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TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad extended his congratulations to the Kenyan nation and President Mwai Kibaki on the country’s national day. Also in his message, the Iranian president stressed, “Providing benefits of the two nations is undoubtedly fully dependent on the expansion of ties in all areas.”

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, heading a high-ranking delegation, arrived in Minsk, Belarus, on Thursday. During the two-day visit, Mottaki and senior Belarusian officials are to review avenues to bolster bilateral ties and discuss regional and international developments. The Iranian minister is slated to attend meetings with Belarusian …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranians will stage anti-Israel rallies on December 12 before Friday prayers. Iranians will gather to voice hatred for Israel and their justice-seeking ideas in support of oppressed Gazans. Gaza, after days of tolerating the Israeli imposed blockade, is paying for its resistance and perseverance and is being hanged …

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) formed a troika compromising Iran, Indonesia and Syria to help the besieged people of Gaza. APA Secretary General Mohammad Hadi Nejad-Hosseinian said that the decision to form the group was made during the third APA meeting in Jakarta late November. He noted the …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Former US national security adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski urged Washington to establish ties with Iran saying the move would benefit the US. Brzezinski, a campaign adviser to US president-elect Barack Obama, helped former President Jimmy Carter to open full diplomatic ties with communist China. He stressed that the US …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Expediency Council Chairman Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Wednesday said that Israel must stand trial at the International Criminal Court for inhuman crimes against Gazans. The former President told reporters Israel has committed a “body of crimes against humanity in Gaza” and that the UN crimes tribunal has been negligent …

TEHRAN (FNA)- The UN Security Council remains gridlocked over Iran’s nuclear work, as member states have failed to reach a convergent stance on the issue. The Security Council, on Wednesday, heard a report by Belgium’s ambassador to the UN, who chairs the committee overseeing the implementation of three rounds of …

TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior advisor to US president-elect Barack Obama said the White House’s approach to Iran will undergo a “big change” in the future. William M. Drozdiak, who was delivering a speech in Berlin, also highlighted the important role Iran plays in the region. “Iran plays a key role …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran Monday condemned a European Union court ruling that said the EU was wrong to freeze the funds of the anti-Iran terrorist group, the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO). “What we have seen is a completely political ruling which lacks any legal basis,” Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hassan Qashqavi told …

TEHRAN (FNA)- A delegation from the Iranian Parliament will visit Turkey next week, an Iranian official said. Alaeddin Boroujerdi, Chairman of the parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, said that a delegation from his committee would hold talks in Turkey upon an invitation by Turkish Parliamentary Committee for Foreign …