December, 2007

• 11 December

  Jordanian Ambassador Summoned to FM

  TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned Jordan’s ambassador to Tehran to voice Iran’s strong protest at a series of biased statements recently made by the country’s officials in support of anti-Iran terrorist groups.

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• 11 December

  Iran, Armenia to Extradite Criminals

  TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad here Tuesday communicated a law with the justice ministry requiring implementation of an agreement between Iran and Armenia on the extradition of criminals.

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• 11 December

  Iranian Parliament Speaker to Visit Egypt

  TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iran’s Parliament Speaker Gholam Ali Haddad Adel is slated to visit Egypt in February, rapporteur of the parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said here on Tuesday.

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• 11 December

  Iran, IAEA Continue Talks

  TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iran and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) continued talks in Tehran on Tuesday to resolve differences remaining between the two sides about Iran’s nuclear programs.

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• 11 December

  Iran Protests at Human Rights Violation by Germany

  TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- A senior Iranian foreign ministry official voiced strong protest against Germany for imprisoning an Iranian national for 15 years.

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• 11 December

  Egyptian Deputy FM Due in Tehran Tonight

  TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Egypt’s deputy foreign minister is scheduled to arrive here in Tehran Tuesday night.

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• 11 December

  Quake Hits Southern Iran

  TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- An earthquake measuring 3.7 on the Richter scale jolted the town of Khesht in Iran’s southern province of Fars on Tuesday.

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• 11 December

  Iran Aims to End Gasoline Rationing by March 2009

  TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iran aims to end gasoline rationing by March 2009 through expanding domestic production of fuel and encouraging the use of vehicles powered by natural gas, an Iranian oil official said on Monday.

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• 11 December

  Afghan troops retake Taliban town

  Hundreds of Taliban fighters retreated in trucks and motorbikes from a key southern Afghan community they overran last February as Afghan and international troops closed in on the town’s center.

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• 11 December

  YEARENDER: Six years on, Taliban still a force to be reckoned with

  Kabul – After six years of war, thousands of casualties and billions of dollars spent, the Taliban remains a bold force to be reckoned with, and seems far from being eliminated. As the first flakes of snow fall on the mountains, yet another year is passing without any clear hope …

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