Iran DailySenior lawmaker meets Italian delegation
Chairman of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee Alaeddin Boroujerdi met the head of the Italian parliamentary delegation in Tehran on Saturday.
Zarif in Turkey for talks
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in Istanbul late on Saturday.
MP: No supervisory body for nuclear talks
A top Iranian MP has rejected reports that a group has been set up in the Majlis to oversee the activities of Tehrans nuclear negotiating team.
US snowstorm kills 16
Pedestrians brave wind and snow as they cross Fifth Avenue, January 3, 2014, in New York. New York City public schools were closed Friday after up to 7 inches of snow fell by morning in the first snowstorm of the winter. A winter storm slammed into the US Northeast with howling winds and frigid cold, dumping nearly 60 centimeters of snow in some parts and whipping up.
Araqchi, Schmid to resolve remaining nuclear issues
Two top Iranian and European diplomats are to meet to resolve the remaining issues over Tehrans nuclear energy program.
Minister: Government committed to support parties
Interior Minister Abdolrreza Rahmani Fazli said the government is determined to support political parties.
39 drug addicts die in rehab centers
The Welfare Organization said on Friday that 39 addicts died in the past Iranian year (ended on March 20, 2013) in drug rehabilitation centers.
Pakistan: Zarifs visit improved ties
Pakistan said a recent trip by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to the country for a ministerial meeting of the Developing Eight (D8) group has created the opportunity to improve Tehran-Islamabad relations.
Iran invited to Munich security conference
Chairman of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) Wolfgang Ischinger has called upon Iran to dispatch a high-profile representative to the 50th edition of the international event.
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Zarif discusses Syria withErdogan, Davutoglu
Iranian ForeignMinister MohammadJavad Zarif held separate meetingswith Turkish Prime Minister Recep TayyipErdogan and Turkish Foreign MinisterAhmet Davutoglu in Istanbul on Saturday.
Iraq preparingfor majorattackto retakeFallujah
Iraq is preparing a major attackto retake militant-held Fallujah, asenior official said Sunday, spellinga new assault for the city, west ofBaghdad, where U.S. forces repeatedlybattled insurgents, AFP reported.
Saudi plane crash-lands, Iranian pilgrims injured]
Twenty ninepilgrims were injuredwhen a Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) Boeing767-300ER made an emergency landingat Medina airport in the west of the countryearly on Sunday, the General Authority ofCivil Aviation said, Reuters reported.
Iran may topmust-visit listin 2014: travelspecialists
Iran may be atop the list of mustvisitcountries in 2014, a panel ofexperts at renowned travel agenciesfrom around the world has predicted.
Israel rejects U.S. proposals on Jordan Valley
The Zionist regime of Israel rejects any U.S.-proposed security concessions for the JordanValley, a cabinet member close to PrimeMinister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday,as U.S. Secretary John Kerry visited the occupiedterritories.
Pro-democracy demos held across Bahrain
People continue to hold antigovernmentdemonstrationsacross Bahrain as the Al Khalifaregime steps up its crackdownon protesters and activists.
Human bodyparts fall fromsky in SaudiArabia
Human body parts fell from the skyin the city of Jeddah Sunday, withpolice saying they could be the remainsof a person trapped in an airplaneswheel bay.
Iran is 18th inthe world inproduction ofmedical science:official
Iranis one of the top20 countries in the world in theproduction of medical sciences,according to reliable internationalscientific centers, Iranian DeputyHealth Minister Amir Mohsen Ziayeeannounced in Tehran on Sunday.
Iran ready to providemilitary aid to Iraq todeal with terrorists
Iran is ready to providemilitary aid to the Iraqi army to help itin the fight against al Qaeda-linked terrorists if the Arabcountry asks for Tehrans help, the deputy chairman ofIrans Joint Chiefs of Staff announced on Sunday.
Kerry says Iran could help on sidelines of Syrian peace talks
The United Stateson Sunday appeared for the firsttime to hold out the possibility that Iran might playa role on the sidelines of a Syria peace conferenceeven if Tehran is not formally invited, Reuters reported.
IAEA experts to visitGachin mine by Feb.:AEOI director
International Atomic EnergyAgency (IAEA) inspectors will travelto Iran to visit the Gachin uranium mine by the end ofJanuary, Irans nuclear chief announced on Sunday.
Tehran ready toreciprocate Westsconfidence-buildingmeasures: Rafsanjani
ExpediencyCouncilChairman Ayatollah Akbar HashemiRafsanjani has said that the IslamicRepublic is ready to take confidencebuildingmeasures if the West alsomakes efforts to gain Tehrans trust.
Italian parliamentarydelegation meetsIranian FM
Iranian Foreign MinisterMohammad Javad Zarif held a meetingwith members of a visiting Italian parliamentary delegationin Tehran on Sunday.
