Middle Orient

The International Atomic Energy Agency’s 35-nation Board of Governors is due to discuss a recent report by the IAEA Director General, Mohamed ElBaradei on Iran’s nuclear activities later this week, a spokesman of the UN nuclear watchdog agency said.

Iran’s Ambassador to Cambodia Seyed Javad Ghavam Shahidi voiced Tehran’s preparedness to assist Phnom Penh in developing and renovating the country, in oil, gas and petrochemical sectors in particular.

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki will visit Doha later this week to discuss the nuclear issue with Qatari authorities, Iranian Ambassador Mohamed Taher Rabbani said on Sunday.

Proposed by foreign minister and approved by the president, Mohammad Reza Bakhtyari was appointed as Iran’s ambassador to South Korea.

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki in an article published in the Thai paper ‘The Nation’ presented his country’s views about world peace and security, and further elaborated on Iran’s nuclear policies.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrived on a lightning visit to Iran on Monday, the latest evidence of the burgeoning ties between the two states.

Hamas security briefly detained on Saturday the father of iconic Palestinian boy Mohammed El-Dura, who became a national symbol when he was

The British and French foreign ministers met Palestinian and Israeli leaders on Sunday in a bid to boost the chances of success at a US-sponsored Middle East peace meeting later this

A Philippine travel ban to Afghanistan has been lifted to allow its nationals to work for subcontractors employed by the United States and coalition

French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner arrived in Beirut on Sunday night for his sixth visit to the country since May, as US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice telephoned political leaders in a bid to push