Russia has spared Ukraine from a steep price rise in gas for the time being despite a row over arms sales to Georgia.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran would consider stopping uranium enrichment if it gets cast-iron guarantees of regular international fuel supplies for its nuclear power plants, a senior Iranian official said on Thursday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian government has announced plans to follow its 5% share offering in August with the sale of a second stake in the state owned telecoms operator, the Telecommunication Company of Iran (TCI).

TEHRAN (FNA)- Moscow said that the involvement of Georgia by the United States into a military operation against Iran will pose an additional threat to Russia’s national security.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Six people were killed and 32 injured when a coach crashed in northwest Iran on Thursday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Representatives of Iran, Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan and representatives of international companies convened in the port of Astrakhan, Russia on Thursday to attend the first Intergovernmental Economic Conference of the Caspian littoral states.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem called for security cooperation with neighboring Lebanon to boost the border area in combating arms smuggling.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran urged the world to reduce dependence on American economy amid concerns that the US financial meltdown may cause a global crisis.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The former head of the US weapons-hunting team in Iraq Wednesday cautioned that any attack on Iran will not be successful in halting its nuclear program.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Chinese Ambassador to Tehran Xie Xiaoyan conferred with the chairman of the Iranian parliament’s Energy Commission, Mehdi Katouzian, on matters of mutual interest.