Iran

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian pistachio, which ranks as one of the country’s largest export items next to oil and gas, is down to one-third of its usual crop due to frost.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The 26th edition of the Havana International Business Fair entered its second day Tuesday, dedicating this time to Uruguay, Canada and Iran, sources from the organizing committee said.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Mostafa Mohammad Najjar said on Tuesday that Iranian experts had produced new stealth micro submarines, vessels and lightweight aircraft.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad would soon name a caretaker to head the Interior Ministry, a senior presidential aide said after the parliament sacked former minister Ali Kordan in an impeachment session on Tuesday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- An earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale jolted the port city of Bandar Kong in Iran’s southeastern province of Hormozgan Wednesday morning.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian parliament on Tuesday voted to sack Interior Minister Ali Kordan for lying about his credentials and presenting a fake degree from a prestigious British university.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Deputies of Iranian and South Korean foreign ministers in Seoul emphasized the need to upgrade cooperation.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki was in Damascus today, where he met Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad and Vice-President Farouq al-Shar’a.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday evening that the Lebanese resistance to Israeli regime is good example for all regional nations.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s central bank warned on Monday that if oil prices fall under 60 dollars a barrel, the country’s economy will struggle to survive the world financial crisis.