Iran

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.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Ignoring the necessary balance between the countries’ nuclear commitments and their nuclear rights means a weakening of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s status and disregarding its objectives, Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili said.

TEHRAN (FNA)- A jury hearing the case of a British Army interpreter from Brighton who was accused of spying for Iran retired to consider its verdict.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Lebanese President Michel Sleiman is slated to pay an official visit to Tehran on November 24.