TEHRAN (FNA)- Iraqi president Jalal Al Talabani is in the United States to receive medical treatment, but he will make time during his journey to follow up secret talks with American officials on the Iranian nuclear issue, sources from the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, headed by Al Talabani, said.
Read More »Iran Aids Lebanon with Reconstruction
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran sign a grant agreement with the Lebanese Council for Development and Reconstruction to help the Council repair the road between Naqoura and Marjayoun in southern Lebanon.
Read More »Iranian President Honors Journalists’ Day
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad met with a group of journalists and media people here in Tehran Thursday night to honor Journalists’ Day (August 7).
Read More »Israeli-Palestinian hatreds envenom West Bank city
HEBRON, West Bank (Reuters) – The Palestinian juice vendor cursed after an Israeli soldier stopped him from trundling his barrow into Hebron’s ancient covered market.
Read More »Gaza militants warn Israel truce may end in 3 weeks
GAZA (Reuters) – Gaza’s Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) militant group on Thursday warned Israel that a truce between Israel and Hamas which went into effect on June 19 was in danger of collapse, saying it could end in three weeks.
Read More »U.N. Iraq mandate renewed; Baghdad wants more U.N. help
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council voted on Thursday to keep the United Nations mission in Iraq for another year, as Baghdad urged the world body to do more to help it transform into a functioning democracy.
Read More »Moscow Denies Sanctions Deal against Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Russia yesterday denied having agreed with the US, UK and other countries to push for another round of economic sanctions against Iran at the United Nations.
Read More »West’s Threats against Iran Drive UAE Markets across Redline
TEHRAN (FNA)- Geopolitical concerns continue to affect the UAE market with Dubai and Abu Dhabi declining, though volumes picked up in both.
Read More »Iran Denies US Allegations on Iraq
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations accused Washington of trying to use Tehran as a scapegoat for its own blunders in Iraq.
Read More »US Doubts Germany’s Willingness to Pressure Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Germany’s allies are dismayed that the German government has granted a German firm permission to supply three natural gas plants to Iran at the same time they’re trying to pressure Iran into suspending its nuclear program, US and European officials said Tuesday.
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