Moj News Agency (Tehran, Iran) back issues from November 2008:
Democrat or Republican, Discouraged to Change US Foreign Policies.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Expressing indifference over the US presidential election, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said that neither candidate had the "courage" to change Washington's foreign policy. "We have tried five American presidents over the last 30 years, democrat and republican, and we have ...
Iran, Turkey Close to Finalize Gas Deal.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Certain multi-billion dollar gas deals with Iran are nearing completion and are expected to be signed by year-end, Turkey's energy minister said. "Our talks are about to reach a conclusion. At this point our talks had been largely shaped. So our colleagues have been doing the final ...
Solomon Islands Hails Ties with Iran.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Defending the opening of bilateral ties with Iran, the ministry of foreign affairs of Solomon Island in a statement has announced that the country has no enemies and it would continue to explore the possibility of formalizing diplomatic relations with other countries including Iran. ...
Pakistan Called for Iran`s Co-op in Oil Sector.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Quoting from the News, Moj reported that the Islamic Republic of Iran has expressed interest for a positive answer to Pakistan`s demands, a Foreign Office spokesman said. Once Saudi Arabia rejects Pakistan`s demands, Iran will be the major alternative," he added. Pakistani President Asif ...
Iran, Ukraine to Build Antonov 148.
Nov 01, 2008 ... The An-148 aircraft is a high-wing monoplane with twin jet turbine engines which has been designed by Ukraine in 1990 and the first airplane was produced in 2007, Dimitri Kiva said. Antonov Company and Civil Aviation Organization of Iran have negotiated on production of the airplane ...
Iranian Housing Consortiums in Algeria.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Adding the above, Mahdi Zaker Alhosseini said that Algeria needs some 150 billion euros to develop its infrastructures during a 4-year period. "It is a remarkable opportunity for Iranian companies to enter the big African country," he added. Given the 125-billion-dollar of energy reserves ...
Americans, Tired of Government`s Economic Faults.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Rising prices, fewer jobs and shrinking wages, want of access to adequate health-care and quality education, mounting unpaid bills, the danger of losing one`s home because of inability to make mortgage payments; so, millions of people, presumably in the so called richest country in the ...
The US Candidate Campaign Cost.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Obama spent nearly 21.5 million dollars on TV ads between October 21 and 28, while John McCain`s campaign spent about 7.5 million dollars. The cash outlay puts the Obama campaign on track to spend more money in October on broadcast TV - over 100 million dollars - than any campaign has ever ...
Iran-India Trade Stood at $13 bln.
Nov 01, 2008 ... The Indian Embassy also reported that the figure shows an 80 percent growth of Iran-India trade over the previous year. Iran`s share of the total figure stands at $11.49 billion, while India`s share is estimated some $1.937 billion. The Islamic Republic of Iran has exported some $10.6 ...
Iran`s Petrochemical Products to Reach 25mln Tonnes.
Nov 01, 2008 ... The Islamic Republic of Iran is planned to produce some 25 million tonnes of various petrochemical products, Adel Nejad Salim said. "Of the figure, some 50 percent will be exported," he added. He said Iran tends to increase the volume of its petrochemical products to 100 ...
US Election 08, a Different Event.
Nov 01, 2008 ... The 2008 presidential election is considered one of the most important even in US history. Several reasons provided for this including the fact that Barack Obama is the first African American to be nominated as the Presidential candidate representing the Democratic ticket; Hillary Clinton ...
Iran-Turkey Trade on Rise.
Nov 01, 2008 ... In a meeting with the visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, Turkish Foreign Trade Minister KE-rsad TE-zmen said that in the current year the trade balance between the two countries stands at $11 billion. The growing trade between Iran and Turkey indicates brotherly ...
Pakistan Urged on Acceleration of IPI Gas Pipeline.
Nov 01, 2008 ... In a meeting held in Islamabad, Gilani said Pakistan and Iran enjoy cordial and brotherly relations and these ties would be further strengthened with more interaction and close cooperation between the two countries in all fields, APP reported. Referring to Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline ...
Iranian Housing Minister Visits China.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Heading a high-ranking delegation, Mphammad Saeeidi Kia visits China to attend WUF4. The World Urban Forum was established by the United Nations to examine one of the most pressing issues facing the world today: rapid urbanization and its impact on communities, cities, economies and ...
