February, 2009

• 2 February

  India says Pakistan seems serious on Mumbai probe

  NEW DELHI  – Pakistan seems serious about investigating the Mumbai attacks and has sought clarifications on a dossier of evidence from India, but still is not doing enough to tackle militancy, India’s national security adviser said. “What I am aware of is that after the receipt of the dossier by …

  Read More »
• 2 February

  Kazakhstan to nationalize top banks as crisis bites

  ASTANA  – Kazakhstan announced plans on Monday to effectively nationalize two of its leading banks as the global financial crisis tightened its grip on Central Asia’s biggest economy. The government said it will buy 78.14 percent of shares in the biggest bank, BTA, which has assets of $28 billion. BTA, …

  Read More »
• 2 February

  Envoy Stresses Iran’s Continued N. Progress

  TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian diplomat underlined his country’s continued activity in the field of civilian nuclear technology, and said that that United States did not have the courage to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities. Speaking to reporters at the Iranian Consulate in Karachi, Pakistan on Sunday, Director General of the …

  Read More »
• 2 February

  IAEA Chief Welcomes US Overtures to Iran

  TEHRAN (FNA)- UN atomic watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei in an interview published on Sunday welcomed recent overtures by US President Barack Obama to engage Iran in talks on its nuclear program. ElBaradei called in an interview with the Washington Post for “a direct dialogue” between Iran and the United States, …

  Read More »
• 2 February

  Dubai Police Rescues Iranian Ship Crew

  TEHRAN (FNA)- A Dubai Police navy rescue team on Saturday managed to rescue seven crew members on an Iranian ship before it sank off Al Hamriya Port in Dubai. The vessel, carrying 30 tons of vegetables, was located about 20 nautical miles off Al Hamriya port. The crew radioed an …

  Read More »
• 2 February

  Iran Urges Int’l Community to Restore War-Ravaged Gaza

  TEHRAN (FNA)- The international community and the Islamic world should restore the Gaza Strip destroyed by Israel’s recent three-week military offensive, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said. The Israeli assault, which lasted from December 27 to January 18, killed some 1,400 Palestinians, injured more than 5,500, and caused widespread damage …

  Read More »
• 2 February

  Iranian Navy Plans to Build New Bases in Oman Sea

  TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian Navy plans to establish new bases in the Sea of Oman by 2015. The naval bases are currently under construction and they will be completed by the end of the fifth five year Socio-Economic Development Plan (2010-2015), said Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari, commander of the Iranian …

  Read More »
• 2 February

  Oil Projects in Lavan, Bandar Abbas Come on Stream

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Oil Minister Gholam Hossein Nozari officially inaugurated three new units of the Lavan refinery on Sunday. A dual-purpose jetty, a sour gas sweetening unit, and an LNG recovery, refining and storage unit are the three mentioned projects which came on stream, MNA agency reported. Referring to the …

  Read More »
• 2 February

  Iran’s Loneliness to Be Hosted by Stuttgart, Ankara, Zoom Film Fests

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s “Loneliness”, an animation directed by Mehrdad Sheikhan is to be screened in Zoom Film Festival, Ankara Film Festival and Stuttgart Festival of Animated Films respectively in Poland, Turkey and Germany. The film will be first screened in Poland from February 17-22 and then travels to Ankara from …

  Read More »
• 2 February

  MP: No Power Can Damage Islamic Republic System

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Thanks God no power can deal a blow to the Islamic Republic of Iran, a lawmaker said. Chairman of Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, Alaeddin Boroujerdi made the remarks in his address to a ceremony to commemorate the 30th anniversary of victory of the Islamic Revolution …

  Read More »