Iran DailyIran, Turkey can promote Mideast Peace
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif conferred with Turkeys President Abdullah Gul in the Turkish city of Istanbul on Friday.
Israel bombs Syrian military base
An unnamed US government official said Israel has reportedly bombed a military base in western Syria.
UNFPA representative:Iran remarkable in lowering adolescent pregnancy
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) works to improve reproductive health, reduce maternal mortality and promote the understanding of population dynamics, including aging, youth and migration, which have an effect on every aspect of human, social and economic progress.
Pro-Morsi protests held in Egypt
Supporters of Egypts ousted President Mohammed Morsi held new protests around the country, days ahead of his trial.
Japans crude imports from Iran up
Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industrys figures show that the Asian countrys crude oil imports from Iran in September rose 35 percent compared to the same month last year.
Iran launches submarine for tourists
Iran has launched its first submarine for tourists in the Persian Gulf waters, an all-Iranian-made undersea vehicle.
Gaspars Iran experience
His wife advised him not to go. His friends said it was too dangerous. But in 2011 veteran American football coach Dan Gaspar ignored the warnings and traveled to the Islamic Republic of Iran to help Irans national football team qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
Asian growth risks abating
Manufacturing strengthened from China to South Korea last month in a sign that growth risks are abating in Asia and expansion may pick up this quarter.
Iran, Six powers end expert-level talks
Iran and the six world powers ended an expert-level meeting over Irans nuclear activities on Thursday at the United Nations office in the Austrian capital,Vienna.
US senate under pressure to hold off sanctions
The US Vice-President Joe Biden and senior Obama administration officials convinced a number of senators to hold off on another round of sanctions against Iran.
Tehran building confidence through IAEA cooperation
Irans top nuclear negotiator said Tehran has stepped up cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to clear up the so-called concerns over its civilian nuclear activities.
UN chief condemns Saravan terrorist attack
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday condemned the deadly terrorist attack in eastern Iran and expressed sympathy with victims families and the government.
Border guard killed in northwest Iran
An Iranian border guard has been killed by the Party for Free Life of Kurdistan (PJAK) terrorist group in the countrys northwestern region.
Tehran Times
Leader says Iranians shouldhave larger families
SupremeLeaderof the Islamic Revolution AyatollahSeyyed Ali Khamenei has calledfor the adoption of measures toencourage Iranians to have largerfamilies and warned about theconsequences of an aging populationand a low birth rate.
Iran plansto widelyexpanduse ofrenewableenergy
Iranplans to widelyexpand its use of renewable energy,according to Iranian Deputy EnergyMinister Houshang Falahatian.
Israel attacksSyrianmilitary base:U.S. officials
Israeli warplanes have attacked ashipment of Russian missiles insidea Syrian government stronghold,according to U.S. officials, a developmentthat threatened to addanother explosive layer to regionaltensions from the war in Syria.
MPs wearing hijabattend Turkishparliamentafter 14-year absence
Female lawmakers have attended a Turkishparliament session wearing headscarves forthe first time in 14 years on Thursday.
Irans environmental chief urges Russia to release Greenpeace activists
The chairwomanof the Iranian EnvironmentalProtection Organizationhas asked Russia to immediatelyfree Greenpeace activists whohad protested oil drilling in theArctic.
PakistaniTaliban chiefkilled in dronestrike
A U.S. drone strike in Pakistan haskilled Hakimullah Mehsud, the headof the Pakistani Taliban, Pakistanisources have told Al Jazeera.
Gunmen kill six Shias insouthwest Pakistan
Gunmen shot dead six ShiaMuslims on Friday, officials said,in what appears to be the latestin a wave of sectarian attacks inPakistans troubled southwest.
Syrian forces capture strategictown near Aleppo, opposition says
Syrian government forces havecaptured a northern town afterdays of heavy fighting, a monitoringgroup said.
Iran has presented new proposalto IAEA: nuclear negotiator
A topForeign Ministry official has said Iran presented a newstep-by-step proposal to the InternationalAtomic Energy Agency to helpresolve the dispute over the countrysnuclear program.
Biden presses SenateDemocrats on Iran
U.S. Vice President JoeBiden joined other top Obama administrationofficials on Thursday in a bid to persuade the Senatenot to impose new sanctions on Iran, a sign of how eagerthe White House is to avoid a conflict with Congress overthe delicate diplomatic matter, Politico reported.
Gul meets Zarif, invites Rouhani to visit Turkey
TurkishPresident AbdullahGul has invited Iranian President HassanRouhani to visit Turkey, the IranianForeign Ministry said in a press releaseon Friday.
UN chief condemns terrorist act against Iranian border guards
The UN secretarygeneral on Thursday condemneda recent terrorist attack in Irans southeasterncity of Saravan which led to the killingsof 14 Iranian border guards, his spokesperson
said.
Russia calls for Irans participationin Geneva conference on Syria
RussianDeputy ForeignMinister Mikhail Bogdanov hasunderlined the necessity of Iransparticipation in a peace conferenceon Syria in Geneva aimed at findinga political solution to the long-standingconflict in the country.
Iran urges serious talkson nuclear disarmament
Irans Deputy Ambassador to the UnitedNations Gholam Hossein Dehqanisays all countries are duty-bound tostart serious negotiations on nucleardisarmament.
