TEHRAN (FNA) – Norwegian company Econ technical director Paul Parks said Iran was the Middle East’s best energy market for investment.

TEHRAN (FNA) – The year 2008 will be a milestone in Iran’s relations with African countries, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here on Tuesday in a meeting with Senegalese Minister of Armed Forces Becaye Diop.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Afghanistan risks sliding into a failed state and becoming the “forgotten war” because of deteriorating international support and a growing violent insurgency, according to an independent study.