Iran

TEHRAN (FNA) – The United Arab Emirates’ Vice-President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum on Thursday reiterated his country’s firm stand against launching a military strike on Iran, underlining the peaceful drive of Iran’s nuclear programs.

TEHRAN (FNA) – A senior official with South Africa’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged members of the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday to avoid discrediting the body by making unmeasured moves concerning Iran’s peaceful nuclear activities.

TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran’s Ambassador to Spain Davoud Salehi says Washington is falsely trying to portray Iran’s nuclear activities as ambiguous.

TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran and Pakistan may sign the Gas Sales Purchase Agreement (GSPA) in Tehran in last week of the current month on Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline project, Pakistani sources said on Thursday.

TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran’s first cultural celebration has begun in Syria which is hoped to boost religious and recreational tourism between the two countries.

TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran’s Customs Governor Hashem Rahbar, who is in Tashkent for an official visit, discussed ways of promoting mutual cooperation with his Uzbek counterpart Sadrkhan Naserev.

TEHRAN (FNA) – Five renovation and development projects were inaugurated Tuesday at Esfahan’s Martyr Beheshti Airport using a budget of around USD6mln.

TEHRAN (FNA) – The Iranian Consul General in Hong Kong, Abdullah Nekounam, advocates the development of inter-cultural cooperation with the Chinese.

TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran’s Persian Gulf Arab neighbors such as Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates are helping shield Tehran’s banking system from Washington’s “financial terrorism”, the governor of Iran’s central bank said on Tuesday.

TEHRAN (FNA) – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said a proposal he made in 2005 for an international consortium to enrich uranium inside his country is no more on the table.