Tehran TimesSyrian troops capture key Homs neighborhood
Syria's foreign-sponsored militants su?ered another blow on Monday when government troops captured a key district in the embattled city of Homs that has been a militant stronghold since the beginning of the country's insurgency.
Turkey says trade with Iran could reach $30b in 2013
Trade volume between Iran and Turkey could grow by a third to reach $30 billion in 2013, the Hurriyet Daily News quoted Turkish Customs and Trade Minister Hayati Yazici as saying on Tuesday.
EU envoy allowed to meet Morsi, says he is in good health
Egypt's rulers allowed an EU envoy to meet deposed President Mohamed Morsi, the ?rst time an outsider was given access to him since the army overthrew him and jailed him a month ago, and she said she found him in good health.
Swiss trains crash head-on, driver killed
Two trains have collided head-on in western Switzerland, killing one of the drivers and injuring 26 passengers, police said.
Morsi is Egypts Erbakan: University of London instructor
A University of London instructor has likened the ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi to Necmettin Erbakan, who was pressured by the Turkish military to step down as prime minister and later banned from politics by the constitutional court.
Global demand for Saudi oil dropping: Prince Alwaleed
Global demand for Saudi Arabian oil has been continuously dropping, Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has said.
Pakistan elects Mamnoon Hussain as president
Mamnoon Hussain, a veteran Pakistani politician and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's trusted ally, was elected president on Tuesday in a vote by legislators for the largely ceremonial post of head of state.
Nigeria arrests 42 Boko Haram suspects in Lagos, Ogun
Nigerian authorities have arrested 42 suspected members of Islamist sect Boko Haram in Lagos and the neighboring southwest state of Ogun, a police spokesman said on Tuesday.
Iran condemns Wests silence on violent acts by extremists in Syria
In a statement issued on Monday, Irans deputy ambassador to the United Nations criticized the West for shutting their eyes to the atrocities being committed by terrorist and extremist groups in Syria.
People should support new administration: Leader
Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has said that the people should support and help the new administration.
No cause for concern about Irans nuclear program: Rafsanjani
Irans Expediency Council Chairman, Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, has said that there should be no concern about Irans nuclear program given the fatwa
(religious edict) that the Supreme Leader issued in 2005 declaring that the production, stockpiling, and use of nuclear weapons are all haram (prohibited in Islam).
5,000 new centrifuges to start operation: Ahmadinejad
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that 5,000 new domestically manufactured centrifuge machines, which have been installed at the countrys uranium enrichment facilities, are ready to start operation in the near future.
Liberal Democrats move to torpedo Iran sanctions bill
With the House of Representatives expected to vote on a tough Iran sanctions bill on Wednesday, a cohort of liberal Democrats are staging a last-ditch e?ort to stop it.
U.S. should engage in creative diplomacy with Iran: article
The inauguration of Irans new president Hassan Rohani on August 4 opens a period of intense diplomacy to resolve the dispute over Tehrans nuclear program and world powers should not squander the opportunity, according to an article published on the website of the Financial Times on Sunday.
