Iran

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said his country and Russia could play a key role in “shaping new international relations” through promoting ties.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Major powers agreed on Friday to make a new offer of incentives to Iran to give up its right of uranium enrichment.

Occupation sources in Wilayah Dagestan of the Caucasus Emirate report that the ringleader of a gang named “Interior Ministry of Dagestan” A. Magomedtagirov has said that the intelligence got information on possible attacks of Mujahideen in several cities: Shamilkala (former Makhachkala), Khasavyurt, Kizilyurt, Kizlyar, TemirHanShura (formerly Buinaksk), Kaspiysk, and Derbent.

DUBAI (Reuters) – Leaders of Pakistan’s month-old ruling alliance narrowed differences on Thursday over the reinstatement of judges ousted by President Pervez Musharraf to calm fears that the coalition was about to break up.

TEHRAN (FNA)- An earthquake measuring 4.7 on the Richter scale jolted three towns in Lorestan province, western Iran, injuring over 100 people.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran has presented representatives of natural gas-exporting countries with proposals aimed at turning an existing informal forum into an OPEC-like structure.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Russian President Vladimir Putin has told Iran’s president that there will be continuity in Russia’s relations with Tehran, a senior Russian official was quoted as saying.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian government’s economic committee which draws up monetary policies has called for keeping bank lending rates at 12 percent.

TEHRAN (FNA)- A Canadian pro-Israeli group was forced to withdraw its application to attend the United Nations conference on racism after repeated objections by Iran.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran had totally removed US dollars in the country’s oil transactions, an Oil Ministry official said on Wednesday.