Tehran TimesRenaultresumesIranshipmentsfor carproduction
Renault has resumed shipments toIran and expects its car productionin the country to pick up progressivelythroughout the first half of2014, the French automaker said.
Iran, Turkey enjoy their bestrelations in history: Leader
S u p r e m eLeader of the Islamic RevolutionAyatollah Seyyed Ali Khameneisaid on Wednesday Iran andTurkey currently enjoy a brotherlyand friendly relationshipwhich is outstanding in the historyof their relations over thepast centuries.
Bahrain bans Shia clerics council
A Bahraini court shuttered aShia Muslim clerics council onWednesday, after the authoritiesin the Sunni-ruled kingdomaccused it of politicization andillegal operations.
Syriangovernmentready todiscuss transitionof power
Syrian state television said onWednesday that the governmentdelegation has announced itsfull readiness to discuss the GenevaI communiqu, which calls fora transitional government, paragraphby paragraph at peace talks.
Nuclear talks have had positive effect on economy, Rafsanjani says
ExpediencyCouncil Chairman AkbarHashemi Rafsanjani said on Wednesday thatthe nuclear talks have had a positive effecton the Iranian economy.
No all-embracingcabinet withoutAoun: Hezbollah
Caretaker Minister of State MohammadFneish ruled out Wednesday theformation of an all-embracing governmentthat excludes the Free PatrioticMovement, adding that his party,Hezbollah, would remain committedto the memorandum of understandingwith its Christian political allies.
German Foreign Ministryappoints first Muslimspokeswoman
A German woman of Palestinianorigin has been appointedas the deputy spokeswomanof the German Foreign Ministry.
Libyan ministersurvives assassinationattempt
Libyas interior minister escapedunscathed from an assassinationattempt in Tripolion Wednesday, the officialLANA news agency reported.
Iranian FM hails Omans role inresolving regional problems
Iran appreciatesOmans contribution to the effortsmeant to resolve regional and internationalissues and is determined to expand its relationswith the Sultanate, Iranian Foreign Minister MohammadJavad Zarif said in a meeting with Omansnew ambassador in Tehran on Tuesday.
Iranian lawmakersto visit Britain
Iranian parliamentarianswill come to London in the nextfew months, the first such visit in years, as Iran andBritain try to improve their damaged relations, Reutersquoted a group of British lawmakers as sayingon Tuesday.
Obama takes tough line against Iran sanctions to Congress
President BarackObama took his hard line againstnew sanctions over Irans nuclear program directlyto U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday by pledging in his annualState of the Union address to veto any legislationthat threatens talks with Tehran.
IAEA inspectors visit Irans Gachin uranium mine
InternationalAtomicEnergy Agency (IAEA) inspectors onWednesday visited the Gachin uraniummine, as part of a joint statement thatIran and the UN nuclear agency signedon further cooperation on Tehrans nuclearactivities in the Iranian capital onNovember 11, 2013.
Tehran calls on UN chiefto help obtain release ofIranian diplomat in Yemen
In a letter to UnitedNations Secretary General Ban Kimoonon Friday, Irans ambassador to the UN, MohammadKhazaee, called for efforts to be made tosecure the release of an Iranian diplomat recentlyabducted in Yemen.
U.S. talk of militaryoption is medievalmentality: Iransdefense chief
TheIranian defenseminister says the United States is wellaware that they cannot launch any aggressiveact against Iran as they areaware of Irans defensive power.
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Leader hails Tehran-Ankara ties
Visiting Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in Tehranon Wednesday.
Obama vows again to veto Congress Iran bill
President Barack Obama took his hard line against new sanctions over Irans nuclear program directly to US lawmakers on Tuesday by pledging in his annual State of the Union address to veto any legislation that threatens talks with Tehran.
Ukraine opposition seeking further concessions
Ukraines opposition Wednesday pressed for more concessions from President Viktor Yanukovych to resolve a deadly political crisis, including an amnesty for jailed activists, after securing the resignation of the prime minister and his entire government.
Deputy minister: 70% of Iranians overeat
A deputy health minister said 70 percent of Iranians have the bad habit of eating too much and 20 percent of the population suffer from obesity.
IAEA inspectors at Gachin mine
Inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have started visiting the Gachin uranium mine in the south of Iran.
Iran develops indigenous missile system simulators
The Iranian military has unveiled indigenous simulators for the Shahin (Hawk) and Skyguard missile defense systems.
FM hails Omans role in region
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has praised Oman for its constructive role in settling regional and international issues, calling for further development of relations between Tehran and Muscat.
