US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says the White House has not jettisoned plans to establish a diplomatic mission in Tehran, PressTV reported. Continued...

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• Iran to start gas exports to Armenia by Oct. 13 ...
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• Iran’s petrochemical sales hit $6.3 bln ...
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• Iran to start gas exports to Armenia by Oct. 13
  LONDON, October 6 (IranMania) -  Iran will start gas exports to Armenia by October 13, the director of the gas export operation office of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) said, MNA reported. Continued...
    
• IPO divests $3.4b of shares in privatization plan
  LONDON, October 6 (IranMania) - The managing director of the Iran Privatization Organization (IPO) announced that 34 trln rials (about $3 bln and 400 mln) of shares of state-run companies have been transferred to the private sector via the stock market since March 20, 2008, MNA reported. Continued...
    
• Iran’s petrochemical sales hit $6.3 bln
  LONDON, October 6 (IranMania) -  Iran sold $6 bln and 300 mln of petrochemical products between March 20 and September 20, 2008, MNA reported. Continued...
    
• Iran Air show slated for late October
  LONDON, October 6 (IranMania) - The 4th Iran International Air Show will be held on Kish Island from October 28 to 31, Civil Aviation Organization (CAO) Spokesman Reza Jafarzadeh announced, MNA reported. Continued...
    
• FTZ bill submitted to Itan's Majlis
  LONDON, October 6 (IranMania) - The administration submitted a bill to parliament calling for a note to be affixed to Article 28 of the Free Trade Zones Act, MNA reported. Continued...
    
• Iran invests mlns in Venezuela
  LONDON, October 6 (IranMania) - Iranian Industries and Mines Minister Ali-Akbar Mehrabian announced that the country has commissioned hundreds of mlns of dollars worth of industrial projects in Venezuela, MNA reported. Continued...
    
• Experts begin restoration of Rudaki mausoleum
  LONDON, October 6 (IranMania) - Iranian experts have begun the restoration process of the mausoleum of Rudaki in Panjrud near Dushanbe, Tajikistan, MNA reported. Continued...
    
• Seminar on birth anniversary of Sohrab Sepehri
  LONDON, October 6 (IranMania) - A 5-day seminar “We Nothing but Look”, organized to commemorate the 80th birthday of the late contemporary poet Sohrab Sepehri, is opening on Monday, MNA reported. Continued...
    
• Shajarian to unveil his new instrument
  LONDON, October 6 (IranMania) - A new musical instrument will be unveiled during concerts by the Shahnaz band, to be held at Tehran’s National Grand Hall from October 9 to 13, MNA reported. Continued...
    
• Artists to raise funds for cancer patients
  LONDON, October 6 (IranMania) - An exhibition of visual arts will be held on October 10 at the Niavaran Cultural Center to raise funds for patients suffering from cancer, MNA reported. Continued...
    
• Saba to host modern painting exhibit
  LONDON, October 6 (IranMania) - Tehran’s Saba Art and Cultural Institute will host an exhibition of modern paintings created by artists from Lorestan Province, MNA reported. Continued...
    
• Iranian story book hits Turkey’s bookstores
  LONDON, October 6 (IranMania) - “Karanlik Gecenin Yildizari” (The Stars of the Dark Night), a story book written by Iranian veteran author Fereidun Tonekaboni, was published in Turkey, MNA reported. Continued...
    
• Iranian “Kites” awarded at Russian Film Festival
  LONDON, October 6 (IranMania) - “Kites know no Chastity”, a short film by the junior Iranian director Hushmand Varaei received an award at the Open Saint Petersburg Student Film Festival that was held from September 25 to October 1, MNA reported. Continued...
    
• Restoration of banned “Fifer Man” cancelled
  LONDON, October 6 (IranMania) - The Office for Visual Arts cancelled the restoration of the banned “Fifer Man”, a statue that once had been installed in front of Tehran’s City Theater Complex, MNA reported. Continued...
    
• Yavari appointed as Rah Ahan coach
  LONDON, October 6 (IranMania) - Mahmoud Yavari was named as Rah Ahan football club coach. Continued...
    
• Iran crowned Berlin Karate tourney champ
  LONDON, October 6 (IranMania) - Iran’s karate team claimed the championship of the Berlin International Karate Tournament, MNA reported. Continued...
    
• US allows AIC to operate in Iran
  LONDON, October 6 (IranMania) - Washington has granted the American Iranian Council (AIC), a non-governmental organization, permission to open an office in Tehran, PressTV reported. Continued...
    
• Pars Orchestra to perform in Tehran
  LONDON, October 6 (IranMania) - The Pars Children Orchestra is set to hold a concert to celebrate the International Children's Day in the Iranian capital of Tehran, PressTV reported. Continued...
    
• Iran's Cyanosis to go to DOK Leipzig
  LONDON, October 6 (IranMania) - Iran's Cyanosis is slated to be screened at the 2008 International Leipzig Festival for Documentary and Animated Film, DOK Leipzig, PressTV reported. Continued...
    
• EU, US block IAEA Israel resolution
  LONDON, October 6 (IranMania) - The International Atomic Energy Agency conference of 145 nations criticizes Israel for refusing to put its atomic program under monitoring, PressTV reported. Continued...
    
• 800-year-old watermill found in Iran
  LONDON, October 6 (IranMania) - A 13th-century watermill has been unearthed during the sixth season of excavations at Bisotun in Iran's western Kermanshah province, PressTV reported. Continued...
    
• Israel to sabotage Iran 'game changer' deal
  LONDON, October 6 (IranMania) - Israel's outgoing Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert, will lobby Russia against equipping Iran with the powerful S-300 defense system, PressTV reported. Continued...
    
• US to discuss modern Iranian cinema
  LONDON, October 6 (IranMania) - Skagit Valley Community College is slated to offer a 'Contemporary Iranian Cinema' course, featuring ten recent Iranian films in the US, PressTV reported. Continued...
    
• Iran says oil prices suffer from oversupply
  LONDON, October 6 (IranMania) - Iranian Oil Minister Gholam-Hossein Nozari says the recent fall in oil prices is a direct result of excess crude supply in global markets, PressTV reported. Continued...
    
• Iran proposes wartime IPI amendment
  LONDON, October 6 (IranMania) - Iran reportedly plans to introduce an amendment to the Peace Pipeline project that would allow Tehran to reduce gas supplies to Pakistan, PressTV reported. Continued...
    
• 'Onus of Iranian hostages on Pakistan'
  LONDON, October 6 (IranMania) - The head of Iran's Law Enforcement Agency (NAJA) says Pakistan is responsible for the lives of the Iranians taken hostage in the country, PressTV reported. Continued...
    
• Iran: New regional powers emerging
  LONDON, October 6 (IranMania) - Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) says new regional powers are emerging following the fall of the world's unipolar powers, PressTV reported. Continued...
    
• French FM evokes Israeli strike on Iran
  
  LONDON, October 6 (IranMania) - French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner says Israel would strike Iran, under the pretext that the country is seeking nuclear bombs, PressTV reported. Continued...
    
• Iraq wants Iran, US to resume talks
  LONDON, October 6 (IranMania) - Baghdad has urged Tehran and Washington to resume the tripartite Iraq security talks in a bid to restore stability to the country, PressTV reported. Continued...
    
• Iran defeats Bahrain in AFC U-16 Championship
• Iran beats Libya at Futsal World Cup
• Khatami preconditions childish: Iran's journalist


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