TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- The nationwide strikes in Lebanon were called off after a series of clashes erupted as a result of government’s increased pressures on army to confront strikers, an informed source said on Wednesday.

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a phone conversation with his Iraqi counterpart Jalal Talabani on Wednesday stressed that undermining the popular government of Iraq is synonymous with betraying the Iraqi people and the Muslim Ummah (nation).

TEHRAN (Fars News Agency)- Saudi Arabia’s National Security Council (NSC) Secretary Bandar bin Sultan is due to pay a visit to Tehran to attend talks with senior Iranian officials on Thursday, an informed source said.