Middle Orient News

A majority of Iranians will participate in the upcoming parliamentary elections, results of a recent opinion poll suggested.

Norway’s foreign minister voiced pleasure in Iran’s cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), and stressed the need for the two sides to continue the present course of interaction.

Visiting Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem in a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Manouchehr Mottaki here on Tuesday described the two countries’ continued consultations about bilateral ties and regional issues as “constructive and fruitful”.

Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani stressed that the world of Islam should have a permanent seat at the UN Security Council.

An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted the town of Ghaleh Tal in Iran’s southwestern province of Khuzestan on Tuesday.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Gholam Ali Haddad Adel met with his Syrian counterpart on the sidelines of the second General Assembly meeting of the Asian Parliaments Assembly (APA) here in Tehran on Tuesday.

An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale jolted the town of Aradan in Iran’s northern province of Semnan Monday night.

National Iranian Central Oil Company (NICOC) Managing Director Alireza Zeighami yesterday announced that the development of 18 new oil and gas fields would be put out to international tender in the first phase.

Iran said on Tuesday it has agreed to a new round of talks with United States on improving security in Iraq.

United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Force commander Major General Claudio Graziano said on Monday that Southerners and peacekeepers