Iran Produced Cryolite.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Cryolite (Na3AlF6, sodium hexafluoroaluminate) is an uncommon mineral identified with the once large deposit at IvigtE[c]t on the west coast of Greenland, which ran out in 1987. It was historically used as an ore of aluminum and later in the electrolytic processing of the aluminum rich ...
Iran`s Industrial, Mineral Exports Exceeded $8bln.
Nov 01, 2008 ... In terms of value and volume, the figure shows 46.56 and 9 percent growth over the last year, respectively. The ratio of industrial and mineral exports to the non-oil exports stands at 87.4 percent during the above mentioned period. Some $2.629 billion (31.1 percetn) of the total figure ...
Iran Holds %40 of the World Carpet Trade.
Nov 01, 2008 ... Persian carpets still top in the world, he said. Some 1.2 million people are engaged in weaving carpet throughout the country, he said adding that the Persian carpet requires more effective marketing all over the globe. "It must be noted that Iran could get $400 million from carpet export ...
The US Election and Energy Policies.
Nov 02, 2008 ... The 2008 presidential election will mean major changes in United States energy policy. It seems that the biggest impact will come on two issues: climate change (global warming) and dependence on foreign oil. Both Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama have taken different stands on ...
Iran, Brazil to Hold Joint Summit.
Nov 02, 2008 ... Amorim conveyed Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the written approval of President Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva for attending the summit in Tehran in the near future. "We welcome the visit of President Lula de Silva and hope that the summit will lead to strengthening of friendship ...
Iran-Brazil Joint Commission to be Formed Soon.
Nov 02, 2008 ... Iran is determined to develop and deepen interactions with the Latin American countries and such a measure is among the most important strategies of the Islamic Republic, Mottaki said. Referring to his Brazilian counterpart`s visit to Tehran, Mottaki said that the visit is aimed at ...
India Rejoins IPI Project.
Nov 02, 2008 ... In an interview with the IRIB, Reza Kasaizade said that in a meeting held between Iranian and Indian officials on Saturday in Tehran, Indian foreign minister announced interest in rejoining the trilateral negotiations on the project, also known as Peace Pipeline. The Indian Minister also ...
Iran Called on India to be Active on IPI Pipeline.
Nov 02, 2008 ... "In the light of the many wasted opportunities in the pipeline project because of stalling by India, we asked this country to be more active," Gholam Hossein Nozari said after meeting Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee in Tehran. The $7.5 billion dollar project for the 2,600 ...
Iran and Russia Mull Gas Swaps.
Nov 02, 2008 ... Russia is interested in gas swaps with Iran, the managing director of National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), Seifollah Jashnsaz said. Swaps can involve a physical exchange of gas or a financial transaction. Jashnsaz did not elaborate on the type of deal. The NIOC managing director said the ...
Iran Sent Relief Goods to Pakistan.
Nov 02, 2008 ... The consignment is valued at 310 thousand dollars. The goods sent include 1,000 tents, 5,000 blankets, 30,000 packets of washing powder and 10,000 tins of canned fish. According to the Iranian embassy, the organization has ...
Iran and India, Two Important Energy Partners.
Nov 02, 2008 ... Announcing that Iran is an energy rich country and India is in need of hydrocarbon resources, Mukherjee said that "therefore, the two countries are important partners in energy sector." In a meeting with the officials of Iran Chamber of Commerce in Tehran, he asked for expansion of ties ...
Iran to Form Trade Councils with Central and Latin American Countries.
Nov 02, 2008 ... Addressing Iran-Brazil Commercial Conference, Mahdi Fakher said that during the last years, long distance was regarded as a main obstacle on the way of expanding interactions between Iran and Brazil, while currently it cannot be a ban and the two countries need to get better acquaintance ...
Iran to Cut Oil Sales to Total.
Nov 02, 2008 ... The decision is made in lines with Opec policy to slash output amid falling prices, the Iranian oil minister Gholam Hossein Nozari said. Nozari said the cut was part of Iran`s planned crude reduction of 199,000 bpd. "Part of the output cut will apply to spot sales and one of the clients in ...
Iran Attends RCUWM Meeting.
