August, 2007

• 17 August

  Quake Hits Northeastern Iran

  An earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale jolted the town of Haji Abad in the northeastern Iranian province of Southern Khorassan on Thursday.

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• 17 August

  Ahmadinejad Calls for Bolstering of Tehran-Bishkek Cooperation

  Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that his country and Kyrgyzstan can enjoy extensive and unrestricted cooperation in different areas.

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• 17 August

  Ahmadinejad Meets Kyrgyz, Tajik Counterparts

  Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met with his Kyrgyz and Tajik counterparts on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in the Kyrgyz capital city of Bishkek on Thursday.

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• 17 August

  Belgian Hostages Freed

  Two Belgian tourists missing for days after a kidnapping in the southeastern Iran are free and in good health, Belgium’s foreign ministry said.

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• 17 August

  Tehran-Beijing Ties not Affected by Pressures

  Iranian president in a meeting with his Chinese counterpart in Bishkek on Thursday stressed the two countries’ vast common grounds for mutual cooperation, reiterating that Tehran-Beijing relations would never be influenced by the pressures exerted by other countries.

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• 17 August

  No Change in Iran Fuel Rationing

  Iran will not change its fuel rationing scheme and has no plans to offer extra gasoline outside quotas at a higher price, acting oil minister Gholamhossein Nozari has said.

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• 17 August

  Iran, Turkmenistan Underline Expansion of Cooperation

  Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed to boost cooperation with energy-rich Turkmenistan on Wednesday.

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• 17 August

  Ahmadinejad Denounces US Missile Defense Shield

  Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said a proposed US missile defense shield in central Europe would threaten “all Asia”.

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• 17 August

  Chery Takes a Chance on Iran

  First it was a tie up with Chrysler, then it was a surprise joint venture with Fiat – now it’s investing in Iran. Chery, the Chinese car manufacturer, is quite the globetrotter these days, and its first major auto venture in the Middle Eastern country looks like a smart move.

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• 16 August

  West’s Scientific Development Indebted to Iran

  Europe’s scientific development is undoubtedly indebted to Muslim, and specially Iranian, scientists and scholars, Iran’s Expediency Council Chairman Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said.

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