Eurasia Press & News
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov asked Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin on Thursday to account for 1 billion roubles ($41 million) in earthquake relief funds that had gone missing.
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December, 2007
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13 December
Russia police hold activists on way to funeral
SERPUKHOV, Russia (Reuters) – A Russian opposition activist accused the authorities of “cynical and immoral” behavior on Thursday after police briefly held two busloads of activists as they traveled to a colleague’s funeral.
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13 December
Iran’s Security Troops Disband Terrorist Group
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency) – Iranian security forces killed 5 terrorists and arrested 15 more in clashes in a southeastern region on Thursday, saying they had planned to detonate bombs in the country.
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13 December
Lavrov: Russia Seeking to Resolve Iran’s N. Issue
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov voiced Moscow’s support for continued cooperation between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), reiterating that his country’s demand for a full settlement of Iran’s nuclear issue.
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13 December
Iranian FM Meets Russia’s Atom Chief
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki met with Russia’s Atomic Energy Chief Sergei Kiriyenko in Moscow on Thursday.
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13 December
South Pars Phase 12 to Earn Iran $6b Annually
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Phase 12 of South Pars (SP) gas field would earn Iran six billion dollars, 5.3 percent of gross national product (GNP), per year if the lowest prices were considered, said Petropars Company managing director here on Thursday.
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13 December
Abu Dhabi’s Taqa in Talks to Import Iran’s Gas to UAE
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Abu Dhabi National Energy Co TAQA.AD (Taqa) said it is in early talks to import natural gas from Iran to the United Arab Emirates, and invest in the Iranian energy industry, including in power.
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13 December
Iran, Russia Double Trade Volumes
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- The volume of Iran-Russia trade and business transactions was equal to $2.294 billion in the first nine months of 2007, which is double the value of the same period in 2006
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13 December
Iranian President Condemns Algeria Bombings
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Thursday telephoned his Algerian counterpart Abdelaziz Bouteflika to condemn the deadly attacks in Algiers that claimed dozens of lives.
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13 December
Iran-Khodro: Muslim Countries to Launch Joint Car in 2011
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- A car to be made by Iran, Malaysia and Turkey will be launched in 2011, the head of the Middle East’s biggest carmaker and partner in the project, Iran Khodro, said on Wednesday.
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