TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and Turkey have worked out the details, including the pricing, of a deal to produce natural gas in the Islamic Republic and export it to Turkey, senior Iranian and Turkish officials said on Tuesday.
Read More »Iran Asks West to Remove Ambiguities in Proposals
TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran said in a letter Tuesday that it would respond to an offer from six world powers related to Tehran’s nuclear program after receiving some clarifications about the proposals, an EU source said Tuesday.
Read More »Germany Pressed to Axe Iran Deal
TEHRAN (FNA) – Pressure is mounting on Germany to cancel its approval of a major business deal between a German company and Iran.
Read More »Hamas ‘releases Fatah official’
(BBC NEWS) Hamas says it has released the top representative of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah party in the Gaza Strip. Zakaria Agha was held for four days after being seized by Hamas gunmen.
Read More »West Bank teen dies from wounds
(BBC NEWS) Palestinian medical workers say a teenager shot by Israeli troops in the West Bank village of Nilin last week has died of his wounds.
Read More »Turkish dormitory collapse kills 17 schoolgirls
BALCILAR, Turkey (Reuters) – A gas explosion killed at least 17 girls and injured 27 others, wrecking a dormitory at a school in southern Turkey on Friday, a military rescue official said.
Read More »Fewer Iraqi civilians killed in July
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The number of civilians killed in Iraq last month fell to less than a quarter of the toll in July 2007, government figures released on Friday showed, underscoring a dramatic improvement in security.
Read More »Iraq govt calls for calm as Kirkuk row intensifies
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s government called for calm on Friday to dampen a bitter row over the status of Kirkuk, a day after Kurdish councilors called for the city to become part of the largely autonomous region of Kurdistan.
Read More »Sectarian tension hangs over north Lebanon city
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – In Tripoli’s most deprived areas, Lebanon’s lingering political troubles are being fought out in a sectarian conflict that threatens to cause more bloodshed.
Read More »Iran Tests New Naval Weapon
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said Monday it had successfully test-fired a naval weapon which could destroy any vessel within a range of 300 kilometers (190 miles).
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