Eurasia Press & News

SEOUL (AFP) – The South Koreans who were held hostage for six weeks by Afghanistan’s Taliban have no serious health problems, a hospital official said Monday. The 19 Christian aid workers arrived home Sunday after Seoul government negotiators reached a deal for their release, and were taken to Sam Anyang …

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad here Sunday underlined that his country would continue nuclear progress, adding that Iran’s nuclearization shattered powers’ hegemonic system.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini blasted the Untied States for sparking terrorism and extremism in the Middle-East region.

Japan’s Sharp Company has decided to start a new round of activities in Iran to own a bigger share of the country’s market, a senior company official said here on Sunday.

A renowned Iranian researcher called on the country to use potentials to speed up scientific growth to top regional countries in producing science, reminding that Iran’s giant potentials caused a ten-time increase in its scientific productions from 1997 to 2006.

Kazakhstan’s ambassador to Tehran voiced his country’s preparedness to make investments in Iran’s different economic sectors and industries.

Iran warned on Sunday it would “reconsider” its cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) if the United Nations Security Council passes a fresh resolution to impose a third set of sanctions over its nuclear program.

The managing director of the National Iranian Gas Export Company (NIGEC) announced here on Saturday that France’s Total is not the only company that makes decision on the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) costs of Pars LNG project.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad issued a decree on Saturday asking the Interior Ministry to implement a treaty recently singed between Iran and Kyrgyzstan on a joint fight against terrorism and organized crimes.

Persian Gulf Arab monarchies have agreed to an Iranian offer to launch talks on a possible free trade pact, the secretary general of their oil-rich bloc said on Saturday.