Iran

TEHRAN, (ISNA)-Iran’s defense minister Mustafa Mohammad Najjar said on Sunday that making new weapons in Iran will boost Islamic Republic’s authority.

TEHRAN, (ISNA)-The Algerian foreign minister Mourad Medelci and four other ministers of Algeria arrived in Tehran on Saturday to prepare the grounds for the visit of Algeria’s president Abdul- Aziz Bouteflika.

TEHRAN, (ISNA)-Iran and Ecuador signed two memorandums of understanding on fisheries and agriculture. This is the first time that Iran and Ecuador sign MoU. The two memorandums are mainly a result of discussions between Iranian and Ecuadorian private sections.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Two Quakes measuring 4.2 and 4.1 on the Richter scale struck the cities of Benet and Sankhuast in the Iranian provinces of Sistan-Baluchestan and Northern Khorassan, respectively.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran on Saturday called for an immediate stop of military conflicts in South Ossetia, and voiced readiness to offer any help to end the crisis in South Ossetia.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran has asked India and Pakistan for an early trilateral meeting to finalize the long-delayed IPI gas pipeline project.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and Venezuela are to loan Bolivia 225 million dollars to create a state cement company for the construction of roads and houses, the deputy minister for small and medium business, Eduardo Peinado, said Saturday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian government has ordered the state oil company to deposit oil revenues only in selected banks, a move viewed as an effort to dodge toughening sanctions against Tehran.

TEHRAN (FNA)- A top Iranian military commander warned the West to consider energy prices before committing an act of aggression against Iran.

TEHRAN (FNA)- In less than a month crude oil, which some saw hitting 200 dollars a barrel by year-end, has plunged 32 dollars but a rebound could happen, for example, over the Iranian nuclear issue, analysts say.