French President Nicolas Sarkozy has announced he will visit Syria on 3-4 September as part of efforts to improve ties between the two countries.

TEHRAN (FNA)- A delegation from a Russian nuclear power construction company Atomstroyexport will discuss the completion of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran on September 1, a company spokesman said on Friday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran is ready to share its nuclear technology with Nigeria to help the energy-starved west African powerhouse boost electricity generation, a senior Iranian official said.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Pakistan’s Balochistan has demanded its share in the transit fee for the part of the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline to be passed through the province, sources in Pakistan Petroleum Ministry said.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Bolivia’s President Evo Morales left Friday on a trip to Libya and Iran to reinforce new diplomatic ties made with those two countries, officials said.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday blamed foreign interference for the crisis in Georgia and called on regional powers to come to a peaceful resolution.

TEHRAN (FNA)- World-renowned Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami has received the Glory to the Filmmaker award at the 65th Venice Film Festival.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Mostafa Mohammad Najjar emphasized that Iran considers its entire neighbors as its allies.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Strategists at the Pentagon are drawing up plans for devastating bombing raids backed by submarine-launched ballistic missile attacks against Iran’s nuclear sites as a “last resort” to block Tehran’s efforts to develop nuclear technology, a report said.

TEHRAN (FNA)- $525mln worth of participation bonds for power sector plans will be issued in September, Iran Power Development Company’s managing director said here on Friday.