Visiting Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem in a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Manouchehr Mottaki here on Tuesday described the two countries’ continued consultations about bilateral ties and regional issues as “constructive and fruitful”.

Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani stressed that the world of Islam should have a permanent seat at the UN Security Council.

An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted the town of Ghaleh Tal in Iran’s southwestern province of Khuzestan on Tuesday.