November, 2008

• 5 November

  Iran’s Pistachio Crop Down by Two-Thirds

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian pistachio, which ranks as one of the country’s largest export items next to oil and gas, is down to one-third of its usual crop due to frost.

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• 5 November

  Cuban Fair to Celebrate Iran Day

  TEHRAN (FNA)- The 26th edition of the Havana International Business Fair entered its second day Tuesday, dedicating this time to Uruguay, Canada and Iran, sources from the organizing committee said.

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• 5 November

  Iran Builds New Stealth Submarine

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Mostafa Mohammad Najjar said on Tuesday that Iranian experts had produced new stealth micro submarines, vessels and lightweight aircraft.

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• 5 November

  Iranian President to Appoint Caretaker for Interior Ministry Soon

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would soon name a caretaker to head the Interior Ministry, a senior presidential aide said after the parliament sacked former minister Ali Kordan in an impeachment session on Tuesday.

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• 5 November

  Quake Hits Southeastern Iran

  TEHRAN (FNA)- An earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale jolted the port city of Bandar Kong in Iran’s southeastern province of Hormozgan Wednesday morning.

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• 5 November

  Iran’s Interior Minister Sacked

  TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian parliament on Tuesday voted to sack Interior Minister Ali Kordan for lying about his credentials and presenting a fake degree from a prestigious British university.

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• 5 November

  Iran, South Korea Seeking to Promote Ties

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Deputies of Iranian and South Korean foreign ministers in Seoul emphasized the need to upgrade cooperation.

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• 4 November

  ‘No Montenegrin Involved’ in Pukanic Murder

  04 November 2008 Podgorica – Montenegro police are denying reports that those who ordered the murder of high-profile Croatian journalist Ivo Pukanic and his marketing chief, Niko Franjic are Montenegrin nationals.

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• 4 November

  Croatia, Bosnian Serb Police in Blame Game

  04 November 2008 Zagreb – Croatian police and their colleagues from Bosnia’s Serb-dominated entity are trading accusations over who’s to blame for the narrow escape of a key suspect wanted over the murder of a high-profile journalist.

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• 4 November

  Albanians ‘Barred’ from Kosovo Flashpoint

  04 November 2008 Pristina – A Kosovo lawmaker has accused the UN Mission of preventing ethnic Albanians from returning to their homes in the Serb-dominated northern areas of Kosovo.

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