January, 2009

• 21 January

  Iran Ready to Transfer Military Experience to Tanzania

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Mostafa Mohammad Najjar voiced Tehran’s preparedness to transfer military technology to Tanzania. Najjar and his Tanzanian counterpart Hussein Ali Mwinyi, in their first round of negotiations, stressed on bilateral defense relations, a statement by the defense ministry said. Najjar welcomed expanding of all-out …

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• 21 January

  Iraq Reiterates Expulsion of MKO

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iraqi National Security Adviser Muwafaq Al-Rubaie here in Tehran on Monday underlined his country’s decisiveness to implement an earlier decision for closing the headquarters of the anti-Iran terrorist group, the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO), in Diyala province. “Iraq has made a decision for Ashraf camp and will implement …

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• 21 January

  Iran to Privatize Telecommunication Co. in Months

  TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian government confirmed that it plans to sell a 50% stake in the state-controlled Telecommunication Co of Iran (TCI) in March – which marks the end of the Iranian year. Based on earlier statements, any foreign bidder would be limited to a 35% stake and would have …

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• 19 January

  2009, sub semnul crizelor oportune

  „Scris în chineză, cuvântul criză este alcătuit din două caractere – unul înseamnă pericol, iar celălalt înseamnă oportunitate”(John Kennedy) Dan Dungaciu d.dungaciu@gmail.com Anul 2009 se anunţă unul de criză pentru RM. Dincolo de cele prevăzute – contexte interne pre- şi postelectorale tumultoase, criza financiară globală – au apărut şi altele, …

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• 18 January

  U.S. urges Russia to resume gas flow after Ukraine deal

  MOSCOW (Reuters) – The United States urged Russia on Sunday to resume pumping gas to Europe through Ukraine at once after finally agreeing a price for 2009 as negotiators worked on a detailed Russian-Ukrainian agreement to be signed Monday. The prime ministers of Ukraine and Russia said they had agreed …

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• 18 January

  Price details unclear in murky Russia-Ukraine deal

  MOSCOW (Reuters) – Who pays and who profits from Sunday’s apparent agreement on a new gas relationship between Russia and Ukraine? In a normal, commercial world, it should be easy enough to work out. But the complex, opaque nature of the two nations’ gas dealings and the lack of full …

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• 18 January

  Hamas and Israel separately announce Gaza ceasefire

  GAZA (Reuters) – Hamas said on Sunday it would cease fire immediately along with its Islamist allies in the Gaza Strip and give Israel, which already declared a unilateral truce, a week to pull its troops out of the territory. A spokesman for Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said in …

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• 18 January

  Obama welcomes Israeli ceasefire in Gaza

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Barack Obama welcomes Israel’s ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and is committed to helping Israelis and Palestinians work toward peace, a spokesman said on Sunday. Obama will say more on the situation in Gaza after he is inaugurated on Tuesday, spokeswoman Brooke Anderson said in …

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• 18 January

  EU says unclear when Russian gas supplies to resume

  BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union Presidency said on Sunday that it was not clear when gas supplies would resume to Europe despite a deal announced by the prime ministers of Ukraine and Russia. “We welcome the progress achieved in the talks between the representatives of the Russian Federation and …

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• 18 January

  Pope condemns violence in Gaza, urges prayers

  VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Benedict, in his strongest comments yet on the situation in Gaza, on Sunday condemned the violence that has killed hundreds of “innocent victims.” Speaking at his weekly Sunday noon prayer, the pope also asked his listeners in St Peter’s Square and around the world to …

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