TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Tourism Information Office was inaugurated in Istanbul, Turkey in a ceremony attended by deputy head of Cultural Iran’s Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization’s Investment and Projects Department, Mehdi Jahangiri.
Read More »Bomb in Pakistani capital, warplanes hit militants
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A suicide bomber attacked police headquarters in Islamabad, warplanes killed 20 Islamist fighters in the northwest, and children died in a roadside blast on Thursday as Pakistan’s war with militants intensified.
Read More »Georgia villages “torched,” satellite study shows
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Hundreds of houses in ethnic Georgian villages in South Ossetia were torched in August, after Russian troops took control of the area, according to an analysis of satellite images released on Thursday.
Read More »Serbia faces new setback in Kosovo diplomacy
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Two of Serbia’s closest neighbors are expected to move toward recognizing Kosovo on Thursday, a blow to Belgrade’s efforts to counter the secession of its former province.
Read More »Russia’s Putin dismisses call to fire finmin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin brushed aside a demand by the Communist Party to sack Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin on Thursday, saying now was not the time to discuss mistakes made by economic authorities.
Read More »Turkey extends operations in Iraq as a fresh attack claims lives
At least three police officers and a civilian have been killed in an attack in Diyarbakir in south-eastern Turkey. Unidentified assailants reportedly opened fire on a police bus on the ouskirts of the mainly Kurdish city. 22 other people, mainly trainee officers, have been injured.
Read More »Potential world court ruling on Kosovo’s status provokes dismay in Pristina
The UN’s decision to refer the issue of Kosovo’s status to the International Court of Justice has met with dismay in Pristina, which declared independence earlier this year.
Read More »Ukraine anger as another election looms
The people of Ukraine face a third election in three years — a second in a year — after President Viktor Yushchenko dissolved Parliament yesterday. The political in-fighting between the president’s party and that of Prime Minister Yulia Timoshenko made it quite clear that the coalition government could not go …
Read More »Iran, Russia to Bolster Parliamentary Cooperation
TEHRAN (FNA)- Russian Vice-Speaker of State Duma Valery Vazev conferred on Tuesday with Head of Iran-Russia Parliamentary Friendship Group Mehdi Sanaei on expansion of parliamentary cooperation between the two countries.
Read More »Iran to Begin Gas Exports to Armenia
TEHRAN (FNA)- A National Iranian Gas Export Company (NIGE) official announced that Iran plans to launch gas exports to Armenia in the very near future.
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