Iran, Afghanistan plan to discuss key issues: Envoy
Iran Ambassador to Kabul Abolfazl Zohrevand says the Iranian and Afghan deputy foreign ministers are scheduled to discuss various bilateral issues and…
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Gunmen shoot dead four Russian police officers in Dagestan
Four police officers have been killed when unidentified gunmen opened fire on them in a remote village in Russia’s volatile North Caucasus…
Arab monarchs, US on mission to avert Egypt democracy: Analyst
Massive Arab oil money and US coordination are being used to avert the Egyptian people’s historic struggle for democracy and freedom, an…
Egypt prosecutors begin questioning Morsi
Egyptian investigators are grilling ousted president Mohamed Morsi and the members of Muslim Brotherhood party over their involvement in a 2011 prison…
Iran does trading with over 150 countries despite sanctions
TEHRAN (ISNA)- Iran has done business and trading with 158 countries in non-oil sections in the first three months of Iranian calendar…
Iranian movies win Armenian int’l fest award
TEHRAN (ISNA)- Two Iranian films were awarded at the 10th Armenian International Gold Apricot Film Festival. Feature length movie ‘Parviz’ directed by…
Anti-Iran sanctions lack legitimacy: International lawyers
A group of renowned international jurists have underscored the illegitimacy of US-led international sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic over its peaceful…
Mandela could soon be discharged, Mbeki says
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A former president of South Africa says he expects Nelson Mandela to soon be discharged from the hospital to…
Renault not suspended activities in Iran, says official
TEHRAN (ISNA)- Secretary-general of Iranian Auto Parts Manufacturers Association Sasan Ghorbani rejected some reports that Renault has suspended its activities in Iran,…
Calm on streets as Egypt assembles a cabinet
(Reuters) – Egypt’s interim prime minister was assembling his cabinet on Sunday to lead the country under an army-backed “road map” to…
US lawmakers call for penalizing Argentina over Iran ties
WASHINGTON — A number of lawmakers in the US House of Representatives listed Argentina’s conciliatory approach to Iran among reasons to penalize…
Iran catalogues over 350,000 manuscripts
Iran has catalogued over 350,000 manuscripts so far which is far from enough, says a senior cataloguer. IBNA: Speaking with IBNA, Hussein Mottaghi…
Tehran art auction lures spenders amid hard times
Despite an ailing economy, the Iranian capital was able to dazzle the global art world at its second auction of the year, where…
Iran unveils pilot-training simulator systems
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Air Force Commander Brigadier General Hassan Shah Safi unveiled several home-made pilot training simulators on Sunday. The systems train…
Iranian students shine in Int’l Physics Olympiad, gain 3 gold medals
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Students Physics Olympiad Team on Sunday managed to win three gold, one silver and one bronze medals in the…
Civil disorder across US after Zimmerman’s acquittal
American protesters came to the streets across the country to express their anger over the acquittal of George Zimmerman, who killed an…
Conspiracy theories becoming conventional wisdom: Barrett
Recent psychological and sociological studies in the US and UK indicate that the so-called “conspiracy theories” about contested events such as 9/11…
12 die in US-led airstrike in Afghanistan’s Paktia Province
Afghan sources say a dozen people have died in a US-led airstrike in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Paktia,Press TV reports. Local government officials…
Iran seeks more tourists, but will they come?
KISH, Iran — Iran’s president-elect, the moderate cleric Hassan Rouhani, has promised to support the country’s largely untapped tourism sector, but the…
Ahmadinejad inaugurates national projects
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad inaugurated several macro-scale national projects related to biological sciences, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment. The projects inaugurated…
Iraqi border guard killed in Syria violence spillover
A policeman has been killed and five others wounded in clashes between Iraqi border guards and gunmen crossing into western Iraqi province…
Anti-government protests erupt at Istanbul’s Taksim Square
Fresh anti-government demonstrations have erupted at the iconic Taksim Square in the Turkish port city of Istanbul, with protesters chanting slogans and…
Israeli city plans to drop Zionist figures’ names from streets
The mayor of the Israeli city of Bnei Brak is reportedly seeking to erase the Zionist identity of the city, which has an…
Germany beats Iran in their second volleyball game
Tehran, July 14, IRNA — In the second match between national volleyball teams of Iran and Germany here on Saturday evening, Germany…
Rights groups slam Israel for arresting 5-year-old Palestinian kid
Human rights groups have condemned the arrest of a five-year-old Palestinian boy by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank, Press TV reports. The…
Israel missile test may be tacit warning to Russia: Analyst
The recent measure by Israel to test-fire a new long-range ballistic missile was likely intended as a tacit warning to Russia, given…
Bomb blast kills 3, injures 11 in Baghdad
At least three people have been killed and 11 others wounded in a bomb explosion near a soccer stadium in the Iraqi…
U.S. looks for signs of thaw as new Iranian president Rouhani prepares to take office
A month after Iran’s historic presidential elections, the Obama administration is still waiting for a clear signal from Tehran on whether the…
Turkey police prevent journalists rally
Turkish police have prevented a rally by journalists who attempted to enter Istanbul’s Taksim Square to protest the restrictions on media freedom…
‘Saudi sentenced to jail on charge of attempting to spy for Israel’
A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced a man to 15 years in prison on charge of attempting to spy for Israel,…
After rare protest, China cancels plans for uranium plant
HONG KONG — One day after a rare public protest, Chinese authorities said Saturday that they were abandoning plans to construct a uranium…
Israel test-fires nuclear-capable ballistic missile
The Israeli military has test-fired a new long-range ballistic missile reportedly capable of carrying a nuclear, chemical or biological warhead. The military…
Iran rejects media claims on UNHRC bid by Tehran
Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations has dismissed media claims that the Islamic Republic is seeking a seat on the UN…
Obama talks Syria, Egypt with Saudi king
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama has discussed the crises in Egypt and Syria with King Abdullah of…
White House criticizes Russia for Snowden meeting
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House criticized Russia on Friday for allowing National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden to meet with human…