August, 2007

• 30 August

  Iran Aims to Resolve UAE Gas Price Row

  Iran is determined to export gas to the United Arab Emirates and has formed a committee to help overcome a pricing dispute that has delayed the project since 2006, an Iranian official was quoted as saying on yesterday.

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• 30 August

  German Orchestra to Perform in Iran

  This week, the Osnabrück Symphony will be the first western classical ensemble to perform in Iran since the Islamic revolution in 1979. German organizers hope the event will contribute to inter-cultural understanding.

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• 30 August

  India’s BPCL Nears First Term Crude Deal with Iran

  Iran is set to further boost its rising crude oil exports to Asia, as OPEC’s second-biggest producer is close to concluding its first term contract with Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL).

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• 30 August

  Ahmadinejad Approves of Stone Film

  Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has expressed his approval of acclaimed director Oliver Stone’s plans to make a film about him.

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• 30 August

  US Troops Release Seven Iranians Held in Iraqi Capital

  The Iranian embassy in Baghdad says US troops have freed seven Iranians hours after detaining them at a hotel in the Iraqi capital.

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• 30 August

  Iran Dismisses US Accusations on Iraq as Baseless

  Iran rejected on Wednesday accusations by US President George W. Bush that Tehran was fomenting instability in Iraq, and called on Washington to change its policies in the region.

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• 30 August

  Iran Sees US Power Vanishing

  Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared Tuesday that US political influence in Iraq is “collapsing rapidly” and that Iran is ready to help fill any power vacuum.

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• 30 August

  SKorea counts cost as hostage crisis nears end

  SEOUL (AFP) – South Korea began to count the diplomatic and human cost Thursday of a six-week hostage ordeal as it awaited the release of the last seven aid workers kidnapped by Afghanistan’s Taliban insurgents.The church that sent the Christian volunteers on a bus trip across war-torn southern Afghanistan said …

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• 30 August

  Taliban release 12 South Korean hostages

  GHAZNI, Afghanistan (AFP) – The Taliban freed 12 of their 19 South Korean captives on Wednesday as the wrenching six-week hostage crisis in Afghanistan neared resolution.The Islamic extremist movement handed over 10 women and two men to tribal elders in three separate releases several hours apart outside the central town …

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• 29 August

  Ahmadinejad: Iran Considers N. Case Closed

  Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stressed that from his country’s view, Tehran’s nuclear case is closed.

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