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Foreign Ministry spokesman Hassan Qashqavi said on Monday that embargo and threat are not effective policy in dealing with international issues. Talking to reporters during his weekly press briefing, he said, “The world major media have admitted that the US policy on Iran has failed, therefore they should accept the …

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in separate messages to leaders of the Islamic states on Monday, felicitated advent of Eid al-Adha. In his messages, the president described the auspicious occasion as manifestation of devotion and worship to the Almighty God.

The Leader of the Islamic Revolution has honored the advent of the Hajj in a message to millions of devout Muslims gathering in Mecca to perform the rituals. The following is the full text of Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei’s message to pilgrims: In the Name of God, the Beneficent, the …

The Leader of the Islamic Revolution says Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa has great potentials to defend the rights of his nation. In a Sunday meeting with the visiting president, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said the ‘energetic’ Correa could pave the way for the progress of Ecuador.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian president’s envoy and head of the Culture and Islamic Relations Organization Mehdi Mostafavi met with Yemen’s Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi. During the meeting in Sana, the two sides discussed aspects of cooperation between Iran and Yemen as well as means to boost mutual cooperation.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Ambassador to Brazil Mohsen Shaterzadeh voiced Tehran’s willingness to further expand ties with Brazil. Shaterzadeh made the remarks during a visit to the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce in the city of S?o Paulo.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has stressed on dialogue to solve problems and said his country was “expecting a lot” from Lebanese President Michel Suleiman’s visit to Tehran next Monday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) and China’s External Trade Development Council signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen bilateral trade ties, a TPOI official said. TPOI Deputy Director Ali Hushmandi Manesh told MNA that the sides agreed on exchanging knowledge in economic and commercial fields, and …

 European markets opened lower on Monday, adding to sell-offs that raced across Asia, including a near-13 percent plunge of Hong Kong’s Hang Seng, as investors sold amid deepening fears of a global recession.

Last week Berlin police arrested a former leader of the Jewish community of the German capital on suspicion to belonging to the largest Russian criminal group.