Iran and Comoros here Wednesday discussed promotion of bilateral ties.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- An Iranian lawmaker called on the EU to remember that Iran is a powerful and nuclear state which can play the role of a desirable partner for Europe.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- British government has decided to release a terrorist who assassinated two Iranian diplomats in London in 1980 and was sentenced to life imprisonment. A group of terrorists raided Iran’s embassy in London on April 30, 1980 and took embassy employees hostage. After long negotiations between the …

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iran-Azerbaijan friendship association officially started its work as of today. The association is said to pursue different goals, particularly development of relations and utilization of the two countries’ potentials. Member of Iran-Azerbaijan Association Mir-Qasem Mo’meni told FNA that given the significance of the Republic of Azerbaijan …

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- France said on Sunday that EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana and Iran had weeks rather than months to agree an agenda for talks about Tehran’s nuclear program.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Some 800,000 foreigners are working in Iran illegally. An Iran Daily report on Monday said that

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization (IAEO) Gholam-Reza Aghazadeh said that Iranians can complete Bushehr power plant and put it into operation without any need to Russian experts.

RAMALLAH —  In a deepening of the political tension between Fateh and Hamas, a senior aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas yesterday said Abbas would not travel to Gaza Tuesday for a planned resumption of negotiations to form a Palestinian unity government.

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (AP) — Seeking to end anger in the Islamic world caused by his remarks on holy war, Pope Benedict XVI told Muslim ambassadors Monday that the two faiths must overcome any historic enmities and together reject violence — saying the future of humanity is at stake.

KISMAYO, Somalia (AFP) — Muslim gunmen opened fire Monday on crowds protesting the overnight Islamist takeover of Somalia’s key port of Kismayo, with conflicting reports of casualties.