Nov 02, 2008 ... Iranian Energy Minister Parviz Fattah arrived in Muscat to attend the 6th governing board meeting of the Regional Center on Urban Water Management (RCUWM) which is to be held today in Omani capital city. The Regional Center on Urban Water Management (RCUWM) is based in Tehran, Iran. Iran, ...
Iran Attends Gulfood 2009.
Nov 02, 2008 ... The 14th Gulf Food, Hotel and Equipment Exhibition and Salon Culinaire (Gulfood 2009) will be held on February 23 in Dubai. The 4-day event will be run to February 26. Organized since 1987, Gulfood is the region`s largest and most important industry event of the year and a strategic ...
Iran to Start Cement Exports Next Year.
Nov 02, 2008 ... Addressing a conference in Dubai, Mohammad Hossein Basiri said that Iran is preparing for being a great cement exporter. The Middle East is an important target market for Iran`s exported cement, he added. Iran will turn into cement exporter by the next year, Basiri said at the Middle East ...
Iran and Russia Talks on Aircraft Production.
Nov 02, 2008 ... Iranian aviation groups and government officials held a new round of talks with their Russian counterparts to discuss Iran`s licensed production of Russian Tupolev aircraft. Tehran is close to an agreement with Tupolev and the aircraft leasing group Ilyushin Finance, to build 100 ...
A Report on 1st ECO Ministerial Meeting on Tourism.
Nov 02, 2008 ... Hosted by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran (ICHTO), the meeting was attended by the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the Republic of ...
Iran`s Exports to Pakistan Reached $129 mln.
Nov 02, 2008 ... During the past six months, Pakistan's export to Iran has increased by 69 per cent valued at $118 million whereas Iran's export to Pakistan hiked by 11.5 per cent reaching $129 million, Iranian Commercial AttachE[umlaut] to Pakistan said. During a meeting with the members of Karachi ...
IPA 2008 to Present Capabilities to Foreign Car-Makers.
Nov 02, 2008 ... The IAP 2008 is aimed at presenting Iranian auto parts manufacturers` capabilities to foreign car manufacturers. Naser Shah Hossaini, the executive secretary of the third IAP exhibition told that Germany, Italy, China, Taiwan, South Korea, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia and United Arab ...
Iran to Start Cement Exports Next Year.
Nov 03, 2008 ... Addressing a conference in Dubai, Mohammad Hossein Basiri said that Iran is preparing for being a great cement exporter. The Middle East is an important target market for Iran`s exported cement, he added. Iran will turn into cement exporter by the next year, Basiri said at the Middle East ...
Iran`s Ornamental Flowers Export to Reach $25 mln.
Nov 03, 2008 ... Managing Director of the Agricultural Jihad Organization of Mahalat, Markazi Province (central Iran) said that during the last 6 months, some $12.963 million of different ornamental flowers has been exported from the city to other countries. Mahalat is Iran`s most important city of ...
Iranian Commerce Minister Arrived in Kyrgyzstan.
Nov 03, 2008 ... The 9th meeting of Iran-Kyrgyzstan joint economic commission will be held in Bishkek. The meeting is aimed at studying the ways of expansion of economic, commercial and joint ventures between the two countries. Currently the annual trade between the Islamic ...
India-US Nuclear Deal Has no Effect on IPI Project.
Nov 03, 2008 ... In the last day of the 15th meeting of Iran-India joint economic commission in Tehran, Indian foreign minister Pranab Mukherjee said India is seriously in demand of energy and the country tries to make varied its energy resources. "Therefore in addition to the US, Russia and France, we ...
Tehran Hosts 13th Meeting of Iran-China Joint Economic Commission.
Nov 03, 2008 ... The last round of the meeting wad held in Beijing in February 2004. Certain Chinese delegations have already arrived in Iran to prepare the meeting which is to be held from November 8-9. Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen Mingde will arrive in Tehran on Friday, November 7, to attend the ...
Iran`s Exports Enjoy Remarkable Leap.
Nov 03, 2008 ... Mir Kazemi who had a short stay in Moscow said that Iran`s foreign trade stands at $140 billion of which only some $48.5 billion accounts for imports and the rest $91.5 billion accounts for exports. Elaborating on the global financial crisis, he said because Iran`s economy is independent ...
