From: farzin@apollo3d.apollo3.ntt.JP (Farzin Mokhtarian)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.iranian
Subject: News of Iran
Date: 18 Aug 92 01:03:48 GMT
Organization: none


                             
News briefs from Kayhaan Havaii # 993:
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o MKO cooperates with Iraqi gov. in murder of shi'a in south Iraq
          
o Extensive efforts by Iran to end massacre of muslims in Bosnia
          
o Murder of Fereydoon Farokhzaad in Bonn. Farokhzaad had denounced
  MKO in a letter to Kayhaan Havaii and was severely attacked by
  by MKO radio. 
              
o The German company Siemens has refused to complete the construction
  of the nuclear power plant in Bushehr on the grounds that it is not
  permitted to do so by the German government. Iran has already paid
  about 5.8 billion German marks. The International Atomic Energy
  Agency has already visited Iran and confirmed that Iran has no
  nuclear weapons program. Furthermore, Iran has also agreed to
  IAEA inspections at any time at Iran's expense. It is not clear 
  from the article whether the Germans plan to compensate Iran
  or not!
             
o French gays call for freedom of homosexuality in Iran (the article
  does not say whether they also called for freedom of homosexuality
  in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait or not)
   
o BBC TV program reported on CIA handouts to Reza Pahlavi,
  BaniSadr, Bakhtiar, and Ganji. Former CIA director Webster had
  suggested that 500,000 dollars per month be given to Pahlavi.
  BaniSadr had requested for 5,000 dollars per month.
   
o Russia will pay the ex-soviet union's debt to Iran.
   
o Moafi can be purchased at different rates depending on education
  but apparently for Iranians living abroad it is $6,600 for a
  temporary moafi and $16,600 for a permanent moafi regardless
  of education.
    
o From now on, no heavy industries will receive foreign currency at the
  official rate (as compared to "competative" or "floating" rate).
                           
o An Iranian student was killed in Sarajevo.
                             
o Iran-Khodro will start producing new buses with a capacity of 100
  passengers. This year Iran-Khodro company produced 40,000 Peykaans
  and Peugots, 5,000 mini-buses and 3,500 buses which supplied 70%
  of Iran's transportation needs. Last year $35 million was earned
  by vehicle exports to Africa and Arab countries. That figure is
  expected to reach $40 million this year. Starting in Mehr (next
  month), Peykaan model 1600 will be sold at one million toman
  which will reduce the price by 40% (so the cost is around 1.6
  million toman now). 80 industrial units are now working with
  Iran-khodro to build parts of Paykaan. Presently, 90% of Paykaan's
  parts are made in Iran.
                             
o During the first 4 months of 71, value of Iran's non-oil exports 
  increased by 23% compared to the same period last year.
  The major items were: carpets, pistachios, different types
  of skins, copper and copper products, leather shoes and
  bags, clothing and vehicles. The total value for that period
  was $752 million. 
                      
o Washington Post reported that 169 Palestinian children were killed
  by Israel between Dec. 87 and Dec. 89. More than half were never
  involved in any demonstrations.
                           
o Washington Post: Saddam Hussein was able to delay UN inspectors
  and remove any documents he wanted from the agriculture ministry.
    
o 3 Gold, 9 silver and 17 bronze medals for Iranian child artists
  participating in the 22nd international children's art exhibition
  titled "Nippon-Japan 1992". 294,000 children from 65 countries
  displayed their paintings.
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 - Farzin Mokhtarian
   farzin@apollo3.ntt.jp