TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran has inked a contract to build a refinery-petrochemical complex in Malaysia. The contract was signed last Tuesday in Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur between Iran’s Hampa Engineering Corporation and a Malaysian firm. The refinery-petrochemical complex, which will manufacture gas-oil, gasoline, jet fuel, liquefied natural gas(LNG) and petrochemical …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran on Monday rejected US President-elect Barack Obama’s latest call for a “carrot and stick” policy in dealing with Tehran’s nuclear issue and reiterated its unbent will to continue the nuclear work. “The carrot and stick policy has proven to be useless. It is an unacceptable policy that …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s representative at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) rejected US President’s repeated allegations that Iran’s nuclear program has military purposes. Ali Asghar Soltaniyeh reiterated the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear program, and said, “The nuclear project is no threat to any other country.” He said Iran’s program …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Some seven refineries are being constructed across the country at a cost of dlrs 27 billion. “After the inauguration of these seven refineries, the production capacity of the country in gasoline and gas-oil will increase by 190 and 180 million liters per day respectively,” Head of National Iranian …

Sofia – The town of Veliko Tarnovo in northern Bulgaria registered a record high temperature of 28.6 degrees Celsius on December 4. Daytime temperatures across Bulgaria on Thursday shot above 20 degrees. It was warmest in Veliko Tarnovo, in central Bulgaria, with an incredible 28.6 degrees Celsius.

Sarajevo – An explosive device has been thrown at a local Bosnian broadcaster, Independent Television NTV Hayat, although there were no injuries and only minor damage. The attack took place Thursday night, at the time when there was no staff but only a night guard. Local police, who protected the …

Tirana – Opposition is mounting against a deal between Albania and Italy to build one of Europe’s biggest wind farms, after a Balkan Insight investigation lifted the lid on shady aspects of the agreement. In a protest held on Tuesday when the agreement for the wind farm was signed in …

Bucharest – Romanian President Traian Basescu has ended the first round of talks with political parties over the future Prime Minister, following the November 30 general election. “There were just preliminary discussions, so no final conclusion was reached yet. Negotiations will continue in the days to come,” said sources close …

Pristina – Representatives of security and political authorities in the northern town of Mitrovica said on Friday that the atmosphere remains tense after several cars carrying the KS sticker denoting they were from Kosovo were demolished and an Albanian girl attacked. The head of the municipality, Bajram Rexhepi, said he …

Pristina – The EU’s law-and-order mission, EULEX, will have a small presence in the Serb-dominated north of Kosovo when it launches on December 9, says a mission spokeswoman. Karin Limdal told the BBC that the European Union mission will be present at six police stations and the court in the …