Syrian President Bashar Assad all but ruled out his country’s participation in a US-sponsored international peace conference on the Middle East, suggesting in an interview published Thursday that the meeting has no chance for success.

Ferryman Hisham freely acknowledges that the poor and dangerous conditions of Baghdad’s roads that drive residents of the capital to despair are, for him at least, a godsend.

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei stressed that all Iraqi people and officials as well as the world of Islam are opposed to a US plan for the disintegration of the war-torn neighbor of the Islamic Republic.

Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei termed the forthcoming Middle East peace conference an effort by the United States to save Israel, rather than to bring peace to the Palestinian Territories.

Tehran’s provisional Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani called on the Iranian university students to appreciate the value of the present opportunities and push the country towards further scientific progress.

Senegal’s President Abdoulaye Wade has called on Iranian companies to maintain a higher profile in free trade zone (FTZ) of his country.

Iranian ambassador to France has urged the 5+1 Group to provide the IAEA director-general with the opportunity to ease tensions and resolve Iran-West nuclear standoff.

EU foreign ministers are set to refrain from moving towards extra European penalties against Iran as favored by France due to persistent disagreements among member states.

Japan said Friday it was working with Iranian authorities to free a student kidnapped by bandits, saying it was unclear how long he would be held captive.

Iran and experts from the UN nuclear watchdog are satisfied with the results of the recent talks on Tehran’s controversial nuclear program, Iran’s deputy nuclear negotiator said.