Middle Orient Press

Iran, with its 70 million-population, with its huge surface area (almost two times bigger than Turkey), and with its abundant energy resources, is one of the most crucial states of the Middle East region. At the same time, Iran has the second largest economy of Middle East and Muslim geography …

TEHRAN (FNA) – Germany’s Ambassador to Iran Herbert Honsowitz paid a visit to Fars News Agency on Monday, where he was briefed about FNA’s working process, policies and strategies.

TEHRAN (FNA) – Hamedan, once capital of ancient Persia, is today known not only for its tourist charms, including its historical monuments and relics of the past, but also for the good reputation of its climbing sites and views in western Iran.

Kosovo declared independence from Serbia on Sunday, ending a long chapter in the bloody breakup of Yugoslavia.

Here is a chronology of some of the main events in Lebanon since former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri was killed on February 14, 2005, along with 22 others.

Iraq’s parliament is deadlocked over passing key legislation, including the 2008 budget. At the same time, the government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is under mounting pressure to take advantage of better security to improve the delivery of basic services and speed up reconciliation by pushing through important laws.

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

A cameraman working for an Iraqi Shi’ite satellite television channel and his driver were killed by a roadside bomb attack north of Baghdad on Tuesday, an official from the channel said.

MESAJUL E.S. DL. HAMID REZA ARSHADI, AMBASADOR, CU OCAZIA ZILEI NATIONALE A REPUBLICII ISLAMICE IRAN 11 FEBRUARIE 2008 Iranul se află în inima Orientului Mijlociu, fiind o punte de legătură între Marea Caspică ÅŸi Golful Persic. Datorită varietăţii climatice caracteristica zonei Iranului, este posibil ca în acelaÅŸi moment al anului, …

Lebanon has been going through the worst political crisis since the 1975-90 civil war. The country has been without a president since November as leaders of its rival factions are unable to agree on a national unity government.