TEHRAN (FNA) – Four consecutive earthquakes have hit the southern Iranian province of Fars, the strongest of them measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale.

TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran is waiting for Egypt’s approval to send relief aid to Gaza.

TEHRAN (FNA) – Bahrain’s foreign minister called for Iran’s help in establishing security in the Persian Gulf region, a Japanese newspaper reported.

TEHRAN (FNA) – The United Arab Emirates’ Vice-President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum on Thursday reiterated his country’s firm stand against launching a military strike on Iran, underlining the peaceful drive of Iran’s nuclear programs.

TEHRAN (FNA) – A senior official with South Africa’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged members of the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday to avoid discrediting the body by making unmeasured moves concerning Iran’s peaceful nuclear activities.

TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran’s Ambassador to Spain Davoud Salehi says Washington is falsely trying to portray Iran’s nuclear activities as ambiguous.

TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran and Pakistan may sign the Gas Sales Purchase Agreement (GSPA) in Tehran in last week of the current month on Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline project, Pakistani sources said on Thursday.

TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran’s first cultural celebration has begun in Syria which is hoped to boost religious and recreational tourism between the two countries.

KABUL, Afghanistan — With criticism of the war in Afghanistan increasing on both sides of the Atlantic, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday that European governments needed to convince their people that sending troops to Afghanistan — and keeping them there — should remain a priority for NATO.

OTTAWA  — Canadian troops fired more than 4.7 million bullets at insurgents over the last 20 months in Afghanistan, according to new statistics released by the military.