Former deputy chief of presidential administration, now vice premier Igor Sechin was the initiator of both trials of the YUKOS board. This is the statement made to The Times by ex-CEO of that Russian oil company, Mikhail Khodorkovsky.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko described his country’s relations with Iran as smooth and transparent.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Majid Al Futtaim Group, developer of Sky Dubai and malls throughout the region, is due to construct its first hotel in Iran.