First it was a tie up with Chrysler, then it was a surprise joint venture with Fiat – now it’s investing in Iran. Chery, the Chinese car manufacturer, is quite the globetrotter these days, and its first major auto venture in the Middle Eastern country looks like a smart move.
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August, 2007
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16 August
West’s Scientific Development Indebted to Iran
Europe’s scientific development is undoubtedly indebted to Muslim, and specially Iranian, scientists and scholars, Iran’s Expediency Council Chairman Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said.
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16 August
Ahmadinejad Arrives in Bishkek
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, heading a high-ranking delegation, arrived in the Kyrgyz capital city of Bishkek on Wednesday to meet with senior officials of that country and attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit.
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16 August
Iran Arrests 2 Chinese for Military Photos
Two Chinese nationals have been arrested on charges of taking photographs from a military site in the city of Arak in central Iran, Judiciary Spokesman Alireza Jamshidi said.
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16 August
US Middle-East Plan Defeated by Hezbollah’s Resistance
An Iranian lawmaker viewed Hezbollah’s 33-day defense against Israeli invasion as among the most exceptional wars in recent decades, saying that Lebanese resistance brought the Untied States’ Greater Middle-East plan to mere failure.
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16 August
Iran, Turkmenistan Decisive to Expand Ties
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and his Turkmen counterpart Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov stressed development of the two countries’ relations in all the various areas and at all levels.
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16 August
One of Belgian Hostages Freed
One of the two kidnapped Belgian tourists who were abducted by bandits on Bam road in southeastern Iran was released by the Iranian law enforcement police yesterday afternoon, an informed source said on Wednesday.
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16 August
Iran, Turkmenistan Ink 4 Cooperation Agreements
Senior Iranian officials and their Turkmen hosts signed four cooperation agreements and one joint statement at the end of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s two-day visit to the northern neighbor.
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16 August
S. Arabia to Build Two Beverage Units in Iran
Saudi Arabian beverages company Aujan Industries is investing $100 million (Dh367 million) in two factories in Iran to tap the drinks market in the Persian Gulf’s most populous country.
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16 August
China Face Iran, India Take on Japan
China will be traveling to the unknown when they make their second appearance in the ongoing Asian Zone Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers against the mysterious side in the competition, Iran, as the Indians try their luck against hot favorites Japan at Al Mamzar Beach this night.
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