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TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and Malaysia are planning to work together in Islamic banking to step up the sector’s global presence and to expand business relations between the two countries. Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said Mellat Bank, a leading Iranian financial institution, was keen to establish an offshore branch …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Construction on a pipeline to deliver petrol and diesel fuel from Iran to Armenia will begin next year, Armenia’s Energy Minister Armen Movsisian said today “Armenia will receive petrol and diesel fuel from the oil refinery located in the Iranian city of Tabriz through the pipeline, construction of …

TEHRAN (FNA)- A firebomber from West Ealing has pleaded guilty to attempting to burn down the Iranian Embassy. Unemployed Ali Mustafa Rahimi, of Hastings Road, threw an explosive at the building’s wooden doors on September 22. He pleaded guilty to the crime, at Southwark Crown Court on Friday. The blaze …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Russia denied that it was delivering sophisticated S-300 surface-to-air missiles to Iran, following reports it was about to supply the weapons to the Islamic republic. “The information on the delivery of S-300 air-defense systems to Iran, which has appeared in certain media outlets, does not correspond to reality,” …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Economic Minister Shamseddin Hosseini and Bosnian Minister of Foreign Trade Mladen Zirojevic in a meeting here in Tehran on Monday explored avenues to expand mutual trade and economic relations. Iran seeks ways to boost cooperation with Bosnia in various sectors like banking, foreign investment, privatization, etc., he …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Monday that Iran-Oman ties can serve as a model for regional countries. In a meeting with Omani King Sultan Qaboos’ envoy, Abdelaziz Al-Rawwas, he added that the two countries’ relations have always been cordial and extensive. Stating that there is no change …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Minister of Commerce Massoud Mir-Kazemi on Monday expressed hope that Iran would expand its presence in the Balkan region so that it could reach the European markets. He made the remark while talking to the Islamic republic news agency after a ceremony during which Iran and Bosnia …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said he did not attend the two-day conference on Afghanistan in Paris due to the undiplomatic remarks made by French President Nicolas Sarkozy about Iran. Paris did not show the courtesy of a host, Mottaki stated during a joint press conference with Armenian …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran slammed the recent comments made by the US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, saying they are in line with Washington’s spiteful policies. Rice, at a meeting in New York on Tuesday, said, “All there expressed their concern about Iran’s nuclear policies and its regional ambitions.” She added …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi prepares to visit Tehran to conduct business negotiations with senior Iranian officials. The prime minister is visiting Iran to discuss cooperation on possible economic ventures between the two countries, Malaysian media outlets quoted Malaysian Foreign Minister Rais Yatim as saying on Wednesday.