Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad Hossein Saffar Harandi said in the country’s 25th Year Book ceremony Saturday evening that book reading movement is expanding all over the country.

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  • 11 February

    Iran Eases Visa Regime for Azerbaijanis

    TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran’s ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to Azerbaijan Nasir Hamidi Zare said that Tehran has eased visa regime between the two countries.

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