I cannot import pictures into iphoto?

I tried importing them from finder&safari, but the importing page never appears! It worked yesterday. Help!
Its iPhoto 09 by the way !

- What version of iPhoto. --> the newest (i bought my macbook air three weeks ago)
- What version of the Operating System. --> OS X mavericks (i bought my macbook air three weeks ago)
- Details. As full a description of the problem as you can. For example, if you have a problem with exporting, then explain by describing how you are trying to export, and so on. --> i import them in the iphoto...like, i connect my iphone5 to my macbook air, the iphoto opens automatically...then i select the pictures and click import...but it doenst create a new event and doesnt import any picture...and if i try again, there is a warning pop up that appears and it tells me that i have to wait because the pictures are importing (but they're not)...i also disconnected the iphone, made a reboot etc. but it appeary again and again..
- History: Is this going on long? Has anything been installed or deleted? - Are there error messages? --> since yesterday...nothing has been changed
- What steps have you tried already to solve the issue. --> reboot of iphone5, macbook air, update of the iphone5
- Anything unusual about your set up? Or how you use iPhoto? --> i use it normally, connect my iphone to my mac and until yesterday i had no problems
i hope those information can help you and me..

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