TimeLine Layout

December, 2007

  • 15 December

    Indian FM’s Iran Visit a Move to Enhance Ties

    TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- The timing of Indian Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon’s visit to Iran will inevitably lead to speculation that India has decided to take forward its relationship with Iran after a US intelligence report endorsed the peaceful nature of its nuclear program.

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  • 15 December

    President Felicitates Bahrain on National Day

    TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a message to Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa on Saturday extended his congratulations to the Bahraini King, government and nation on the country’s national day.

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  • 15 December

    UK Court Denies Government Appeal VS End to MKO Ban

    TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- A UK court Friday refused the government’s appeal against the court’s order to the home secretary to lift a six-year ban on an anti-Iran terrorist group, discrediting London’s slogans about human rights and campaign against terrorism.

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  • 15 December

    Cleric Scorns US Allegations about Human Rights

    TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Tehran’s interim Friday Prayers leader Ahmad Khatami blasted the US for removing proofs and evidence on interrogation and torture of Guantanamo inmates, describing the move as a big scandal for an administration which claims to be the forerunner of human rights.

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  • 15 December

    Tajikistan Ready to Open Bank in Iran

    TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Tajikistan has voiced preparedness to launch banking activities in Iran by opening a branch of Tajik Export Bank on Iran’s southern island of Qeshm.

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  • 15 December

    FM Terms Iran Most Reliable Partner of Russia

    TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki described his country as the most reliable and powerful partner for Russia in the region.

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  • 15 December

    Murderer of French Tourist Arrested

    TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- The criminal who killed a French citizen in Iran’s central city of Isfahan earlier this week was arrested by the Iranian security and police forces last night, an informed source said on Friday.

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  • 15 December

    Ahmadinejad to Leave for Mecca Sunday

    TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is scheduled to leave Tehran for Mecca, Saudi Arabia on a hajj pilgrimage on Sunday.

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  • 15 December

    5 die in blast near Kabul police offices

    KABUL, Afghanistan – A rocket landed in a crowd of civilians near Kabul’s police headquarters Saturday, and a truck full of rockets smuggled into the city under a pile of hay exploded nearby moments later, officials said. At least five people were killed.

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  • 14 December

    Lebanon mourns slain general, army calls for unity

    BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s army urged feuding politicians to set aside their differences and strengthen the foundations of the nation on Friday at the funeral of an assassinated general.

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