Iran

TEHRAN (FNA)- Isfahan’s Saruj Cement Factory will be inaugurated tomorrow with the attendance of the Industries and Mines’ Minister, the ministry’s public relations announced here on Tuesday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Britain says that it will pursue sanctions on the Islamic Republic’s oil and gas sectors as ‘an important part of its political agenda’.

Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mahmud Mashhadani arrives in Tehran to discuss the regional developments as well as boosting bilateral relations.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Any offensive action by Tel Aviv would be seen as an attack by Washington, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said symbolizing Israel as a signature mark of the United States in the middle east.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran has banned the imports of dairy products from China over contamination concerns.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and Eritrea here on Sunday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to bolster cooperation in areas of culture, science and education.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian gas is an unavoidable source for the Nabucco pipeline project, which will supply fuel from the Caspian Sea region to Europe, Iranian Oil Minister Gholam Hossein Nozari said.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, in an interview published Monday, said his country did not believed Israel or the United States would launch a military strike against Iran over its nuclear program.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Cost issues and sanctions that limit access to Western technology make it more beneficial for Iran to export natural gas via pipeline than by tanker after cooling it to liquid, an Iranian official said on Sunday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called on Russia to refrain from providing Iran and Syria with advanced missiles and weapons technology, and vowed to raise the issue during a visit to Moscow starting on Monday.