Syria condemns a deadly US raid on its soil as “serious aggression†while Washington says the attack was meant to send a message to Damascus .
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October, 2008
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26 October
Iran, India Plan to Boost Trade
TEHRAN (FNA)- India’s External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee will visit Iran from November 1 to attend a Joint Commission meeting during which the two countries are likely to sign three agreements and explore ways of improving trade and transit infrastructure.
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26 October
Iran’s Ahmadinejad Recovers from Illness
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is often laid low by overwork and exhaustion but has gone on to make a full recovery, the culture minister said on Sunday.
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26 October
Pakistani PM Sends Message to Ailing Iranian President
TEHRAN (FNA)- Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani sent a message of good wishes to the ailing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and prayed for speedy recovery of his health.
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26 October
US to Open Interest Section in Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Bush administration has sent a formal request to Iran to establish a US interests section in Tehran, White House official said.
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26 October
Leader’s Top Advisor not to Run for Iran Presidency
TEHRAN (FNA)- Prominent Iranian politician and former foreign minister Ali-Akbar Velayati said he would not run in the upcoming presidential elections.
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26 October
Iranian Minister Faces Impeachment
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s parliament will move to impeach Interior Minister Ali Kordan for “dishonesty” early November after he confessed to holding a fake Oxford University degree.
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26 October
Persepolis Studies Yield New Findings
TEHRAN (FNA)- Archeological studies near the ancient city of Persepolis in the southern Iranian province of Fars have resulted in new discoveries.
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26 October
Senior Official: US Pressuring Iraq on Security Pact
TEHRAN (FNA)- The United States is putting pressure on Iraqis to accept a security pact that outlines deployment of US troops in Iraq, an influential Iranian cleric said on Friday, after Baghdad called for changes to the draft.
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26 October
Minister: Pakistan Committed to IPI Pipeline Project
TEHRAN (FNA)- Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs Farooq Naek Friday told the Senate that the government is committed to implement Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline project.
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