September, 2007

• 25 September

  Kidnapped Italian agents freed in Afghanistan

  KABUL (Reuters) – Two Italian military intelligence officers kidnapped in Afghanistan were freed on Monday during a raid by NATO-led troops in which nine kidnappers and an Afghan hostage were killed, Italy’s defense minister said.The officers were wounded during the raid to free them in southwestern Farah province and were …

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• 25 September

  Key Arab nations invited to peace talks

  Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday that key Arab nations, including Syria, would be invited to President Bush’s planned Mideast peace conference this fall and expressed hope they would attend. Formal invitations haven’t been issued yet but Rice said it “would be natural” for Syria, Saudi Arabia and 10 …

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• 25 September

  Security high for Lebanon president vote

  Anti-Syrian lawmakers rattled by last week’s assassination of one of their colleagues took refuge in a heavily guarded hotel Monday, a day before the deeply divided parliament convenes to elect a president.

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• 25 September

  Ahmadinejad seeks to soothe critics

  In his outward persona at least, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad came to this country to lessen hostility toward himself and to defend Iran, not to rabble-rouse and provoke hatred. Whether he succeeded remains an open question.

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• 23 September

  Afghanistan under scrutiny at UN-sponsored meeting

  UNITED NATIONS (AFP) – Eighteen countries meet here Sunday to review six years of efforts to spur reconstruction and good governance in Afghanistan at a time when the restive country is beset by a resurgent Taliban insurgency and soaring opium output.Afghan President Hamid Karzai and UN chief Ban Ki-moon are …

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• 22 September

  Iran Manufactures High-Speed Drone

  Iranian defense industries succeeded in building a Radar-evading drone with the speed of 700 km per hour, a senior Iranian army official said Saturday.

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• 22 September

  Ahmadinejad to Visit Brazil

  Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is due to pay a visit to Brazil next week.

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• 22 September

  Iranian, Egyptian FMs Likely to Meet in New York

  Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and his Egyptian counterpart Ahmed Ali Aboul Gheit are likely to meet each other on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York this week, a senior Egyptian official said Saturday.

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• 22 September

  President Congratulates Guinea-Bissau on Independence Day

  Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Saturday felicitated Guinea-Bissau’s president, government and nation on the country’s Independence Day.

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• 22 September

  President Felicitates Saudi Arabia on National Day

  Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a message on Saturday extended his congratulations to Saudi king, government and nation on the country’s national day.

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