Iran

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iran Central Chamber of Cooperatives (ICCC) will represent the country in the first World Cooperatives Exhibition (ICA Expo 2008) which kicks off in Lisbon on Wednesday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Interior Minister Ali Kordan said here Thursday that no Taliban militia is in Iran and in custody there.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Jordan said Iran plays a key role in establishing security in the Middle East and is also influential in fighting against terrorism.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Cultural Director of Tehran Province Endowments and Charity Affairs Department Hojjatoleslam Mohammad Mehdi Hatami announced that the martyrdom ceremony of Imam Jafar Sadeq (AS) will be held on Oct. 25 in 40 different locations in Tehran.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The deputy chief of the General Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces said on Wednesday that any aggression on Iran will drive the country’s operation beyond its borders.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Oil Minister Gholam Hossein Nozari on Thursday called for a two million barrel reduction in OPEC production level to stabilize falling prices in the light of the global economic crisis.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and Pakistan said they are willing to undertake bilaterally a stalled multi-billion-dollar gas pipeline even if India does not join the project.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said in Manama on Wednesday that his country’s dispute with the UAE over the three Iranian islands of the Greater Tunb, the Lesser Tunb and Abu Musa should be resolved through mutual dialogue.

TEHRAN (FNA)- We will never allow any action to take place against Iran from Iraq’s territory, Kurdish Regional Administration Leader Massoud Barzani said in a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here on Wednesday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The leader of Iraq’s Kurdish regional administration, Massoud Barzani, arrived in Tehran leading a high-profile delegation on an official visit to Iran.