The 4th World Urban Forum Inaugurated in China.
Nov 03, 2008 ... The 4th World Urban Forum was inaugurated today in the presence of the housing and urban development ministries of the various countries in Nanjing, China. The World Urban Forum was established by the United Nations to examine one of the most pressing issues facing the world today: rapid ...
Turkmenistan Urged Implementation of Iran-Turkmenistan-Kazakhstan Railway.
Nov 03, 2008 ... In a meeting with Kazakhstan`s new ambassador, Berdimuhamedow said that the railroad is the most economical route to Europe and southern Asia. The construction of the 900-kilometer railway started last autumn and Turkmenistan has so far paid some $100 million on the project. Once the ...
Iran-Pakistan Enjoy Common Cultural-Religious Values.
Nov 03, 2008 ... The week was jointly organized by the Iran Culture Center and the Pakistan Children's Library Complex. Many students participated in painting, poetry and reading competitions. The Persian language and Allama Iqbal's poetry received special attention. Iranian Consul General Saeed Karazi ...
Iran-Turkey Trade Reached $8.3 bln.
Nov 03, 2008 ... The figure shows a 41 percent growth over the last year. During the above mentioned period Iran`s exports to Turkey is valued at $940.9 million while the country`s imports from the neighboring state stands ...
Iran to Export Furnace Oil to Pakistan.
Nov 03, 2008 ... The decision is aimed at helping Islamabad to ensure an uninterrupted fuel supply for power generation and mitigate its economic woes, sources in the Water and Power Ministry told Daily Times on Sunday. The agreement was made at a meeting between Pakistani and Iranian officials at the ...
Iran Approves OVL Report on Farsi Oil Block.
Nov 03, 2008 ... The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) has formally accepted the commerciality report of the gas discovery in Fars Block delivered by India`s ONGC Videsh Ltd, Business Line reported. Given the approval, Indian companies can now work towards the development of the gas field. Iran follows a ...
Iran to Cut oil Supplies to IOC.
Nov 03, 2008 ... In an interview with Reuters an IOC official, who could not be named due to company policy, said on Monday that in addition to Iran other OPEC member countries will cut the supplies. "ADNOC and Kuwait have informed us that they will be supplying 5 percent less crude this month ... We have ...
Crescent Hopeful on Gas Imports from Iran.
Nov 04, 2008 ... The Executive Director of The United Arab Emirates` Crescent, Majid Jafar said he is confident that a long-delayed deal to import gas from Iran would be finalized soon. "We are confident that the National Iranian Oil Company, a company with a 100-year reputation that has never defaulted on ...
Iran`s Exports to Iraq to Reach $4bln.
Nov 04, 2008 ... Announcing the above, Danaifar said that during 2004-2007, Iran`s annual exports to Iraq stands at $790 million, $1.1 billion, $1.9 billion and 2.8 billion, respectively. Iran`s exports to Iran covers the various sectors including energy, commerce, technical and engineering services and ...
Turkey Top Importer of Western Iran Petrochemical Company`s Products.
Nov 04, 2008 ... From the beginning of the Iranian year (March 21), Tabriz Petrochemical Company has exported some 21.5 thousand tonnes of its various products to 21 countries all over the world. The figure is valued at $43 million. Only during the last month (September 22-October 22), the company`s ...
Iranian FM Condemns US Raid on Syria.
Nov 04, 2008 ... The visiting minister in a meeting with the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad denounced last week`s US helicopter raid on a Syrian village. The US raid on Syria on October 26 has resulted in terror of eight civilians. Mottaki also delivered a message to Assad from Iranian President Mahmoud ...
Iran-China Trade to Exceed $25bln.
Nov 04, 2008 ... In a meeting with the governor general of China`s Xinjiang Province, Mahdi Ghazanfari said that the last year`s 20-billion-dollar trade between Iran and China indicates the utmost endeavor of Tehran and Beijing to expand economic ties. Emphasizing upon the necessity of expanding commercial ...
Iran Exports Gas to Bahrain.
Nov 04, 2008 ... Quoting from Reuters, Moj News reported that the Bahraini Minister of Oil and Gas Affairs and Chairman of the National Oil & Gas Authority (NOGA) Abdulhussain bin Ali Mirza said that last month his country had signed a framework agreement on daily import of ...
