Senior Iranian officials and their Turkmen hosts signed four cooperation agreements and one joint statement at the end of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s two-day visit to the northern neighbor.

Saudi Arabian beverages company Aujan Industries is investing $100 million (Dh367 million) in two factories in Iran to tap the drinks market in the Persian Gulf’s most populous country.

China will be traveling to the unknown when they make their second appearance in the ongoing Asian Zone Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers against the mysterious side in the competition, Iran, as the Indians try their luck against hot favorites Japan at Al Mamzar Beach this night.