TimeLine Layout

February, 2008

  • 18 February

    Hezbollah will soon destroy Israel, says Iran Guards

    TEHRAN – The head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Monday Israel would soon be destroyed by the “hands of Hezbollah”, the Lebanese group which is backed by the Islamic Republic, Fars News Agency reported.

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  • 18 February

    No need for Germany to change Afghan mission: Merkel

    BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday she saw no need to change parliamentary mandates that set limits on the number of troops her government can send to Afghanistan despite mounting pressure from NATO allies.

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  • 18 February

    Russia’s Chechen rebels hail Kosovo independence

    MOSCOW – Chechen rebels fighting to secede from Russia hailed Kosovo’s unilateral declaration of independence, comparing Pristina’s fight against Serbia to their own struggle against Moscow.

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  • 18 February

    UAE Premier Meets Iranian President

    TEHRAN (FNA) – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and visiting UAE Vice-President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum discussed bilateral ties, regional developments and other issues of mutual interest in a meeting here on Monday.

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  • 18 February

    Pakistan’s Parliamentary Elections

    TEHRAN (FNA) – Millions of Pakistanis in different constituencies across the country on Monday rushed to make their wishes known through the ballot box.

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  • 18 February

    UAE PM Stresses Peaceful Nature of Iran’s N. Activities

    TEHRAN (FNA) – The United Arab Emirates’ Vice-President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum in a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Parviz Davoudi here in Tehran on Monday reiterated the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear activities.

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  • 18 February

    IPC to Invite Iranian President to Attend 2008 Paralympics

    TEHRAN (FNA) – Head of the International Paralympics Committee said that he would soon extend an official invitation to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to attend the inauguration ceremony of the 2008 competitions in Beijing.

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  • 18 February

    Omani Deputy PM to Visit Iran

    TEHRAN (FNA) – Oman’s Deputy Prime Minister for Cabinet Affairs Fahd bin Mahmud al-Said is due to pay a visit to Iran in the near future, Tehran’s ambassador to Masqat said here on Monday.

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  • 18 February

    Oil Bourse Opens in Kish

    TEHRAN (FNA) – Iranian Oil Ministry Sunday announced the launch of operation by the country’s first oil products bourse in the free trade zone on the Persian Gulf Island of Kish.

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  • 18 February

    Iran-US Financial Meeting Nothing Special

    TEHRAN (FNA) – Iranian Economy Minister Davoud Danesh Jafari downplayed a secret meeting last month between US and Iranian banking officials, calling it “an exchange of views” over the Islamic nation’s new money laundering law.

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