TEHRAN (FNA)- The Philippines is raising its level of diplomatic ties with the oil-rich Islamic Republic, as the Department of Foreign Affairs seeks to finalize various agreements on terrorism, transnational crimes, as well as the extradition of criminals and the transfer of sentenced persons.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Central Bank of Iran plans to lop four zeros off the country’s national currency and rename it to toman, a CBI official said.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s deputy Industries and Mines Minister said the country plans to extract 10 tons of gold from 15 mines by the end of the current Iranian year (March 20).