Middle Orient

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.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday admired the country’s military might and proclaimed Iran as the most powerful nation in the world.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran is not considered a threat to the region, Russian Defense Attaché in Tehran Col. Viktor Lobanov said here on Tuesday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad voiced Tehran’s readiness for negotiations on nuclear and other issues provided such talks do not violate the country’s rights.

BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Car bombs on crowded streets killed more than 50 people in Sunni Arab areas of Iraq on Tuesday, a sudden spasm of violence in regions which had been comparatively quiet while battles raged in the Shi’ite south.

Following are security developments in Iraq at 8:30 a.m. EDT on Tuesday.* denotes new or updated items. * BAQUBA – A car bomb killed 40 people and wounded 80 in the city of Baquba, 65 km (42 miles) north of Baghdad, police said.

A U.S. soldier was killed in a roadside bomb attack on his vehicle in northeastern Baghdad on Monday, the U.S. military said.A roadside bomb killed a U.S. soldier in northern Salahuddin province, the U.S. military said on Monday.