June, 2007

• 9 June

  “Israel is a frightened society”

  CAIRO — Israel is behaving like Nazi Germany and has turned into a “Zionist” ghetto with a lot of paranoia about its existence as it builds a separation wall and uses military force as the only language to solve crises, the former Knesset speaker, Avraham Burg, has said.

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• 9 June

  Iran backs away from temporary marriages

  LONDON, June 9 (IranMania) – The hard-line government is backing away from a plan to promote the tradition of temporary marriage in Iran as a way to avoid extramarital sex, an official spokesman said, The Associated Press (AP) reported.

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• 9 June

  Palestinian and Egyptian delagations meet

  Delegation from the Palestinian Arab Front travels to Cairo to take part in the factional dialogues

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• 9 June

  Three small bombs rattle Athens, no injuries reported

  ATHENS, Greece — Three hand-made bombs went off in Athens early Friday (June 8th). One damaged a bus belonging to a German-Greek school.

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• 9 June

  RS, Bosniak leaders trade more accusations

  SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) — In a toughly worded statement on Thursday (June 7th), Republika Serpska (RS) Prime Minister Milorad Dodik again warned the Bosniak member of the BiH presidency, Haris Silajdzic, to stop his anti-Serb rhetoric.

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• 9 June

  Turkey’s army chief denies report of cross-border operation

  ANKARA, Turkey — Chief of General Staff Yasar Buyukanit reacted harshly to an AP report which suggested the Turkish Army had entered northern Iraq, telling reporters Thursday (June 7th) that the army “is no reckless hoodlum”.

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• 9 June

  Romania to boost dialogue with Russia

  BUCHAREST, Romania — Defence Minister Teodor Melescanu says Romania will boost dialogue with Russia to dispel concerns over the deployment of US bases in Bulgaria and Romania.

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• 9 June

  World powers delay vote on Kosovo resolution

  HEILIGENDAMM, Germany — The major Western powers have agreed to delay a vote on a resolution on the future status of Kosovo, international media reported on Thursday (June 7th).

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• 9 June

  EU to resume SAA talks with Serbia

  On Thursday (June 7th), European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso invited Serbia to resume talks on a Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA), considered a key step on the road to eventual EU membership.

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• 9 June

  Bid to topple Gruevski administration in Macedonia fails

  Late on Thursday (June 7th), the Macedonian Parliament rejected a no-confidence motion against the VMRO-DPMNE-led government of Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski. Some 65 MPs rejected the motion, while 43 supported it.

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