Iran

TEHRAN (FNA) – The year 2008 is a crucial year where many regional and international developments are taking place which have direct impact on both Iran and Pakistan.

TEHRAN (FNA) – The International Atomic Energy Agency’s Spokeswoman Melissa Fleming said that the UN nuclear watchdog will prepare its final report on Iran by late February.

TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran and the United States will hold a new round of talks over Iraq’s security in Baghdad next week, an Iraqi Foreign Ministry official said on Saturday.

TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran plans to privatize 47 firms in its energy sector worth $90 billion and set up a holding company for these assets which it will list on four international exchanges, a National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) executive said.

TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran’s Presidential Advisor Mohammad Nasser Biriya has said that Turkey’s approval of the Hijab law shows Islam has prevailed in the country.

TEHRAN (FNA) – Iranian Consul General Saeed Kharazi on Saturday called for stronger bilateral ties between the peoples and governments of Iran and Pakistan.

The Islamic Culture and Relations Organization Director Mahdi Mostafavi has lauded President Mahmud Ahmadinejad’s planned visit to Iraq, saying it will be “an important step towards expansion of bilateral relations”. 

 Iran has started building a second atomic power plant, Iran’s Ambassador to Russia Gholamreza Ansari was quoted as saying on Friday by Itar-Tass news agency. 

TEHRAN (FNA) – Tehran’s interim Friday Prayers leader Ayatollah Ahmad Khatami stressed that the Israeli regime could never thwart Palestinian Intifada through continued siege on Gaza and massacre of Palestinians

TEHRAN (FNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki here Friday assigned new heads for his European, Asian and Economic affairs departments.