January, 2009

• 10 January

  Iran Urges Egypt to Fulfill Obligations towards Gazans

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Global expectations of Egypt have been doubled because of its different geographical position and its shared borders with Gaza through Rafah border crossing, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hassan Qashqavi said. Egyptian government needs to comply with its historical and conscientious obligations over Gazans and take fundamental steps regarding …

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• 10 January

  Iran, Turkey Keen to Boost Agro Cooperation

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Turkish Minister of Agriculture and Village Affairs Mehmet Mehdi Eker and Iranian Ambassador to Ankara Bahman Hosseinpour in a meeting on Thursday discussed ways to expand cooperation in agriculture and animal husbandry. At the meeting, the Iranian envoy offered to set up a joint agricultural commission to speed …

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• 10 January

  Tehran to Host 12th Int’l Market for Films and TV Programs

  TEHRAN (FNA)- The 12th Iranian International Market for Films and TV Programs is scheduled to kick off work here in Tehran on January 30. The five-day market is being held on the side section of the 27th International Fajr Film Festival opening on January 31. International companies have received the …

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• 10 January

  Iranian Victims of Iraq Bombing Insured Already

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Director of the Traveler Insurance Department at Alborz Insurance Company Ali-Reza Mogharab said Friday that all Iranian victims of the recent suicide bombing in Iraq, who traveled to the country officially, had insurance coverage. Mogharab said Alborz Insurance Company will pay reparations to those died or disabled in …

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• 10 January

  Gilanis Blow Karna in Mourning Ceremonies of Ashura

  TEHRAN (FNA)- The tradition of playing a musical instrument called the karna has long been practiced in the northern region of Gilan Province during the month of Muharram and on the day of Ashura (the day when Imam Hossein (AS) and his seventy-two companions were martyred on 10th of Muharram). …

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• 10 January

  Iran Renews Call for Int’l Efforts to End Massacre in Gaza

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran once again reiterated the need for continued international and regional diplomatic efforts to remove the offensive and siege against Palestinians in Gaza. During the last week, over a dozen senior Iranian diplomats were dispatched to various world countries to invite them to push for the said two …

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• 10 January

  Larijani Slams Western Proposals on Gaza

  TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian politician described proposals put forward by Middle Eastern and European states to end the Gaza conflict as “honey injected with poison” that would not protect Palestinian rights. Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani, a major figure in the Islamic Republic, was apparently referring to ideas put …

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• 9 January

  Balkans Freeze As Gas Row Becomes Crisis

  The impact of the Russia-Ukraine gas dispute on the Balkans reached crisis point on Thursday, leaving hundreds of thousands without heating and forcing businesses to cut production or shut down altogether. Many Balkan countries have no alternative routes and rely almost entirely on Russian gas, which stopped flowing completely on …

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• 9 January

  Albania To Apply for EU Candidate Status Soon

  Albania will officially apply for EU candidate status in the coming months, Prime Minister Sali Berisha said on Thursday. The announcement came during a meeting with the Czech Ambassador in Tirana on the occasion of the Czech Republic assuming the six-month rotating presidency of the EU in January. Stressing his …

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• 9 January

  Hungary Gas To Bail Out Serbia

  Serbia clinched a deal with Hungary on Thursday to buy gas from the reserves of its northern neighbour, averting at the eleventh hour a heating crisis sparked by the Russia-Ukraine gas dispute. Local media quoted the cabinet of Serbian President Boris Tadic as saying said Tadic struck the deal with …

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