TEHRAN (FNA)- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki hoped Iran would help rebuild his conflict-torn country by boosting economic ties. “We agreed to set up a joint service contract company with Iran… when Iraq witnesses stability and when the national unity government starts the reconstruction,” Maliki told reporters as he wrapped …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei said here Sunday that with the US presence in Iraq, no peace can be expected for the Iraqi people. He made the remarks in his meeting with visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. “Our aim is peace, dignity, …

TEHRAN (FNA)- At least 40 people, 16 of them Iranian pilgrims, were killed and 72 were wounded Sunday in a suicide bombing in Baghdad at the doorstep of one of Iraq’s holiest Shiite shrines, government and hospital officials said. The attacker appeared to have singled out a procession of Iranian …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and Pakistan will hold another round of dialogue on the proposed Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline project and the provision of oil on deferred payment to Pakistan, Pakistani Petroleum Ministry officials said. “Talks will be held in the next three to four weeks in Islamabad,” an official in …

TEHRAN (FNA)- A female suicide bomber killed at least 40 people, many of them Iranian pilgrims, and wounded scores more when she blew herself up amid a crowd of Shiite worshippers outside a shrine in Baghdad yesterday. The attack was the second major bombing since US forces came under Iraqi …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Israeli tanks were forced to stop in the Gazan towns of Jabalia, Beit Hanoun and Zeitoun amid a full-scale ground incursion into the strip. On the third day of its ground invasion into the Gaza Strip, Israeli tanks were brought to a stop in Jabalia, Beit Hanoun and …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki underlined that Baghdad will take legal action against the terrorist Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization, and assured Tehran that Iraq will no longer tolerate MKO terrorists. Speaking in a meeting with Iranian Foreign minister Manouchehr Mottaki in Tehran on Saturday, the Iraqi premier also vowed …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Parliament speaker Ali Larijani plans to travel to Turkey to attend the Islamic Inter-Parliamentary Association (IPA) meeting, a lawmaker said on Sunday. The meeting will be held next Wednesday to discuss the Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip, Rapporteur of the parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Saeed Jalili and Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Mualem on Sunday reviewed the latest developments in Gaza Strip. The meeting was held prior to Jalili’s departure from the Syrian capital yesterday. Israeli ground assault, ways for urgent cessation of the attacks, …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Oil prices surged nearly one dollar in Asia due to the war on Gaza and concerns over the Russia-Ukraine gas supply dispute. US light sweet oil for February delivery jumped 86 cents to 47.20 dollars a barrel on Monday, while London Brent gained 61 cents to reach 47.52 …