Middle Orient

TULKARM, West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli troops killed an Islamic Jihad militant in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, residents said, in an incident that could complicate Egyptian-mediated efforts to broker a Gaza ceasefire.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei met with visiting Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono here on Tuesday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- A large number of Iranians from different walks of life met with the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, here on Wednesday to stress their fervent desire to take part in the upcoming parliamentary elections.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Firefighting squads in Iran’s western province of Lorestan have striven hard in recent days to extinguish sporadic fires which have most probably been started by imprudent picnic-goers who began summer camping even before the winter ends.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei on Tuesday said that “unity and cooperation will develop the Islamic world into a major global power”.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran will sign a final agreement to export gas via pipeline to Pakistan in April, an official from the National Iranian Gas Company said.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Transportation Minister Mohammad Rahmati and the visiting president of the Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB) and the Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK) explored avenues for consolidation of mutual trade ties in a meeting here on Tuesday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned Slovenia’s charge d’affaires Matjaz Puc to convey its anger at “violations of religious sanctities” in the European Union.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Managing Director of Iran Railways Company Hassan Ziari said his country has signed a USD 450 million deal with German electronic giant Siemens to build 150 locomotives, adding that Siemens has vowed to deliver the first train to Iran’s fleet within the next 30 months.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Mohammed Nahavandian, the president of Iranian Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Mines, said Tuesday Iran wants Turkish investors to make use of opportunities in its territories.