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Iran Ready to Transfer Military Experience to Tanzania

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Mostafa Mohammad Najjar voiced Tehran’s preparedness to transfer military technology to Tanzania. Najjar and his Tanzanian counterpart Hussein Ali Mwinyi, in their first round of negotiations, stressed on bilateral defense relations, a statement by the defense ministry said. Najjar welcomed expanding of all-out …

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Iraq Reiterates Expulsion of MKO

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iraqi National Security Adviser Muwafaq Al-Rubaie here in Tehran on Monday underlined his country’s decisiveness to implement an earlier decision for closing the headquarters of the anti-Iran terrorist group, the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO), in Diyala province. “Iraq has made a decision for Ashraf camp and will implement …

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Iran to Privatize Telecommunication Co. in Months

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian government confirmed that it plans to sell a 50% stake in the state-controlled Telecommunication Co of Iran (TCI) in March – which marks the end of the Iranian year. Based on earlier statements, any foreign bidder would be limited to a 35% stake and would have …

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2009, sub semnul crizelor oportune

„Scris în chineză, cuvântul criză este alcătuit din două caractere – unul înseamnă pericol, iar celălalt înseamnă oportunitate”(John Kennedy) Dan Dungaciu d.dungaciu@gmail.com Anul 2009 se anunţă unul de criză pentru RM. Dincolo de cele prevăzute – contexte interne pre- şi postelectorale tumultoase, criza financiară globală – au apărut şi altele, …

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U.S. urges Russia to resume gas flow after Ukraine deal

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The United States urged Russia on Sunday to resume pumping gas to Europe through Ukraine at once after finally agreeing a price for 2009 as negotiators worked on a detailed Russian-Ukrainian agreement to be signed Monday. The prime ministers of Ukraine and Russia said they had agreed …

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Price details unclear in murky Russia-Ukraine deal

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Who pays and who profits from Sunday’s apparent agreement on a new gas relationship between Russia and Ukraine? In a normal, commercial world, it should be easy enough to work out. But the complex, opaque nature of the two nations’ gas dealings and the lack of full …

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