Iran

TEHRAN (FNA)- An Iranian couple, determined to spread peace and knowledge about Iran by bicycling around the world, has completed their tour of the United States and moved onto Japan.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that his country is seeking fair and balanced relations with all the world countries, including the US, based on mutual respect.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Oil Minister Gholam Hossein Nozari said that his country has proposed a formula for pricing gas supplies to Pakistan.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki stressed that his country plays a strategic role in energy transfer to Europe, specially following the latest developments in the Caucasus.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization Gholam Reza Aqazadeh is to leave Tehran for Vienna Sunday night to attend the 52nd annual meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) General Assembly.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili said that the decision by the world powers to introduce a new UN Security Council resolution against Tehran is merely aimed at staging a show of solidarity.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and Pakistan enjoy close brotherly relations, said Tehran’s Ambassador to Islamabad Mashallah Shakri.

TEHRAN (FNA)- As many as 20 subsidiaries of Iran’s National Petrochemical Company have been shortlisted for private ownership, a senior NPC official said.

TEHRAN (FNA)- An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale jolted southern Iran early Friday morning, causing panic among residents of the neighboring UAE who felt the aftershocks.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa met with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the sidelines of the 63rd UN General Assembly sessions in New York on Thursday, where he praised Iran for helping Sri Lanka solve its energy crisis.