September, 2008

• 14 September

  Russian general among 88 killed in plane crash

  It has emerged that an adviser to the Russian president was among the 88 people who died when an Aeroflot plane crashed in Siberia. General Gennady Troshev had worked for both Dmitry Medvedev and Vladimir Putin. Debris from the 16-year-old Aeroflot Boeing 737-500 covered part of Russia’s main East-West railway …

  Read More »
• 14 September

  Israel Fearful of Iran-Russia Military Ties

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Israel has urged Russia to turn a blind eye to its military deals with Georgia and to halt its sale of advanced weapons to Iran and Syria.

  Read More »
• 14 September

  Iran to Build Refinery in Ecuador

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and Ecuador have agreed to build an oil refinery in the Latin American country, Iranian Oil Minister Gholam Hossein Nozari said.

  Read More »
• 14 September

  Iran to Export $2.5bln Technical, Engineering Services

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian officials have set a target of $2.5 billion for the export of technical and engineering services for the current Iranian calendar year.

  Read More »
• 14 September

  Iran Planning Rapid Increase in Agro Sector

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s agriculture output can be increased from the current 100 mln tons to 300 mln tons per year through using modern technology and science, Minister of Agricultural Jihad Mohammad Reza Eskandari said.

  Read More »
• 14 September

  Iranian FM Arrives in Baku for Talks

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, heading a political delegation, arrived in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Saturday to discuss the latest developments in the Caucasus region.

  Read More »
• 14 September

  Iran Terms US Sanctions on Shipping Line Illegal

  TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian mission to the UN declared that the US sanctions on the country’s largest shipping line are “illegal and unjustifiable”.  

  Read More »
• 14 September

  Iran 17th in Using Worldwide Web

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran ranks 17 among the major 20 states with the highest numbers of Internet users, the Iranian minister of Communications and Information Technology said.

  Read More »
• 14 September

  Iran Seeks to Promote of Ties with African Countries

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Saturday that expanding ties with African countries is one of Iran’s major diplomatic approaches.

  Read More »
• 14 September

  Majidi’s Children of Heaven to Go to US

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Renowned Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi’s Children of Heaven is slated to be screened at the first annual Bridal Veil Film Festival.

  Read More »