Middle Orient

TEHRAN (FNA) Kenya’s ambassador to Iran underlined the need for the two countries’ universities to develop Islamic and cultural relations.

TEHRAN (FNA) UN nuclear watchdog chief Mohamed ElBaradei returned to the IAEA headquarters in Vienna after two days of fruitful talks with Iranian officials.

TEHRAN (FNA) Chief Minister of Pakistani Balochistan Sardar Saleh Muhammad Bhotani on Saturday said Pakistan and Iran enjoy strong brotherly relations, adding that Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline would benefit people of both countries.

TEHRAN (FNA) Iran’s special envoy Kazem Jalali conferred with Pakistan’s Caretaker Prime Minister Mohammedmian Soomro about bilateral relations and other issues of mutual interest in a meeting in Islamabad on Saturday.

TEHRAN (FNA) An Iranian director has produced what he says is the first film giving an Islamic view of Jesus Christ, in a bid to show the “common ground” between Muslims and Christians.

TEHRAN (FNA) The return of the Iranian nuclear dossier to the UN nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, would be a major step towards settling the dispute, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman said.

TEHRAN (FNA) Several of Iran’s political heavyweights, including ex-nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani, are among more than 7,000 hopefuls who have signed up to stand in March parliamentary elections, officials said on Saturday.

TEHRAN (FNA) An Iranian official said on Saturday that Iran would not resume gas deliveries to Turkey early next week if it cannot meet domestic demand, after Ankara said it would happen by Monday at the latest.

TEHRAN (FNA) Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei demanded an end to UN Security Council oversight of Iran’s nuclear program during a meeting with the International Atomic Energy Agency Director Genera, Mohamed ElBaradei here in Tehran on Saturday.

GAZA – Palestinian gunmen stormed the American International School in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Saturday, smashing windows, seizing computers and torching buses but causing no injuries, security sources said.