Eurasia Press & News

Syria has reduced the sentences of 12 pro-democracy activists from six years to two-and-a-half years each in prison, a human rights group has said.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s First Vice-President Parviz Davoudi Tuesday said that the necessary infrastructure for the country’s all-out development is prepared.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Some 19 countries have so far voiced their readiness to take part in the 15th Press and News Agencies Exhibition, which is to be held here at Imam Khomeini Mosalla (grand prayers ground) from November 16-22.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Head of Iran and Uzbekistan’s railway organizations plan to sign a Memorandum of Understanding in a meeting in Tehran on Wednesday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s former President Seyed Mohammad Khatami and Austrian President Heinz Fischer exchanged views on relations between Iran and the European Union.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The eighth session of Iran-Syria Industries Committee chaired by Iran’s Minister of Industries and Mines Ali Akbar Mehrabian and his Syrian counterpart Fouad Issa Aljouni began here on Tuesday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- French archaeologist R’ Boucharlat called for Iranian cultural officials to respect the perimeter of the ancient city of Susa.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Head of Parliament Cultural Commission Gholam Ali Haddad Adel conferred on Tuesday with Kuwaiti Parliament Speaker Jassem Al-Kharafi on expansion of parliamentary cooperation between the two countries.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Interior Minister Ali Kordan said he will not resign from his post, arguing that doing so does not serve the country’s interest.

TEHRAN (FNA)- New Delhi’s External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee is expected to pay a visit to Tehran on November 1 to discuss the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) pipeline project within the two countries’ joint commission.