Iran, Kyrgyzstan Determined to Expand Economic Interactions.
Nov 04, 2008 ... The meeting was co-headed by the Iranian Minster of Commerce Masoud Mir Kazemi and the Kyrgyz Minister of Economic Development and Trade Mikayil Jabbarov. The two sides emphasized on the increase of the volume of bilateral trade. In the inauguration ceremony, the Kyrgyz official referred ...
Khorasan Razavi`s Annual Saffron Production Stands at 164 tonnes.
Nov 04, 2008 ... Announcing the above, public relations of the Agricultural Jihad Organization of Khorasan Razavi Province said that more than 43 thousand hectares of the province`s lands are under the cultivation of saffron. Some 500 thousand persons are also directly engaged in the cultivation of the ...
Sudan Welcomes Iranian Investors.
Nov 04, 2008 ... In a meeting with the visiting Iranian high-ranking delegation headed by the speaker of the Islamic Republic of Iran`s Foreign Ministry, Hasan Ghashghavi, Sudan`s Foreign Minister Deng Alor invited the Iranian investors to make investment in his countries. Referring to his recent visit to ...
Iran not to Cut Crude Exports to India`s Essar.
Nov 04, 2008 ... In an interview wit Dow Jones, the official, who asked for being anonymous, said that "despite the OPEC decision on production cut, Iran has informed Essar that it will continue oil supplies in current volume." Essar is a private company importing 2-3 million barrels of ...
Iraq Calls for Iran Co-op in Recovering Smuggled Treasures.
Nov 04, 2008 ... Iraq believes that some of the looted antiquities may have ended up in neighboring Iran, Reuters reported. Abdul Zahra, a spokesman for the Tourism and Antiquities Ministry of Iraq, said that Minister Qahtan Abbas al-Jibouri had met last week in Baghdad with an Iranian tourism official and ...
Iran`s Annual Crude Oil Exports Stands at 960 mln Barrels.
Nov 04, 2008 ... In an interview with SHANA, Managing Director of Iran`s Oil Terminals Company said that 900-960 million barrels of light and heavy oil have been exported from Kharg oil terminal annually. Some 1020 tankers at Kharg oil terminal and 1200 at North oil terminal anchor are loaded and unloaded ...
Iran`s Halal Foodstuffs Export Reached $800 mln.
Nov 04, 2008 ... Mohammad Husseini said that more than 50 percent of the Iranian foodstuffs industries enjoy Halal brand. Some 150 companies are active in the sphere of production of Halal foodstuffs, he said adding that during the last year the companies have exported $800 million of their products to ...
Iran to Hold First Int`l Halal Food Exhibition.
Nov 04, 2008 ... So far, some 160 companies have announced readiness to attend Iran`s First International Halal Food Exhibition. The 4-day event will run to February 3. Thailand, Afghanistan, Iraq, Tajikistan, Netherlands, Malaysia, United ...
Poor Farm Policy could Make 100 mln more Hungry.
Nov 04, 2008 ... "We are faced with a situation where the number of people going hungry in the world has reached 923 million this year," 75 million more than in 2007, he told a conference on EU farm policy at the European Parliament. "According to our forecasts, if this situation continues, in a year this ...
Investors from 57 Countries to Attend Iran Tourism Investment Opportunities Conference.(Conference news)
Nov 05, 2008 ... Announcing the above, Deputy Manager of the Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization of Iran said that some 2,000 investment packages will be provided to the attendants of the Second International Conference on Iran`s Tourism Opportunities. The conference will be focused on ...
Iran`s 6-Month Trade Reached $42 bln.
Nov 05, 2008 ... In an interview with Fars News, head of the Customs Administration of Iran said that during the last 6 months, the country`s imports and non-oil exports are valued at $29 billion and $13 billion, respectively showing a remarkable growth over the last year. The growth proves the futility of ...
Kyrgyzstan Called for Establishment of Iranian Bank.
Nov 05, 2008 ... In a meeting with Kyrgyz foreign minister Ednan Karabaev, the two sides emphasized on the expansion of ties between the two countries. Mir Kazemi, for his part, referred to the problem of visa issuance for Iranian residents of Kyrgyzstan and asked for fast removal of such problems. He also ...