President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday that Iran is keen on developing relations with independent European states.

Outgoing Omani Ambassador to Tehran Abdullah bin Salem bin al-Shanfari here Sunday called on President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to discuss issues of mutual interest.

GAZA CITY (AP) — Gunbattles erupted Monday night between Fateh and Hamas members in the southern Gaza town of Rafah, killing two people and wounding 14 others a day after a deadly explosion of internal violence paralysed the Gaza Strip.