Alkavkaz website with the reference to the HQ of Shali sector (Commander Amir Hussein) of the Eastern Front of Armed Forces of the Caucasus Emirate reported about successful sabotage operations which have been carried out by the recruits Mujahideen.

TEHRAN (FNA) Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said Iran has always experienced sensitive conditions ever since the Islamic Revolution in 1797, but meantime, reiterated that the country is not dominated by critical conditions at present.

TEHRAN (FNA) Some of the heaviest snowfalls in years caused severe transport disruptions in Iran on Sunday, forcing the cancellation of most flights and the closure of many roads.

TEHRAN (FNA) Iranian ambassador to Islamabad Mashallah Shakeri said that Iran and Pakistan are set to finalize an agreement on the multi-billion-dollar gas pipeline project by January 25 this year.

TEHRAN (FNA) Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki discussed recent crimes and brutalities of the Zionist regime in phone talks with secretary generals of the Untied Nations, Organization of the Islamic Conference and Arab League.

TEHRAN (FNA) Hamid Ameli, a renowned radio host and father of Iran’s storytelling, died of lung cancer at the age of 66 here on Sunday.

WASHINGTON — As the Bush administration struggles for a way to close the military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, a similar effort to scale down a larger and more secretive American detention center in Afghanistan has been troubled by political, legal and security problems, officials say.

THE CANADIAN PRESS KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – A pair of Canadian soldiers returning to establish camp for the night part way through an operation in southern Afghanistan were killed Sunday evening in a vehicle roll-over.

TEHRAN (FNA) Iran seeks to become a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini said.

TEHRAN (FNA) Iranian Parliament Speaker Gholam Ali Haddad Adel strongly condemned Israeli crimes in Gaza Strip, and called on international bodies to take the required measures to stop such brutalities against Palestinians.