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.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iran’s clay tablets will undergo a scientific scrutiny as soon as Tehran reclaims them from Chicago University, Secretary of the Popular Committee for the Reclamation of Iran’s Historical and Cultural Possessions Shahryar Aminian said.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Gholam Ali Haddad Adel stressed that sacrilege of Islamic values and sanctities and the plots hatched against Islamic countries are all a product of the enemies’ fear from Muslim vigilance.