Monthly Archives: January 2009

Iran’s Judiciary criticizes EU for removing MKO from black list

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Judiciary Spokesman Ali-Reza Jamshidi criticized the European Union on Tuesday for removing the terrorist Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) from its black list. Under heavy pressures exerted by the Zionist lobby, the EU politicians decided in their latest meeting on Monday, to exclude the outlawed group from Europe’s …

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Iran to Open Joint Banks with Foreigners in Free Trade Zones

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Parliament on Monday approved a plan for opening of joint branches of Iranian and foreign banks and insurance companies in several free trade zones across the country. Hamidreza Khabbaz, rapporteur of the Parliament’s Economic Commission, said in an exclusive interview with the Islamic republic news agency that …

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Thousands of Gazans Remain Homeless as UN Again Calls for Aid Access

TEHRAN (FNA)- Thousands of Gazans remain homeless and hospitals still have a large number of intensive care patients, UN Information Center said on Tuesday. “At this stage, the initial response is focusing on the re-establishment of basic services to the population of Gaza, including water, health, food, cash assistance, education …

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Unique Parthian Burial Found in Iran

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian archeologists have found a unique form of Parthian burial in the country’s Nakhl-e-Ebrahimi village in Hormozgan Province. The second phase of Nakhl-e-Ebrahimi archeological excavations yielded 10 jar burials and a fetal burial, which is the first of its kind found at the site. “The team also found …

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Rafsanjani Calls for Boosting of Iran-Kazakhstan Cooperation

TEHRAN (FNA)- Chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, in a meeting with Kazakh Ambassador to Tehran Yerik Utembayev today, stressed the need for expansion of bilateral relations. “Due to rich reserves and good potentialities, the two countries could widely cooperate in development and growth of one another,” Rafsanjani …

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EU Takes MKO off Terror List

TEHRAN (FNA)- The European Union decided Monday to remove the anti-Iran terrorist group, the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO), from its blacklist, a move which caused angry demonstrators to pour to the streets in Tehran. The 27- nation bloc’s foreign ministers, meeting in Brussels, decided to drop MKO from the blacklist. …

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Iran to Educate Iraqi PhD Students

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Shahid Chamran University announced preparedness to educate Iraqi PhD students. The Iranian university also has inked four Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with the universities of India, France and Iraq, expert for international relations department Farah Chenari said. She also announced that Shahid Chamran university receives four free …

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Iran Starts Manufacture of Stealth Aircraft

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Air Force has started manufacturing of its first stealth aircraft after its designing completed, Air Force Commander Brigadier General Shahsafi said. “The designing phase of Iran’s stealth aircrafts has already completed and they are in the manufacturing phase of archetypes, of course, in smaller size,” Shahsafi told …

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Diviziile lui Grigore Vieru

„Papa? Câte divizii de blindate are Papa?” (replica lui Stalin către Papa Pius al XII-lea) Dan Dungaciu d.dungaciu@gmail.com Dincolo de atmosfera tragic-înălţătoare a funeraliilor marelui spirit care a fost şi rămâne Grigore Vieru, procesiunea ne-a mai arătat ceva. Zecile de mii de oameni din stradă, simbolurile care au flancat evenimentul …

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Albania Election “A Test for EU Bid”

The EU delegation head in Tirana, Helmut Lohan, said that the upcoming June 28 general election will be considered by Brussels as a litmus test for Albania’s bid to join the union. Albania has yet to hold elections that meet international standards, with all six general elections since the collapse …

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