Iran DailyOver 2,000 feared dead or missing in Afghan landslide
Afghan rescuers and hundreds of volunteers armed with shovels and little more than their bare hands dug through earth and mud Saturday looking for survivors or bodies of loved ones killed by a massive landslide in the remote northeast.
Italian parliamentary team in Tehran
An Italian parliamentary delegation is in the Iranian capital for talks with Iranian officials on ways to promote Iran-Italy relations.
Le Figaro Chrysler, Cisco, Boeing set to win Iran contracts
A French newspaper says American companies are gearing up to take part in economic projects in Iran.
Eastern Ukraine turns into battlefield
Dozens of people were killed in a fire and others were shot dead when fighting between pro- and anti-Russian groups broke out on the streets of Odessa on Ukraines Black Sea coast on Friday, opening a new front in a conflict that has split the country.
AEOI designing 10MW nuclear research reactor
Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) spokesman Behrouz Kamalvand said a 10MW nuclear research reactor is being designed in the southern city of Shiraz.
West lies about Iran medical sanctions
Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi has slammed Western governments, saying they lie about not having imposed embargoes on Irans purchase of medications and medical equipment.
Interior minister to visit Pakistan
Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani-Fazli is scheduled to visit Pakistan on Monday to discuss mutual relations and border security issues.
Iran expresses concern over Ukraine violence
Iran has expressed concern over the escalating violence in eastern Ukraine, calling on both sides to find a peaceful solution to end the tensions.
Tehran Times
More than 2,100 confirmed dead in Afghan landslide
Afghan officials gave up hope on Saturday of finding any survivors from a landslide in the remote northeast, putting the death toll at more than 2,100, as rescuers turned their attention to helping the over 4,000 people displaced.
Al-Qaeda leader orders Iraqi terrorists in Syria to return home
Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri has ordered the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) terrorist group, which is waging war in Syria, to return to Iraq in a move meant to halt the bloody infighting among al-Qaeda-linked insurgent groups in the war-ravaged country.
Iran nuclear talks must be given a chance: Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Friday negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program have to be given a chance, Reuters reported.
Ukraine closer to war as dozens killed in riot and fire
At least 42 people were killed in street battles between supporters and opponents of Russia in southern Ukraine that ended with dozens of pro-Russian protesters incinerated in a burning building, bringing the country closer to war.
No room for religious extremism in Iran: presidential advisor
A presidential advisor said on Saturday that the revolution in Iran in 1979 was of an Islamic nature rather than a Shia one, and all ethnic and religious groups were involved in it, IRNA reported.
Iran voices concern over deadly clashes in Ukraine
Iran has expressed concern over the escalation of conflicts in Ukraine, calling for the restoration of peace and calm in the crisis-hit country.
Italian parliamentary team holds talks with Velayati
The senior foreign policy advisor to the Supreme Leader highlights the importance of parliamentary ties between Iran and Italy.
Sierra Leonean president plans to visit Iran
Sierra Leones President Ernest Bai Koroma has announced that he plans to pay a visit to Iran in the near future.
Slovenian parliament speaker to visit Tehran soon
Slovenian Parliament speaker Janko Veber will make a trip to Iran on May 10.
Charges dropped against 3 Iranians sentenced to death in Malaysia
An Iranian Foreign Ministry official has said that the charges against three Iranian prisoners held in Malaysia, who were sentenced to death, have been dropped, and they will be allowed to return to Iran.
U.S. says Iran nuclear talks are very substantive
The U.S. State Department says Iran and the six major powers are conducting the negotiations on Tehrans nuclear program in good faith and in a very substantive way, though cautioning that there is no guarantee that the talks will lead to a comprehensive deal.
U.S. delegation to visit Israel ahead of Iran nuclear talks: report
U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice will visit Israel next week, against the background of an impending agreement between Iran and its international negotiating partners on the nuclear issue, Haaretz reported on Friday.
