Iran

 TEHRAN (FNA)- As part of its vigorous cultural diplomacy in neighboring countries that share its language, Iran is driving plans for a Persian-language satellite network to broadcast in Afghanistan and Tajikistan in an effort to increase solidarity among the three nations.

 TEHRAN (FNA)- The head of Russian Railways (RZD) will meet with officials in Tehran on Saturday to discuss plans for the electrification of parts of Iran’s rail system, the company announced.

 TEHRAN (FNA)- The European Parliament President, Hans-Gert Pottering, praised Iran’s crucial and undeniable position in the region and the world.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran Tractor Manufacturing Company (ITMC) has implemented a production line to manufacture Iranian-made tractors in Uganda and Zimbabwe.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and South Korea have underscored the need to develop bilateral cooperation, focusing on the transportation sector.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran has suspended pilgrim tours to Shiite Muslim holy sites in Iraq because of rising violence there.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), India’s top explorer, was in talks to develop oil and gas fields in Iran but a definitive agreement was still some way off, the company’s chairman said on Thursday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- India, Asia’s third-largest oil consumer, plans to resume talks with Pakistan over a pipeline to transport natural gas from Iran, New Delhi’s Oil Minister Murli Deora said.

TEHRAN (FNA)- On the evening of March 19, the promise of a unique seminar drew throngs of students and professors into a packed lecture hall at Prague’s University of Economics to get first-hand information about Iran’s nuclear plans.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini blasted Thursday the US occupying forces’ recent act of fingerprinting and imposing restrictions on the Iranian pilgrims on Iran-Iraq borders.