TEHRAN (FNA)- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General, Mohamed ElBaradei, voiced deep concern over future efficiency and life of the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), saying nuclear powers are undermining the non-proliferation regime through their duplicitous actions.

TEHRAN (FNA)- An exhibition of artworks created by late artist Nami Petgar opened during a ceremony at the Iranian Artists Forum on Sunday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The United Arab Emirates has made a tempting offer to Iran’s state airline to purchase Tehran-Tokyo flight route.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian Parliament has raised serious questions about an economic reform plan proposed by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Central Bank of Iran has given the green light for the establishment of a special fund to support domestic producers of oil industry equipment, the petroleum minister said here on Sunday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Iranian lawmaker dismissed the possibility for the impeachment of Interior Minister Ali Kordan over his Oxford degree.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and his Nepalese counterpart Upendra Yadav on Tuesday urged broadening cooperation in light of the new political conditions in Kathmandu, Nepal.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ordered the implementation of a formerly issued directive on the withdrawal of complaints against the media and press.

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan has appointed a new chief for the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Directorate, months after U.S. officials had questioned the reliability of the military’s premier spy agency in the war against terrorism.

KHAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani tribesmen backed by army helicopter gunships battled Islamist militants in the Bajaur region on the Afghan border on Tuesday, killing several of the militants, a tribal elder said.