Nine foreign and four domestic telecom companies have expressed interest in becoming Macedonia’s third mobile operator. The tender was announced late last month, and bids will be accepted through January 12th. By July 2007, the company is expected to be up and running.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Senior Iranian and Iraqi officials signed two cooperation agreements and Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) at the end of the two-day visit to Tehran by President Jalal Talabani.

Pope Benedict XVI, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I meet in Istanbul 30/11/2006 ISTANBUL, Turkey — The process of dialogue between the Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches was the focus of a closed-door meeting between Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I and visiting Pope Benedict XVI in Istanbul on Wednesday (November 29th). They also …

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- A new US Congressional Research Service (CRS) report has suggested that India’s long relationship with Iran and its support for Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) positions are obstacles to India’s taking a hard line on Iran.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Tuesday ruled out the possibility of sabotage in the Antonov-74 which crashed on Monday.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Presidential Advisor Sadeq Mahsouli is due to leave for the United Arab Emirates to deliver Ahmadinejad’s message to Khalifa bin Zayid al-Nuhayyan.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- First Vice-President Parviz Dawoodi voiced Iran’s preparedness to develop ties and enhance cooperation with Syria in all the various grounds.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said on Monday he was seeking Iran’s full co-operation to stabilize Iraq as he started talks with President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who vowed that Tehran would help.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad here Sunday stressed that Iran is ready to help Iraq’s occupiers withdraw from that country.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Withdrawal of occupying troops, transfer of affairs to the representatives of the Iraqi people and maintaining unity and solidarity among various groups set the only way to restore calm in Iraq, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Mohammad Ali Hoseini stressed.