TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Saturday congratulated Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on taking a stand over Israel on Thursday at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Erdogan tried to respond to a 25-minute defense of Israeli military operations in Gaza by President Shimon Peres, but when …

TEHRAN (FNA)- In 2009, the Belarusian food producers intend to start the export of dairy products to Iran and Moldova. At present, Belarusian specialists are discussing the terms and prospects of the cooperation with the Iranian and Moldovan sides, BelTA reported. Representatives of the Belarusian Ministry of Agriculture and Food …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran and Oman have strengthened their trade ties over the past two years and are in talks about Iran supplying the Sultanate with gas. Trade between Iran and Oman has increased by more than $1 billion during the past two years in the cement, bronze and steel industries, …

TEHRAN (FNA)- An Iranian aid ship carrying medical supplies for Gaza arrived in Beirut after its organizers said Friday it was denied entry by Egypt. “The ship was forced to change course after Egypt denied it entry,” Ghazanfar Rokn-Abadi, spokesman for the Gaza Reconstruction Committee of Iran, said. “We waited …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran’s Intelligence Minister Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejei said on Saturday the EU removal of Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) from its terrorist black list is a “shameful” measure for the Europe and the West following double standards on terrorism. In an interview with Iranian students news agency, Ejei said …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Former Lebanese captive Samir Kantar said that Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution breathed new hope to Muslims and the whole Arab world. Kantar who spent 29 years in the Zionist regime’s prisons was released in July 2008 as part of a prisoner swap between Lebanon and the usurper regime. …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran succeeded in manufacturing a smart 100mm anti-aircraft gun as part of a campaign to boost the country’s defense capabilities. “The Defense Industries Organization has completed the wholly domestic task of manufacturing the 100mm anti-aircraft gun and its necessary ammunition to counter aerial threats posed by enemy fighters, …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian school bells rang throughout the country Saturday morning to mark the glorious return home of the Founder of the Islamic Republic, the late Imam Khomeini, after 15 years of exile in 1979. Meanwhile, trains, ships and factories sounded their whistles this morning as a token of marking …

UNITED NATIONS  – Israel must investigate allegations that its army violated international law during its three-week war against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, the new U.S. envoy to the United Nations said on Thursday. “We expect Israel will meet its international obligations to investigate and we also call upon …

BAGHDAD  – Gunmen killed three candidates on Thursday in separate incidents two days before provincial elections in Iraq, police said. Police said all three were from the Sunni Arab minority. Hazem Salem Ahmed, a candidate from the National Unity List, was shot outside his home in Mosul, the volatile capital …