Middle Orient

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian archeologists have recently found an ancient epitaph in a village located in the country’s northwestern province of Zanjan.

TEHRAN (FNA)- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi warned Washington about the dire consequences it has to face in case of military attack against the Islamic Republic.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Two OPEC oil ministers have dismissed calls for an emergency meeting before September, dampening hopes that members of the cartel will follow Saudi Arabia’s lead and increase production.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian authorities lifted the need for visa for the citizens of D-8 member states who want to visit Iran for tourism stays.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The top UN official in Iraq has condemned last week’s gun attack against Iranian diplomats based in Baghdad that has left four people wounded, including two diplomats.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The US opposition to Iran’s peaceful nuclear program stems from the fact that it is afraid of Muslims’ progress and well-being, deputy foreign minister Ali Reza Sheikh Attar said.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian government recently approved a new law pertaining to Iran and Kuwait that is designed to promote mutual investment.

TEHRAN (FNA)- He was not aware of the intricacies involved in the gas pipeline Iranian officials were in India to talk about. But, for 64-year-old Fathollah Abbasi, an artist, a pipeline that would open up exchange of art and culture was something necessary.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States plans to speed up assistance to Lebanon’s army but has no plans as yet to increase current military aid to deal with the latest crisis, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday.

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s cabinet is likely to cancel measures on Wednesday that angered the Iranian-backed Hezbollah movement and triggered the worst internal conflict since the country’s civil war, political sources said.