March, 2008

• 12 March

  Firefighters Try to Put out Fire in Western Forests

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Firefighting squads in Iran’s western province of Lorestan have striven hard in recent days to extinguish sporadic fires which have most probably been started by imprudent picnic-goers who began summer camping even before the winter ends.

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• 12 March

  Iran Terms Muslim World a Potential Global Power

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei on Tuesday said that “unity and cooperation will develop the Islamic world into a major global power”.

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• 12 March

  Iran to Ink Gas Deal with Pakistan in April

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran will sign a final agreement to export gas via pipeline to Pakistan in April, an official from the National Iranian Gas Company said.

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• 12 March

  Transport Means Vital for Iran-Turkey Trade

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Transportation Minister Mohammad Rahmati and the visiting president of the Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB) and the Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK) explored avenues for consolidation of mutual trade ties in a meeting here on Tuesday.

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• 12 March

  Iran Summons Slovenian Envoy

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned Slovenia’s charge d’affaires Matjaz Puc to convey its anger at “violations of religious sanctities” in the European Union.

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• 12 March

  Iran Inks Deal with Siemens for 150 Locomotives

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Managing Director of Iran Railways Company Hassan Ziari said his country has signed a USD 450 million deal with German electronic giant Siemens to build 150 locomotives, adding that Siemens has vowed to deliver the first train to Iran’s fleet within the next 30 months.

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• 12 March

  Iran Calls on Turkish Investors to Take Opportunities

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Mohammed Nahavandian, the president of Iranian Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Mines, said Tuesday Iran wants Turkish investors to make use of opportunities in its territories.

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• 12 March

  Iran Calls on Netherlands to Stop Anti-Islam Film

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s deputy foreign minister on Tuesday called on the Dutch government to stop a far-right politician from distributing an anti-Islam film that has drawn protests in Muslim countries.

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• 12 March

  Iran Clinic Donates 200 Tents to Ghana

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran Clinic, a representative of the Iranian Red Crescent Society in Ghana yesterday donated 200 relief tents, worth $36,000 to the Ghana Red Cross Society.

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• 12 March

  UN: Tenth of Afghanistan Unsafe for Aid

  KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A tenth of Afghanistan is off limits to aid workers because attacks by Taliban insurgents make it too dangerous, hindering the delivery of humanitarian assistance to vulnerable Afghans, a United Nations report says.

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