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Iranian news agency Irna to receive EUR 1m for anti-western propaganda

Friday February 17th 2006, 12:03 pm
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The news agency of the Islamic republic (IRNA) will benefit from an additional one million euros in the budget of the next Iranian year, starting on 20 March, to ‘combat propaganda strategies of foreign powers’ and halt the ‘cultural invasion of the West,’ reported Iran’s news agency Fars, which is very close to president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. ‘This fund should serve the purpose of strengthening Irna’s presence abroad and boost the ability of the state agency in the circulation of Iran’s position on national and international issues,’ said a statement published by Fars. Under the president’s budget bill, now before parliament, the state broadcasting monopoly and the Institute for Islamic Propagation, whose activities include the publishing of books and propaganda abroad, will also benefit from budget rises of 46 per cent and 96 per cent respectively. (AKI News,February 17, 2006)

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