February, 2008

• 22 February

  Croatia arrests 44 anti-Serb protesters

  ZAGREB – Croatian police have arrested 44 people who burned the Serbian flag in Zagreb’s main square after Serb protesters attacked the Croatian embassy in Belgrade during a rally against Kosovo’s independence.

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• 22 February

  Iraqi Shi’ite cleric Sadr extends militia truce

  BAGHDAD – Powerful Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr extended his Mehdi Army militia ceasefire by around six months on Friday, according to a statement read out on his behalf in a mosque in Baghdad.

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• 22 February

  FACTBOX: Forming Pakistan’s government step by step

  The leaders of Pakistan’s two main parties are trying to forge a coalition government following their resounding election victory over allies of President Pervez Musharraf.

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• 22 February

  EU urges Serbia to protect foreign embassies

  BRDO, Slovenia – European Union officials called on Serbia on Friday to do more to protect foreign embassies targeted in protests against Kosovo’s secession, warning the violence could have an impact on EU-Serbian ties.

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• 22 February

  Diplomats: ElBaradei’s report on Iran Positive

  TEHRAN (FNA) – IAEA chief and his deputies have entered a session to make a final decision about an impending report on Iran’s nuclear activities, informed diplomatic sources in the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Friday.

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• 22 February

  West Magnifies Negative Points of IAEA Report on Iran

  TEHRAN (FNA) – Western media launched a vast campaign to magnify the very few negative points in an almost entirely positive report by the IAEA chief on Iran to divert world attention from the outcome of the UN’s four-year-long probe which revealed the peaceful nature of Tehran’s nuclear drive.

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• 22 February

  Western Media Ignore ElBaradei’s Report

  TEHRAN (FNA) – Western media ignored a decisive report issued in Vienna on Friday by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Mohamed ElBaradei on Iran’s nuclear activities, which ended a four-year-long probe into the Islamic Republic’s nuclear drive and activities.

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• 22 February

  Full Text of ElBaradei’s Report on Iran

  TEHRAN (FNA) – The following is the full text of the report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Mohamed ElBaradei on Iran’s nuclear activities and cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog agency.

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• 22 February

  Iran, Russia to Set up Joint Venture

  TEHRAN (FNA) – A Russian official said a joint energy and transportation venture between Iran and Russia will yield a $20bn profit for both sides.

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• 22 February

  Iran’s Former Speaker to Visit Kuwait

  TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran’s former Parliament Speaker Mehdi Karroubi will visit Kuwait in mid-March.

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