September, 2007

• 2 September

  Ex-hostages say they were given gift of life

  SEOUL (AFP) – Nineteen South Korean former hostages who spent six weeks under threat of death from Afghanistan’s Taliban arrived home Sunday, saying they felt as if they had died and then got their lives back.The former captives had tearful reunions with their families at a hospital outside Seoul before …

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• 2 September

  Freed Taliban captives return to SKorea

  INCHEON, South Korea – Nineteen South Koreans freed by Taliban insurgents after six weeks in captivity returned home to tearful embraces from loved ones Sunday, expressing sorrow for two in their group who were killed in Afghanistan and apologizing to the nation.The former hostages, let go in stages last week …

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• 1 September

  US Opposing Iran for Internal Failures

  A distinguished American political analyst, Anthony Silvan Pool, says the US’ anti-Iran distressful efforts stem from internal violence in the White House and the political challenges the country is facing.

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• 1 September

  Iran Non-Oil Exports at $4.4b

  Iran’s non-oil exports reached $4 bln and 400 mln in the first four months of the Iranian year from March 2007, announced deputy commerce minister.

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• 1 September

  Iran Pondering about New Contractors for Bushehr Power Plant

  Iran is considering alternative builders to finish its first nuclear power plant amid disputes with Russia, which now heads the project, an Iranian official was quoted as saying Friday.

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• 1 September

  Fadhlallah Describes Lebanon as Scene of Regional, Int’l Conflicts

  Lebanon has once again turned into a scene of regional and international conflicts, where the Lebanese nation is meant to be used as chess pieces, Lebanese Shiite Leader Allamah Muhammad Hussein Fadhlallah complained.

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• 1 September

  Iran, Venezuela Underline Boosting of Cooperation

  Iranian and Venezuelan presidents in a phone conversation Thursday night stressed the need for continued extensive cooperation between Tehran and Caracas.

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• 1 September

  Cleric Views Iran’s Justice-Seeking as Source of Concern for West

  Tehran’s provisional Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani described Iran’s justice-seeking nature and efforts as the root cause of the antagonistic moves made by the world arrogance, specially the US, against the Islamic Republic.

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• 1 September

  IAEA Report Dismisses US Charges against Iran

  A senior Iranian nuclear official said the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) report showed US suspicions about Tehran’s nuclear intentions were baseless.

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• 1 September

  Iran Slams US Accusations on Iraq

  Iranian Foreign Minister Manushaher Mottaki described the statements by US President Georges W. Bush on Iran as made “out of despair” in order to justify the presence of US Forces in Iraq and lose attention on the deteriorating popularity of his administration.

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