Middle Orient

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will stop in New Delhi next week on a brief “working visit” to be topped by talks on two multi-billion dollar energy deals, an official said Monday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei will be traveling to Fars province, officials have announced.

TEHRAN (FNA)- A poll released on Monday said eight out of 10 Arabs have an unfavorable view of the United States and only six percent believe the US troop build-up in Iraq in the past year has worked.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran said on Wednesday a June deadline would be the last chance for France’s Total and Royal Dutch Shell to finalize deals on developing two major oil and gas assets in the Persian Gulf.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and Pakistan are likely to sign the gas pipeline project by April 25 even if India chooses to stay away for the time being, officials said.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Chinese foreign ministry on Tuesday steered clear of the new issues thrown up by Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf, who invited China to join the Iran-India-Pakistan gas pipeline project.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad voiced Tehran’s preparedness to assist Malawi with progress and advancement, specially in improving its agricultural and healthcare systems.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Pakistan seeks to expand economic cooperation with Iran, Pakistani ambassador to Tehran Shafkat Saeed said in a meeting here on Wednesday with the parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Chairman, Alaeddin Borujerdi.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The European Union has asked Iran to bring its nuclear facilities under West’s further scrutiny by joining a treaty that would let the US and other nations Tehran is at odds with review the details of its sites and programs.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The “Spotlight on Iran” sidebar at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, which opens Thursday, is in jeopardy because of problems arranging travel documents for Iranian filmmakers.