TEHRAN (FNA)- The newly-appointed governor of Central Bank of Iran (CBI) said Monday that the bank will provide the banking system with a credit of 60,000 billion rials to grant loans to incomplete projects and production units requiring capital in circulation.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran is slated to hold the first ASA International Humanitarian Film Festival in an attempt to promote human dignity in the world.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Some 160 trucks carry fuel to Iraq via Mehran International Border Point per day, an official said.

Ingush man was in critical condition at a city hospital Thursday after escaping from a Moscow basement where he was reportedly held captive and tortured by law enforcers as revenge for the 2004 Beslan school seizure.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The UN nuclear watchdog’s annual conference started Monday with the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) and Islamic countries railing against Israel’s nuclear program.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran may allow international companies to build and run an $8bn gas export pipeline in an effort to boost sales to Europe, a top government official said.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Negotiations over the construction of Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project are still the focus of discussions between Tehran and Islamabad, despite New Delhi’s absence from talks.

TEHRAN (FNA)- China called for an end to the use of force against Tehran in a move that will further complicate the push for new anti-Iran sanctions.

TEHRAN (FNA)- John McCain, Republican presidential candidate, has said he would authorize his secretary of state to talk to Iran about its nuclear program, in a break with Bush administration policy and his own previous stance.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Syrian security forces were hunting Sunday for the culprits behind a car bombing that killed 17 people in the capital city of Damascus.