Eurasia Press & News
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Energy Minister Parviz Fattah said Mangla dam raising project is technically an excellent precedent in the history of dam construction. He stated this during a visit to the project accompanied by a 10-member technical delegation. Pakistan Electric Power Company Managing Director Fazal Ahmad Khan and senior officers …
Read More »Rabbi Calls on World Jews to Help Gazans
TEHRAN (FNA)- The religious leader of the Iranian Jews, Rabbi Golestaninejad, has issued a decree calling on Jews to help Palestinians, specially those under the Israeli blitzkriegs in the Gaza Strip. It is the duty of every “monotheistic Jew” to help these people, Golestaninejad said. He called on his coreligionists …
Read More »Iran, Turkmenistan to Discuss Price of Gas Supplies
TEHRAN (FNA)- A delegation of Iranian Oil Ministry officials and experts is due to visit Ashgabat to discuss and reach an agreement over the price of Turkmen gas supplies to Iran in 2009. Northern Iran, which is far from the national grid, meets a major part of its needs through …
Read More »Malaysian Premier Seeks to Boost Trade with Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and Malaysia are planning to work together in Islamic banking to step up the sector’s global presence and to expand business relations between the two countries. Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said Mellat Bank, a leading Iranian financial institution, was keen to establish an offshore branch …
Read More »Iran, Armenia to Start Construction of Pipeline in Months
TEHRAN (FNA)- Construction on a pipeline to deliver petrol and diesel fuel from Iran to Armenia will begin next year, Armenia’s Energy Minister Armen Movsisian said today “Armenia will receive petrol and diesel fuel from the oil refinery located in the Iranian city of Tabriz through the pipeline, construction of …
Read More »Iranian Embassy Firebomber Pleads Guilty
TEHRAN (FNA)- A firebomber from West Ealing has pleaded guilty to attempting to burn down the Iranian Embassy. Unemployed Ali Mustafa Rahimi, of Hastings Road, threw an explosive at the building’s wooden doors on September 22. He pleaded guilty to the crime, at Southwark Crown Court on Friday. The blaze …
Read More »Russia Denies Delivering S-300 Missiles to Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Russia denied that it was delivering sophisticated S-300 surface-to-air missiles to Iran, following reports it was about to supply the weapons to the Islamic republic. “The information on the delivery of S-300 air-defense systems to Iran, which has appeared in certain media outlets, does not correspond to reality,” …
Read More »Iran, Bosnia Discuss Expansion of Ties
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Economic Minister Shamseddin Hosseini and Bosnian Minister of Foreign Trade Mladen Zirojevic in a meeting here in Tehran on Monday explored avenues to expand mutual trade and economic relations. Iran seeks ways to boost cooperation with Bosnia in various sectors like banking, foreign investment, privatization, etc., he …
Read More »Iran Describes Ties with Oman Model for Regional Countries
TEHRAN (FNA)- Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Monday that Iran-Oman ties can serve as a model for regional countries. In a meeting with Omani King Sultan Qaboos’ envoy, Abdelaziz Al-Rawwas, he added that the two countries’ relations have always been cordial and extensive. Stating that there is no change …
Read More »Minister: Iran Favors European Markets
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Minister of Commerce Massoud Mir-Kazemi on Monday expressed hope that Iran would expand its presence in the Balkan region so that it could reach the European markets. He made the remark while talking to the Islamic republic news agency after a ceremony during which Iran and Bosnia …
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