Eurasia Press & News

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has said peace talks with Israel have failed to reach any breakthrough, despite nine months of negotiations.

The outgoing commander of US troops in Iraq, Gen David Petraeus, has said that he will never declare victory there.

Saudi Arabian police say they have arrested five men on charges of using the internet to recruit for al-Qaeda.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Experts say a free trade agreement between the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council countries and Iran would benefit both sides as it would open PGCC markets for Iranian products and vice versa.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Oil Minister Gholam Hossein Nozari told a group of reporters in Ankara on Wednesday that his country and Turkey have plans to continue deliberations on reaching an energy agreement.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Heavy rains led to flash floods that killed at least 19 people and injured four others in southwestern Iran.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Many high ranking financial and political delegations are on their way to Tehran to secure the future of energy supplies to Europe.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the Iraqi government has succeeded in improving the conditions in Iraq in favor of the Iraqi nation and expressed hope that the war-torn country would move forward on the path to reconstruction and national solidarity.

TEHRAN (FNA)- A strong earthquake that shook southern Iran on Wednesday did not damage oil facilities in the port city of Bandar Abbas, home to a major refinery, a senior Iranian oil official said.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Washington announced sanctions against Iran’s main shipping company yesterday, broadening its efforts against Tehran’s nuclear program.