October, 2007

• 10 October

  Japan Refiners Pay for Iran Oil with Yen

  Japanese oil refiners Cosmo Oil Co and Japan Energy Corp. have started paying Iran for crude oil imports in yen instead of dollars, company spokesmen said Tuesday.

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• 10 October

  Iran-Turkey Gas Deal a New Hope for EU Nabucco Pipeline

  According to statements made Sept. 27 by the Turkish Minister of Energy Hilmi Guler, Ankara and Tehran plan to sign an accord this month on the exploitation of the natural gas reserves of South Pars on the southern Iranian coast.

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• 10 October

  Iran, Azerbaijan to Sign Agreement on Cultural Cooperation

  The Islamic Republic of Iran and Azerbaijan will sign an agreement on mutual cooperation in protection of cultural heritage, Azeri Culture and Tourism Minister Abulfas Garayev said.

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• 10 October

  22 Pakistanis Held on Pak-Iran Border

  Iran Border Security forces Tuesday arrested 22 Pakistanis for illegally entering into Iran and handed them over to Taftan police, Taftan police sources said.

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• 10 October

  Iran’s Oil Output to Hit 4m bpd in Nov.

  Iran will hike actual oil output to just over four million barrels per day (bpd) from November 1 in line with a deal at the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), a senior official said yesterday.

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• 10 October

  Iran Inaugurates New Air Base

  Iran has inaugurated a new air base near its eastern border with Afghanistan to protect against a possible strike by enemy forces operating in the neighboring country.

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• 10 October

  Kabul executions spark fresh concern over fate of detainees

  OTTAWA — Canada is seeking assurances from the Afghan government that none of the 15 prisoners executed Sunday had been transferred by Canadian forces, as human-rights advocates expressed outrage over the decision to end a three-year moratorium on the death penalty.

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• 10 October

  Canada reminds Afghanistan not to execute captured insurgents

  OTTAWA – Canada’s Foreign Affairs Department offered a muted response Tuesday to the execution of 15 prisoners in Afghanistan.

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• 9 October

  Iran Manufactures New Smart Bombs

  Iran has developed a new 2,000-pound (900-kilogram) smart bomb called ‘Ghadr’.

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• 9 October

  Wade Calls for Iran’s Activity in Senegal’s Free Trade Zone

  Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade demanded Iran to launch extensive business and industrial activities in the free trade zone of his country.

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