Eurasia Press & News

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran is to host the 24th International Fajr Music Festival, which will feature classic, traditional, orchestral, pop and choral music.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The New atmosphere of conciliation among Lebanese political leaders and different groups could aid deepening political peace in the country, a senior Iranian official said.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The head of Iran’s Law Enforcement Police said closed-circuit security cameras would not be used to spy on Iranian citizens.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here on Sunday the US has been pursuing a failed policy in the Middle East region.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian parliament set new strict limits for people wishing to run for president in the country’s upcoming presidential election.

KABUL (AFP) – A Canadian journalist freed after nearly a month in captivity was kept in a well near Kabul, Afghanistan’s intelligence agency said Sunday, adding three men had been arrested.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Alireza Salari Thursday stressed the need for Iran and Cuba to increase economic and trade exchanges.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Tehran plans to open around 50 compressed natural gas stations with plans to expand to surrounding cities by March 2009, an official said.

TEHRAN (FNA)- A railroad connecting Iran and Armenia will cost at least $1bln, said Vladimir Yakunin, head of Russian Railways (RZD) which operates the Armenian railway network.

TEHRAN (FNA)- EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana in his response letter to Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili asked for continuation of talks with Iran, the Secretariat of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) announced here on Friday.