January, 2009

• 9 January

  Four Terrorists Held Near Iran-Pakistan Border

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Pakistani police have arrested four foreigners near Pakistan’s border with Iran on suspicion of links with international terrorists, sources said on Wednesday. According to the sources, Panjgur Police believed the four men were members of Al Qaeda who entered Pakistan via Afghanistan and were planning to go to …

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• 9 January

  Cuban President Meets Iran’s Special Envoy

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Cuban President Raul Castro Ruz met on Wednesday, in Havana, with Ali Akbar Mehrabian, Iranian President’s special envoy and Minister of Mines and Industries. The Iranian official brought a salutation message for the Cuban Head of State and Revolution leader Fidel Castro on behalf Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. …

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• 9 January

  Iran Envoy Meets Yemeni Deputy FM

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Ambassador to Sana’a Mahmoud Hassan-zadah met with Yemen’s Deputy Foreign Minister Mohi al-Din al-Dhabi on Wednesday. During the meeting, the two diplomats discussed aspects of bilateral cooperation between Iran and Yemen and ways of strengthening ties and cooperation.

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• 9 January

  Pakistani Official Stresses Developing Ties with Iran

  TEHRAN (FNA)- The historic and brotherly ties between Iran and Pakistan will strengthen with the passage of time, a Pakistani official said. According to a handout on Wednesday, Punjab Chief Minister Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif made the remarks in a meeting with Iranian Consul General Saied Kharazi at Chief Minister’s …

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• 9 January

  Iran Denounces BBC’s New Persian Channel

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran accused the BBC of plotting to recruit spies and stir a new revolution by launching a Persian-language satellite channel. BBC Persian, which will go on air next week, will be used by British intelligence for “espionage and psychological warfare”, according to Iranian officials. The channel, which has …

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• 9 January

  Iranian Envoy Meets Turkish PM

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s special envoy and Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Secretary, Saeed Jalili, arrived in Ankara yesterday to hold official talks. Jalili attended a meeting with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and was later received by President Abdullah Gul. According to media reports, Jalili …

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• 9 January

  Oil at Premium after Iran Cuts February Shipments

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Crude oils from the Middle East were at premiums to their benchmarks on concern that supplies would be limited after Iran said it would cut February shipments to Asia. Oman crude oil for March loading was at a premium of 13c a barrel to its official selling price, …

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• 9 January

  Libya: OPEC Not Considering Special Meeting

  TEHRAN (FNA)- OPEC is not considering holding an extraordinary meeting next month, Libya’s envoy to the oil producers’ cartel said Wednesday. “So far we are not talking about another meeting,” said Libya’s OPEC representative, Shukri Ghanem. Iranian OPEC delegate Mohammad Ali Khatibi had on Monday said that the Organization of …

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• 6 January

  Tadic Asks UN, EU to Protect Kosovo Serbs

  Serbian President Boris Tadic has sent a letter of protest to the United Nations and European Union asking them to protect the Serb population in Kosovo from what he said were deliberate attacks by “the Kosovo government and Albanian extremists”. Two Kosovo Serbs were attacked by a group of Albanians …

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• 6 January

  Balkans Collateral Victims In Russia Gas Row

  Supplies of Russian gas via Ukraine to Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia were reduced or halted on Tuesday because of a dispute between Moscow and Kiev, raising concerns about Russia’s credibility as a supplier and its readiness to use its energy muscle to push political aims. Russian gas export monopoly Gazprom …

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