March, 2008

• 27 March

  Iran to Host World’s Tour Operators Fair

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran will host biggest gathering of world’s tour operators.

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• 27 March

  Iran Protests Fingerprinting Pilgrims

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran has strongly protested the recent arbitrary act of the US forces on fingerprinting Iranian pilgrims and imposing restrictions on them.

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• 27 March

  Iran to Hold Run-off Parliament Votes April 25

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran will hold run-off votes on April 25 for parliamentary seats not decided in a first election round earlier this month.

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• 27 March

  Iran Wants Compensation for UN Sanctions

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran is demanding compensation for unlawful sanctions imposed by the UN for refusing to suspend uranium enrichment, the Islamic Republic Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said in a letter to the UN Secretary General on Wednesday.

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• 27 March

  Quake Hits Southwestern Iran

  TEHRAN (FNA)- An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale shook the areas in the vicinity of Dogonbadan city about 600 km (375 miles) south of the Iranian capital Tehran on Wednesday.

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• 27 March

  Elections Results Prove National Support for Iran’s N. Program

  TEHRAN (FNA)- The fact that conservatives won more than 70% of votes in the parliamentary elections this March has made even the most hostile and pessimistic analysts in the West announce that election results prove most Iranians support their country’s nuclear program and its right to enrich uranium.

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• 27 March

  Iran Oil Exports Sets Post-Revolution Record

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran has reported record crude oil revenues over the last year.

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• 27 March

  ONGC-Hindujas Likely to Hold Pact for Developing Iran’s Oil Fields

  TEHRAN (FNA)- India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) and its partner Hinduja group may sign a multi-billion dollar deal next month for developing oil and gas fields in Iran.

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• 27 March

  Afghanistan: Bomb in Market Kills 8

  On a day when the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, said his country intended to strengthen its military presence in the NATO force in Afghanistan, a car bomb exploded at a crowded farmers’ market in southern Afghanistan, killing eight civilians and wounding 17, Afghan officials said.

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• 27 March

  France offers more troops for Afghanistan

  LONDON (AFP) — President Nicolas Sarkozy said Wednesday that France will boost its military presence in Afghanistan, a move welcomed by his allies in Britain and the United States.

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