Middle Orient

TEHRAN (FNA)- Europe’s hunger for natural gas and its lack of reliable suppliers is leading several countries to court Iran.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s costly gasoline imports should end in 2012 when refinery upgrades will make the nation an exporter of the motor fuel, an energy consultant said.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Oil giant Total said the French company cannot afford to lose deals with Iran as it is one of the largest oil producers in the world.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian ambassador to Beirut Mohammad Reza Sheibani on Wednesday expressed Iran’s support for Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri’s calls for dialogue between Lebanon’s political factions to resolve the country’s political crisis.

TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian nuclear official said that the Islamic Republic of Iran’s nuclear activities will never come to a halt.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and Turkey take one step further toward concluding a deal on development of Iran’s three South Pars gas fields, as delegations from the two neighbors discuss investment models during the week.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran condemned recent remarks by an Israeli minister, threatening to destroy the nation if Tehran launches an attack on the regime.

TEHRAN (FNA)- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has told Iran to prepare for “a great economic surgery, fundamental reforms, and a great construction movement”.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran denied Friday that it faced any “technical problems” in expanding its nuclear program.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Ahmadinejad said Iran is willing to negotiate about nuclear issues but talks over intrinsic national rights are pointless.