TEHRAN (FNA) Iran’s former nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani and Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem on Friday discussed developments in Lebanon.

TEHRAN (FNA) Pakistan’s Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Ahsanullah Khan said there exists tremendous scope for promoting Pak-Iran ties in the oil, gas and mineral sectors and invited the Iranian companies to participate in the upcoming petroleum projects for learning a lot from each others’ experience.

TEHRAN (FNA) India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corp and the Hinduja Group will meet again with Iranian firms on developing an oil and a gas field in Iran and downstream projects in India, a Hinduja Group official said on Friday.

TEHRAN (FNA) Many OPEC states are now producing as much oil as they can, limiting the ability of the cartel to raise output even if such a decision was made to help cool crude prices, an Iranian oil official was quoted on Saturday as saying.

TEHRAN (FNA) Iran on Friday sought Pakistan’s cooperation in combating terrorism which threatened the stability of the entire region.

Most girls dream about about falling in love, getting married in a beautiful dress, and having a family. But for thousands of young Afghan girls, and millions more across Asia and Africa, marriage often comes before they are old enough for such dreams — and ends in nightmare.

TBILISI – Georgian leader Mikhail Saakashvili is likely to scrape an election win on Saturday in a vote the West will scrutinize for fairness, but polls differ on whether his victory will be big enough to avoid a second round.

DAMASCUS – Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal called on Friday for unconditional talks with the rival Fatah faction to halt violence between Palestinians but vowed to keep up the Islamist group’s armed struggle against Israel.

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey – Turkey’s top general said on Friday a bomb attack which killed five people including three children in the city of Diyarbakir would only strengthen Turkey’s resolve to crack down on Kurdish separatist guerrillas.

RAMALLAH, West Bank – Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad criticized Israel on Friday for a major military operation in the West Bank, saying such intervention was ruining a Western-backed internal Palestinian security plan.