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December, 2008

  • 15 December

    Gunmen kill seven from Iraqi family: police

    MOSUL (Reuters) – Gunmen killed seven people from a single family, members of the minority Yazidi sect, when they stormed into their home in northern Iraq on Monday, police said. Police said a woman, her husband, and the couple’s adult children were shot dead in the attack, which took place …

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  • 15 December

    Iran, Syria to Boost Maritime Cooperation

    TEHRAN (FNA)- The fourth meeting of the Iran-Syria Maritime Transport Commission will be held in Damascus on December 23, the Iranian economic counselor in Syria, Seyed Mortaza Mortazavi, announced on Sunday. Deputy Road and Transportation Minister Ali Taheri and his Syrian counterpart will co-chair the two-day meeting, Tehran Times quoted …

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  • 15 December

    Iranian Businesses Close in Support of Gaza

    TEHRAN (FNA)- Trade at Iranian bazaars was brought to a halt as merchants protest over recent Israeli crimes against the Palestinian people in Gaza. On Monday morning, merchants closed their shops in the capital Tehran, and other big cities across the country to express their support for Palestinians in the …

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  • 15 December

    Iran not to Attend Persian Gulf Security Conference

    TEHRAN (FNA)- Chairman of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Alaeddin Boroujerdi said the commission’s rapporteur will not take part in the Persian Gulf security conference in Bahrain. Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), led by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has decided that no Iranian diplomat attend the …

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  • 15 December

    MPs Asked to Delay Impeachment Motions

    TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani asked MPs to postpone three impeachment motions at hand in a bid to have a better opportunity to study the government’s economic reform plan, the national unity plan and the new year’s budget. The parliament has reportedly received three impeachment motions against the …

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  • 15 December

    Khorassan Exports over $600mln of Products in 8 Months

    TEHRAN (FNA)- Some 549,000 tons of products valued approximately at $632 million were exported via the northeastern Khorassan Razavi province in the eight months to November 20, 2008. The director of Khorassan Razavi Province’s Commerce Organization said that the exports show a 28 percent and a 36 percent growth in …

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  • 15 December

    Iran Seeks to Help Gazans through Active Diplomacy

    TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said on Monday that Parliament has decided to provide the Gaza people with practical and urgent assistance through active diplomacy. Larijani, who arrived in the holy city of Qom to meet the city’s senior clerics, made the remarks in his meeting with Ayatollah …

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  • 15 December

    Gazans Celebrate Anniversary of Hamas Formation

    TEHRAN (FNA)- Hamas supporters staged a show of strength to mark the 21st anniversary of its founding. 200,000 Gaza residents took to streets of Gaza City to draw attention of the International Community to the hardship imposed on them by the Israeli blockade. Ahead of the rally, spokesman Fawzi Barhum …

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  • 15 December

    Neolithic Residential Area in Northern Iran

    TEHRAN (FNA)- An archeological team claimed to have found a Neolithic residential area on the Kelar Tepe, a prehistoric mound located in the Kelaradsht region in Iran’s northern province of Mazandaran. Excavations at the Rashak 3 Cave have uncovered an oven at a depth of 5 meters, team director Hamed …

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  • 15 December

    Iran Scoffs at US Nuke Umbrella for Israel

    TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian lawmaker dismisses Washington’s claims that it would help Israel create a nuclear umbrella against Iran, saying that Tehran pursues a fully peaceful nuclear drive. “In the modern-day world, nuclear program is no longer a defensive measure aimed at protecting the national security of different countries,” …

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