November, 2008

• 22 November

  Iranian Envoy Meets Yemeni FM

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian president’s envoy and head of the Culture and Islamic Relations Organization Mehdi Mostafavi met with Yemen’s Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi. During the meeting in Sana, the two sides discussed aspects of cooperation between Iran and Yemen as well as means to boost mutual cooperation.

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• 22 November

  Iran Keen to Bolster Economic Ties with Brazil

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Ambassador to Brazil Mohsen Shaterzadeh voiced Tehran’s willingness to further expand ties with Brazil. Shaterzadeh made the remarks during a visit to the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce in the city of S?o Paulo.

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• 22 November

  Iran Urges Lebanese to Solve Problems through Dialogue

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has stressed on dialogue to solve problems and said his country was “expecting a lot” from Lebanese President Michel Suleiman’s visit to Tehran next Monday.

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• 21 November

  Iran’s Dam Construction Industry Enjoys Growing Reputation

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran said the advancements it has made in the past years have enabled it to enter dam construction contracts with other countries. Iranian specialists now provide consultation services for the design and construction of various sizes of dams, Energy Minister Parviz Fattah told reporters on Friday.

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• 21 November

  MP: Sejjil Evades Radar

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s newly test-fired missile is fully radar-evading and cannot be traced, an Iranian lawmaker said. Heshmatollah Falahat-Pisheh was critical of wrong analyses being made by foreign agents about Iranian newly-test fired missile.

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• 21 November

  Rafsanjani Questions West’s Sincerity on Iran N. Issue

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Expediency Council Chairman Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said that the western states have not fulfilled their promises to Iran, and further questioned the West’s sincerity regarding Tehran’s nuclear program.

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• 18 November

  Iran Needs up to $5bln for Fuel Imports

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s government needs up to $5 billion more to import fuel for the year to March 2009, in addition to a previously budgeted $3.3 billion, a senior oil ministry official said. Iran is the world’s fourth-largest exporter of crude but due to the lavish consumption of heavily subsidized …

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• 18 November

  Oil Prices Resume Downward Trend

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Oil prices slid by more than $1, reaching $55.75 a barrel on the Singapore market amid news that OPEC may not cut production. On Monday, US light crude for December delivery dropped $1.29 to $55.75 a barrel in Singapore, while in London, Brent crude fell by 89 cents …

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• 18 November

  Deputy FM Dismisses Resumption of Iran-US Ties

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Mohammad Ali Hosseini on Sunday ruled out the possibility that Iran and the United States will resume diplomatic ties. Hosseini criticized the United States’ instrumental view towards its relations with the world, adding, “The restoration of Iran-US ties will not …

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• 18 November

  Pakistani Police Interrogating Suspects in Abduction Case

  TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s ambassador to Pakistan Mashallah Shakeri said Pakistan has arrested suspects that may have been engaged in kidnapping Iran’s commercial attaché to Pakistan Heshmatollah Attarzadeh Niaki. Pakistani police is interrogating the suspects to find the place of Iranian diplomat, he said, the Iranian students news agency reported. Iran’s …

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