September, 2008

• 7 September

  Lebanese hold reconciliation talks in volatile city

  TRIPOLI, Lebanon (Reuters) – Lebanese Sunni Muslim leader Saad al-Hariri held talks with an Alawite community leader in a volatile northern city overnight, paving the way for agreement to end four months of sectarian tensions, politicians said on Sunday.

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• 7 September

  Iraq says historic Kuwait visit delayed

  BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser al-Mohammad al-Sabah will visit Iraq after Ramadan, the Muslim holy month, an Iraqi government official said on Sunday.

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• 7 September

  Olmert promotes West Bank settler buyout plan

  JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said on Sunday it was time to consider offering compensation to Jewish settlers who volunteer to leave parts of the West Bank that Israel would hand to the Palestinians in a statehood deal.

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• 7 September

  Serb opposition leader resigns

  The head of the main opposition party in Serbia has resigned after senior colleagues refused to back the country’s efforts to join the EU.

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• 7 September

  Cairo rockslide search continues

  Rescuers in Cairo are continuing their search for survivors after a rockslide crushed dozens of houses in Egypt’s capital, killing at least 31 people.

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• 7 September

  Iran Cautions about Further Oil Price Falls

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s oil minister said a continued fall in crude prices would harm producers, the Oil Ministry said on Saturday, three days before OPEC ministers are due to meet in Vienna.

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• 7 September

  UNHCR Chief: Iran Not to Expel Registered Afghan Refugees

  TEHRAN (FNA)- The United Nations refugee chief said on Saturday that Iran was committed not to expel more than one million registered Afghan refugees.

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• 7 September

  Iranian President Meets Chinese Counterpart

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad held talks with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Beijing on Saturday in a rare visit to China coinciding with the start of the Paralympic Games.

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• 7 September

  Iran Ends Search for Missing Kuwaiti

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian authorities have ended the search for Hussein Al-Fadhala, a Kuwaiti who was reported missing in Iran, Iranian Ambassador to Kuwait Ali Jannati said.

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• 7 September

  Mottaki Meets Chinese FM

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met with his visiting Iranian counterpart Manouchehr Mottaki in Beijing on Saturday.

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