Zitat:Iranian Zamzam Cola hits Saudi market to rival US giants

Iranian soft drink Zamzam Cola, considered a viable Islamic substitute for US global rivals Pepsi and Coca Cola, has started selling in the Saudi markets, the product agent said Tuesday.

"We started marketing the soft drink in the eastern province last week. We plan to extend distribution to other areas within a month's time," Hussein Baqshi, general manager of Al-Majarah Soft Drinks Co., told AFP.

Al-Majarah fought off stiff competition from several Saudi companies to win exclusive rights to distribute Zamzam Cola, named after Mecca's Zamzam holy spring water.
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Zitat:Bahrain: replacing American Coca Cola from Iranian Zamzam Cola

The people of Bahrain have replaced the American soft drink Coca Cola by an Iranian product with the name "Zamzam Cola" with the escalation of hostility feelings towards the US for its policy in the Middle East and with the launching of a people's committee for boycotting the American goods.

In a report, AFP said that boycotting the American drinks Coca Cola, Pepsi Cola resulted in importing substitute soft drink from an Iranian company and the turnout was good.

Zitat:Shahab3 postete
hmmm...das schmeckt ! Und wer kann bei heiliger Cola schon nein sagen :rofl:

Zitat:iran, eu: World-famous pistachio under cloud of EU ban over cancer fears

European fans of the Iranian pistachio will be able to continue savoring their nibbles for several more months, during which the Islamic republic must ease EU fears over health risks.
Iran’s pistachio industry had been in turmoil, with its product close to being banned in the European Union.
The head of Teheran’s Chamber of Commerce, Mohammad Reza Behzadian, said that in April Brussels gave Iran 40 days to cut aflatoxin levels in the greenish-red split shell nuts.
Aflatoxin is a substance found in mold and has been linked to cancer in the liver and kidneys. Along with nuclear proliferation, human rights abuses and terrorism, the topic has ranked among the top issues being discussed with the European bloc.
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Zitat:Azeri official: Some forces try to engage Iran and Azerbaijan
in a conflict

Baku, June 17, IRNA -- Azerbaijan`s Minister of National Security
Namik Abbasov in meeting with Iran`s Justice Minister Mohammad Esmail
Shoushtari here Wednesday said there are many forces who try to engage
the two countries in a conflict.
To obtain their objectives, these forces do any odious action,
therefore, in such circumstances protection of mutual interests is
very important, Abbasov added.
He said except Iran and Azerbaijan nobody else wants friendly
relations between the two countries.
Azerbaijani national security minister said," Our policy towards
Iran is clear and late President Heidar Aliyev was the founder of
this policy which has been continued by the current President Ilham
Aliyev".
He said Iranian officials` visits to Azerbaijan are very important
adding that the officials of the two countries should try for
prosperity and progress of the two neighbouring nations.

Zitat:Iran's supreme leader rejects World Bank, IMF economic models

TEHRAN, June 16 (AFP) - Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday rejected World Bank and IMF economic models for his country, during a ceremony to receive MPs of the new parliament, state television reported.

"Iran's development model must be based on cultural and historic conditions and on the beliefs of the people and, while using positive aspects of others' experiences, should not copy models of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF)," said Khamenei.

The government of Iran's reformist President Mohammad Khatami has followed a policy of economic opening, trying in particular to privatise part of the economy, which is more than 70 percent state-controlled.
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Iran has experienced strong economic growth in recent years, thanks largely to the high prices commanded by oil. In the last Iranian fiscal year, March 2003 to March2004 , growth was6 . 7percent.

The outgoing parliament in March approved a budget of 137 billion dollars, with growth forecast at7 . 4percent for the year starting last March20 .

But experts warn that Iran needs major foreign investment to reach that growth figure and to create jobs for the800 , 000young people who enter the labour market each year. More than three million Iranians are unemployed, according to officialfigures.

Zitat:Iran, 3rd giant handicraft exporter

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Hormuzgan Prov, June 14 - Iran takes the third place in terms of production and export of handicrafts after China and India, head of Iran's handicrafts organization Yadollah Tahernejad said here Sunday. ... ...