Iranians are a peaceful nation, but they may not give up even an iota of their national interests, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in New York on Sunday.
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German Parliamentary Delegation to Visit Tehran
The Germany-Iran parliamentary friendship group is due to pay a visit to Tehran in the near future, Berlin’s ambassador to Tehran said.
Read More »Envoy Terms Iran a Powerful International Actor
Iran is today viewed as a powerful and influential country on the international scene, Iran’s ambassador to Thailand said.
Read More »Kidnapped Italian agents freed in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – Two Italian military intelligence officers kidnapped in Afghanistan were freed on Monday during a raid by NATO-led troops in which nine kidnappers and an Afghan hostage were killed, Italy’s defense minister said.The officers were wounded during the raid to free them in southwestern Farah province and were …
Read More »Key Arab nations invited to peace talks
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Sunday that key Arab nations, including Syria, would be invited to President Bush’s planned Mideast peace conference this fall and expressed hope they would attend. Formal invitations haven’t been issued yet but Rice said it “would be natural” for Syria, Saudi Arabia and 10 …
Read More »Security high for Lebanon president vote
Anti-Syrian lawmakers rattled by last week’s assassination of one of their colleagues took refuge in a heavily guarded hotel Monday, a day before the deeply divided parliament convenes to elect a president.
Read More »Ahmadinejad seeks to soothe critics
In his outward persona at least, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad came to this country to lessen hostility toward himself and to defend Iran, not to rabble-rouse and provoke hatred. Whether he succeeded remains an open question.
Read More »Afghanistan under scrutiny at UN-sponsored meeting
UNITED NATIONS (AFP) – Eighteen countries meet here Sunday to review six years of efforts to spur reconstruction and good governance in Afghanistan at a time when the restive country is beset by a resurgent Taliban insurgency and soaring opium output.Afghan President Hamid Karzai and UN chief Ban Ki-moon are …
Read More »Iran Manufactures High-Speed Drone
Iranian defense industries succeeded in building a Radar-evading drone with the speed of 700 km per hour, a senior Iranian army official said Saturday.
Read More »Ahmadinejad to Visit Brazil
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is due to pay a visit to Brazil next week.
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