August 23, 2008 Eurasia, Eurasia News
(Pakistan) – Many bodies are still trapped under the rubble of the police station in Mingora in Pakistan’s Swat valley.Eight have been recovered, but there are fears of more after the Taliban warned of a bombing counter-offensive if the government does not stop military operations in the area, once a …
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August 23, 2008 Middle Orient, Middle Orient News, Palestina, Palestina News
Two boats that set off from Cyprus packed with Palestinian activists; emergency supplies; and the sister-in-law of Middle East peace envoy Tony Blair have landed in the Gaza strip.
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August 23, 2008 Iran, Iran News
TEHRAN (FNA)- Assets of the Baku branch of Bank Melli Iran (BMI) stood at AZN 20.7 million on July 1, up 15% from a year earlier.
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August 23, 2008 Iran, Iran News, Iran Presidency, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
TEHRAN (FNA)- Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) Secretary General Abdulrahman bin Hamad al-Attiyah praised the visit to Iran by Qatari Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani and his talks with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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August 23, 2008 Iran, Iran News
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian customs announced that the slab has become the second largest imported product of the country.
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August 23, 2008 Eurasia, Eurasia News, Iran, Iran News, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
TEHRAN (FNA)- Turkish energy minister Hilmi Guler met with the Iranian ambassador to Ankara Thursday evening to iron out serious problems that have developed over the long-mooted wide-ranging gas deal between the two countries, a Turkish official said.
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August 23, 2008 Eurasia, Eurasia News, Iran, Iran News, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian border security guards on Friday evening arrested 21 Pakistanis on the two countries’ border and handed them over to Taftan police.
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August 23, 2008 Iran, Iran News
TEHRAN (FNA)- The XV Ministerial Conference of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Tehran on 27-30 July 2008 issued a statement in support of Iran’s nuclear program, which was later circulated by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
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August 23, 2008 Iran, Iran News
TEHRAN (FNA)- The international tender for Iran’s third cell phone operator will be published in newspapers by the next two days, an Iranian minister said.
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August 23, 2008 Iran, Iran News, Middle Orient, Middle Orient News
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Charge d’affaires in Lebanon conferred with Lebanese Foreign Minister Fawzi Salloukh on Friday.
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