TEHRAN (FNA)- As many as 20 subsidiaries of Iran’s National Petrochemical Company have been shortlisted for private ownership, a senior NPC official said.

TEHRAN (FNA)- An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale jolted southern Iran early Friday morning, causing panic among residents of the neighboring UAE who felt the aftershocks.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa met with his Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on the sidelines of the 63rd UN General Assembly sessions in New York on Thursday, where he praised Iran for helping Sri Lanka solve its energy crisis.