TEHRAN (FNA)- Head of Iran-Russia parliamentary friendship group Mehdi Sanaee said on Saturday that the Islamic Republic of Iran is determined to broaden ties with Russia.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Sunday said president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s upcoming trip to New York is in line with Iran’s policy to team up with the international community in its efforts to bring peace and justice to the world.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The fate of Iranian hostages in Pakistan and Afghanistan is to be pursued by a delegation from the Iranian Interior Ministry.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad extended his congratulations to his Nicaraguan and Guatemalan counterparts on the national day in the two Latin states.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Islamic Republic of Iran will participate in the 26th JATA World Travel Fair 2008 to be held in Tokyo on September 19-21.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The second phase of archeological excavations at Iran’s Kelar Tappeh site has yielded an Iron Age cylindrical seal made of soapstone.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The United States has once again stonewalled the visa process for the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to attend the United Nations General Assembly later this month in New York.

The Russian stock market went lower than 1,400 points due to the reduction of the oil prices and the ongoing of outflow of capital, which investors currently conduct. Finance Minister Aleksei Kudrin added more fuel to the fire when he said that Russia’s oil companies would not be provided with …

A passenger jet traveling from Moscow crashed near residential buildings as it was preparing to land in central Russia early Sunday, killing all 88 people aboard, officials said.

On the eve a group of more than 70 political scientists from around the world specializing on Russia, which are members of the so-called ” Valdai International Debating Club”, created by the Kremlin under Putin already, visited the occupied city of Jokhar.