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Iranian President Ahmadinejad becomes first Iranian leader to visit Egypt since Islamic Revolution of 1979
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad became the first Iranian leader to visit Egypt after Tehran’s 1979 Islamic revolution. He visited Egypt capital Cairo for attending the summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). Significance of 1979 Islamic Revolution The ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2013
Category: Awards, Honours & Persons in News
Iran claims to have sent monkey into space
Iran has claimed that it has successfully sent a monkey into space, boasting the launch as another step toward Tehran’s aspirations of a manned space flight. As per reports, the rocket dubbed Pishgam (Farsi for ‘pioneer’), reached a height of ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2013
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Iran allows IAEA only partial access to Parchin
Iran gave only partial access to IAEA delegation which visited country’s military facility in Parchin. It is suspected by the IAEA that that Parchin facility may have been used for high explosives testing that can be used to trigger a ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2013
Category: Places in News Current Affairs
Iran to hold “Vilayat 91” naval drills in the Strait of Hormuz
Iran will carry out 6-day naval exercise codenamed "Vilayat-91" in the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman to showcase its military capabilities. The strait is an important gas and oil shipping route.
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2012
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Iran halts internet virus
Iran has said that it has neutralized an internet virus which attacked computers at industrial sites in Hormozgan province in southern Iran. In past too, Iran has faced attacks targeting the country’s nuclear facilities and industrial sites. In 2010, Iran’s ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2012
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
US extends Iran sanction waivers to India, others
The US announced the extension of its waiver exempting nine countries including India, China from the American sanctions regime directed against the Iranian oil trade. India got the waiver as it had significantly reduced the crude export from Iran. Previous ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2012
Category: International / World Current Affairs