Middle Orient News

CAIRO – Egypt will send a team to assess security in Baghdad with a view to upgrading its diplomatic representation, reduced after the 2005 killing of an Egyptian diplomat, Egypt’s foreign minister was quoted as saying.

TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran’s Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates Hamid Reza Asefi said on Wednesday that the new report of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was very clear and proved that Tehran has never diverted from the peaceful path of its nuclear program.

TEHRAN (FNA) – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Morocco’s Foreign Trade Minister Abdelatif Maazoz discussed further expansion of ties and cooperation in a meeting here in Tehran on Tuesday.

TEHRAN (FNA) – Tehran’s public security police squad shows strong resolve to enhance citizens’ security as it continues to arrest drug dealers and street gangs in the Iranian capital.

TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran’s Reds delight their millions of fans across the world these days as they still show firm determination in practice sessions even after a FIFA ruling for a six point deduction changed their top position with a third place in Iran’s pro league.

TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran’s Energy Minister Parviz Fattah said that Iran is holding top record on dam construction in the world, mentioning that Iranian companies are implementing 90 dam projects concurrently.

TEHRAN (FNA) – Indonesia has opposed a third resolution imposing sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, a day after Libya, another non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, expressed its opposition to the measure.

TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran’s senior presidential advisor Mojtaba Samareh Hashemi said that ratification of a new resolution by the UN Security Council against Tehran over its peaceful nuclear activities will be ridiculous.

TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran blasted the European Union for its biased standing and sympathy for the Zionist regime, saying that the EU is under the influence of the Zionist lobby.

TEHRAN (FNA) – From playing in provincial theatres in northwestern Iran for more than four decades to winning the coveted Silver Bear Award for best actor at the Berlin Film festival, a fairly tale has come true for Iranian actor Reza Naji.