BBC Monitoring International Reports articles from September 2006, page 208

BBC Monitoring International Reports archives from September 2006

Kenya: Civil society to form pressure group to push from constitutional reforms.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Kenyan KTN TV on 1 September A section of the civil society plans to form an umbrella body to push for a new constitution in a move aimed at countering what they see...

Afghan paper says board of experts should replace government.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from article titled "There is still a solution to the unwanted present situation", published by Afghan newspaper Kabul Weekly on 30 August The Western media are still complaining...

IAEA report on Iran bears no distinctive points - speaker.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Iranian news agency IRNA website Tehran, 1 September: Majlis Speaker Gholamali Haddad-Adel said Friday [1 September] that the UN nuclear watchdog chief Muhammed...

Palestinian leader briefs Egyptian delegation on situation in territories.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Egyptian news agency MENA Gaza City, 1 September: Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas on Friday [1 September] briefed a high-level Egyptian security delegation...

Iran senior cleric praises Hezbollah's role in Lebanese victory over Israel.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Iranian news agency IRNA website Tehran, 1 September: Substitute Friday prayers leader of Tehran Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati on Friday [1 September] lauded...

Malawi: President says debt relief to free Malawians from poverty.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Malawian MBC radio on 1 September [Presenter] President Bingu wa Mutharika has said the cancellation of Malawi debt of 400bn kwacha, about 3bn US dollars by the Bretton...

Africa to filed one candidate for WHO directorship.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Ethiopian news agency ENA website The World Health Organization (WHO) regional committee has decided to field an African candidate for the vacant position of the...

Atheism of big powers root cause of man's plight - Iran president.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Iranian news agency IRNA website Salmas, West Azarbayjan Province, 1 September: President Mahmud Ahmadinezhad said here on Friday [1 September] that the big...

Abkhaz leader continues to highlight Georgian conduct in Kodori Gorge.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russian news agency Interfax-AVN website Moscow, 1 September: Proof that the Georgian side is laying mines in the upper part of the Kodori Gorge will be obtained very...

Nigeria: Electoral body urges state to delay 2006 population census results.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Kola Ologbondiyan entitled "INEC conference seeks delay of census result, calls for 10-year ban on electoral offenders" published by Nigerian newspaper This Day website...

Palestinian PM says no progress toward prisoner swap with Israel.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report in English by Palestinian Ramattan News Agency website Gaza, 1 September 1: Palestinian Prime Minister Isma'il Haniyah said today that there is not much progress...

IMF gives Malawi 7m dollars for poverty reduction.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Malawian MBC radio on 1 September The International Monetary Fund, IMF, has completed the second review of Malawi's economic performance under a three-year poverty...

Afghan party leader says president's new anti-corruption commission will fail.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Commenting on President's Karzai announcement on the establishment of a new commission to fight administrative corruption, Abdol Latif Pedram, the leader of National Congress Party said that the...

Namibia: Ex-combatants to protest on 4 September despite president's plea.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Denver Isaacs entitled "Vets group plans to ignore president's plea" published by Namibian newspaper The Namibian website on 1 September A last-ditch bid by government...

Russian radio reports latest rumours about Putin succession plan.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Russian Ekho Moskvy radio on 1 September [Presenter] A plan to present St Petersburg Governor Valentina Matviyenko as a potential president is being considered at very...

Zimbabwe: Government set to "tighten" grip on press.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Zhean Gwaze entitled "Media stuck with Mahoso" published by Zimbabwean newspaper Financial Gazette on 1 September The government has extended indefinitely the term of the...

Zimbabwe: Parliament to probe army boss over arms deals.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Nelson Banya entitled "Army deals probed" published by Zimbabwean newspaper Financial Gazette on 1 September A parliamentary committee will, within the next two weeks,...

Abkhaz leader denies Georgian claims of outside help, forced conscription.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russian news agency Interfax-AVN website Moscow, 1 September: There is not a single foreign volunteer in Abkhazia, head of the self-proclaimed republic Sergey Bagapsh told...

Zimbabwe: Violence threatens efforts to unite divided opposition.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Njabulo Ncube entitled "Fledgling MDC unity threatened" published by Zimbabwean newspaper Financial Gazette on 1 September A fresh wave of intra-party violence has rocked...

Russian army faces imminent shortage of professional soldiers.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Professional soldiers are leaving the Russian armed forces in droves, citing low pay and poor conditions, the newspaper Nezavisimaya Gazeta has reported. One in eight have broken their contracts...

Russia to help build Moroccan nuclear reactor.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of Unattributed report headlined "Nuclear: A Russian offer for Moroccan?" published by Moroccan daily newspaper Aujourd'hui le Maroc on 1 September Russian Atomstroiexport nuclear...

Yemen Friday sermon focuses on religious issues.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) The Friday prayers' sermon on 1 September was broadcast live on Yemeni TV at 0915 gmt from the Grand Mosque in Sanaa. The preacher was Ahmad Abd-al-Razzaq al-Ruqayh. The first sermon lasted...

Russia's MiG reportedly lining up big contracts with Yemen and India.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Russian news agency Interfax-AVN website Moscow, 31 August: Russia's MiG aircraft-building corporation plans to sign two major contracts soon to supply 32 MiG-29SMT...

Russian factory completing work on new class of armoured vehicle.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Excerpt from report by Russian news agency Interfax-AVN website Yekaterinburg, 1 September: The Uralvagonzavod federal state unitary enterprise (in Nizhniy Tagil, Sverdlovsk Region) plans to...

Romanian Speaker wants new electoral law.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report in English by Romanian news agency Rompres Bucharest, 1 September: The Speaker of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies, Liberal Bogdan Olteanu, said on Friday [1 September] in...

German Navy to set up logistics base in Cyprus.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by German news agency ddp on 1 September Berlin: According to the ddp news agency information, the Navy will establish a logistics base, with several hundred servicemen, on...

New press spokesman for Russia's External Intelligence Service.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russian news agency ITAR-TASS Moscow, 31 August: Sergey Ivanov, an experienced journalist and specialist in international affairs, has been appointed as the new chief of...

Decline in Russian air safety could be caused by fake components.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Russian news agency ITAR-TASS Moscow, 1 September: Counterfeit parts have been used in the repair and maintenance of civilian aircraft, the Ministry of Transport has...

Jordanian intelligence chief addresses youth forum on security issues.
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Sami Mahasinah headlined "General Intelligence Director Major-General Al-Dhahabi tells the 'We Are All Jordan' youth forum: We are not against the Islamic movement, but it has...

Lebanese premier says Israeli blockade "no longer acceptable".
September 1, 2006... (From BBC Monitoring International Reports) Text of report by Lebanese National News Agency website Beirut, 1 Sep: Prime Minister Fu'ad al-Sanyurah this evening held a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Condoleezza...