December 8, 2008 Iran News
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran Monday condemned a European Union court ruling that said the EU was wrong to freeze the funds of the anti-Iran terrorist group, the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO). “What we have seen is a completely political ruling which lacks any legal basis,” Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hassan Qashqavi told …
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December 8, 2008 Iran News
TEHRAN (FNA)- A delegation from the Iranian Parliament will visit Turkey next week, an Iranian official said. Alaeddin Boroujerdi, Chairman of the parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, said that a delegation from his committee would hold talks in Turkey upon an invitation by Turkish Parliamentary Committee for Foreign …
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December 8, 2008 Iran News
TTEHRAN (FNA)- An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale jolted Qeshm island off Iran’s southern coast on Sunday, followed by several aftershocks on Monday. The tremor struck an area around the town of Dargahan on Qeshm island, at the entrance to the Persian Gulf, injuring five people and damaging …
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December 8, 2008 Iran News
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran has inked a contract to build a refinery-petrochemical complex in Malaysia. The contract was signed last Tuesday in Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur between Iran’s Hampa Engineering Corporation and a Malaysian firm. The refinery-petrochemical complex, which will manufacture gas-oil, gasoline, jet fuel, liquefied natural gas(LNG) and petrochemical …
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December 8, 2008 Iran News
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran on Monday rejected US President-elect Barack Obama’s latest call for a “carrot and stick” policy in dealing with Tehran’s nuclear issue and reiterated its unbent will to continue the nuclear work. “The carrot and stick policy has proven to be useless. It is an unacceptable policy that …
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December 8, 2008 Iran News
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s representative at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) rejected US President’s repeated allegations that Iran’s nuclear program has military purposes. Ali Asghar Soltaniyeh reiterated the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear program, and said, “The nuclear project is no threat to any other country.” He said Iran’s program …
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December 8, 2008 Iran News
TEHRAN (FNA)- Some seven refineries are being constructed across the country at a cost of dlrs 27 billion. “After the inauguration of these seven refineries, the production capacity of the country in gasoline and gas-oil will increase by 190 and 180 million liters per day respectively,” Head of National Iranian …
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December 6, 2008 Balkan News, Eurasia News
Sofia – The town of Veliko Tarnovo in northern Bulgaria registered a record high temperature of 28.6 degrees Celsius on December 4. Daytime temperatures across Bulgaria on Thursday shot above 20 degrees. It was warmest in Veliko Tarnovo, in central Bulgaria, with an incredible 28.6 degrees Celsius.
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December 6, 2008 Balkan News, Eurasia News
Sarajevo – An explosive device has been thrown at a local Bosnian broadcaster, Independent Television NTV Hayat, although there were no injuries and only minor damage. The attack took place Thursday night, at the time when there was no staff but only a night guard. Local police, who protected the …
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December 6, 2008 Balkan News, Eurasia News
Tirana – Opposition is mounting against a deal between Albania and Italy to build one of Europe’s biggest wind farms, after a Balkan Insight investigation lifted the lid on shady aspects of the agreement. In a protest held on Tuesday when the agreement for the wind farm was signed in …
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