This week, the Osnabrück Symphony will be the first western classical ensemble to perform in Iran since the Islamic revolution in 1979. German organizers hope the event will contribute to inter-cultural understanding.

Iran is set to further boost its rising crude oil exports to Asia, as OPEC’s second-biggest producer is close to concluding its first term contract with Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL).

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has expressed his approval of acclaimed director Oliver Stone’s plans to make a film about him.

The Iranian embassy in Baghdad says US troops have freed seven Iranians hours after detaining them at a hotel in the Iraqi capital.

Iran rejected on Wednesday accusations by US President George W. Bush that Tehran was fomenting instability in Iraq, and called on Washington to change its policies in the region.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad declared Tuesday that US political influence in Iraq is “collapsing rapidly” and that Iran is ready to help fill any power vacuum.

SEOUL (AFP) – South Korea began to count the diplomatic and human cost Thursday of a six-week hostage ordeal as it awaited the release of the last seven aid workers kidnapped by Afghanistan’s Taliban insurgents.The church that sent the Christian volunteers on a bus trip across war-torn southern Afghanistan said …

GHAZNI, Afghanistan (AFP) – The Taliban freed 12 of their 19 South Korean captives on Wednesday as the wrenching six-week hostage crisis in Afghanistan neared resolution.The Islamic extremist movement handed over 10 women and two men to tribal elders in three separate releases several hours apart outside the central town …

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stressed that from his country’s view, Tehran’s nuclear case is closed.

The Islamic Republic of Iran supports development of all-out ties with South Korea, Tehran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said in a meeting with Seoul’s outgoing Ambassador to the Islamic Republic Eim Hung-Jee here on Tuesday.