TEHRAN (FNA) – An Iraqi delegation arrived in Iran on Monday to discuss the Algiers agreement which defines their common border.
Read More »Iran Starts Oil Production in Azadegan Field
TEHRAN (FNA) – Iran has started pumping oil from its biggest onshore oilfield of Azadegan in the southwest of the country, a project that was originally to be developed with a Japanese partner.
Read More »Iraq inches toward luring big oil investment
DUBAIÂ – Iraq is inching toward attracting the billions of dollars needed to revamp its oil sector but international oil companies are still not ready to commit the massive sums required.
Read More »Over 70 firms bid for Iraq oil contracts: ministry
Iraq currently produces only a fraction of its vast reserves, the third-largest in the world and among the cheapest to produce, and international oil firms have been positioning for years to gain access.
Read More »Palestinians say Jerusalem still high on agenda
RAMALLAH, West Bank – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has not agreed to postpone talks on the future of Jerusalem, a senior adviser said on Monday, disputing comments by Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.
Read More »Hezbollah will soon destroy Israel, says Iran Guards
TEHRAN – The head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Monday Israel would soon be destroyed by the “hands of Hezbollah”, the Lebanese group which is backed by the Islamic Republic, Fars News Agency reported.
Read More »UAE Premier Meets Iranian President
TEHRAN (FNA) – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and visiting UAE Vice-President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum discussed bilateral ties, regional developments and other issues of mutual interest in a meeting here on Monday.
Read More »UAE PM Stresses Peaceful Nature of Iran’s N. Activities
TEHRAN (FNA) – The United Arab Emirates’ Vice-President and Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum in a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Parviz Davoudi here in Tehran on Monday reiterated the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear activities.
Read More »IPC to Invite Iranian President to Attend 2008 Paralympics
TEHRAN (FNA) – Head of the International Paralympics Committee said that he would soon extend an official invitation to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to attend the inauguration ceremony of the 2008 competitions in Beijing.
Read More »Omani Deputy PM to Visit Iran
TEHRAN (FNA) – Oman’s Deputy Prime Minister for Cabinet Affairs Fahd bin Mahmud al-Said is due to pay a visit to Iran in the near future, Tehran’s ambassador to Masqat said here on Monday.
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