As conflicting reports come in of the state of Russia’s troop withdrawal, Georgia President’s Mikheil Saakashvili has called for direct peace talks. In a televised address, he struck a conciliatory tone and urged the Kremlin to discuss ways to avoid “discord for future generations.”

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran is ready to offer investment guarantees to German companies, an official said Monday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian border security guards on Sunday arrested 35 Pakistanis on the two countries’ border and handed them over to Taftan police, police officials said.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran signed a deal to export gas to Oman that could open new export routes well beyond the neighboring Arab state.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran has achieved the technology to design, build and launch satellites into space, the head of Iran’s Space Organization said on Sunday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The United States will no longer afford its large overseas military operations because of its failing economy, a senior aide to the Iranian president said Saturday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran has revamped its fighter jet fleet to fly distances of 3,000 kilometers without refueling, air force commander said on Sunday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran put a dummy satellite into orbit on a home-grown rocket for the first time on Sunday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian film director Khosrow Sinai has been awarded the prestigious “Knights Cross of the Order of Merit of the Polish Republic”.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The 8th International Exhibition of Environment started work here in Tehran on Saturday.