Iran and New Zealand officials in a meeting in Tehran discussed different ways to step up efforts to further expand relations and cooperation between the two countries.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani underlined the importance of presidential election in Syria, and said a political solution should be sought to the Syrian crisis through the ballot box.

An interview with Mohammad Ali Sobhani, Iran’s former ambassador to Lebanon and an expert on Middle Eastern affairs

Iranian ancient city of Shush is slated to be offered to the UNESCO for a possible inscription on the World Heritage list of the organization.

Two Iranian ancient legends, ‘Chel Gis’ (Persian for ‘forty plaits of hair’) and ‘Bahram Gur’ (a Sasanian king) will be incorporated into a novel.

Iran and Kuwait will discuss the latest developments in the Middle East during an upcoming visit by Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah to Tehran, an Iranian Foreign Ministry official says.

China plans to allocate approximately $1bln for the implementation of Khoda Afarin Dam irrigation project, an Iranian parliamentarian announced.

Over 30 countries are due to send their representatives to Iran to participate in a conference on the Syrian crisis, a senior lawmaker announced on Saturday.

Head of the Center for Strategic Research of Iranˈs Expediency Council, Ali-Akbar Velayati said here on Friday that the Syrian presidential elections would strengthen the legitimacy of the countryˈs President Bashar Al-Assad.

Hormuz Island in the Persian Gulf will host the Global Nomadic Art Project (GNAP) in 2015, said an environmental artist.

A ceremony was held in Ege (Aegean) University in Izmir (Turkey) to commemorate famous Iranian poets and top literary figures including Hakim Abolqasem Ferdowsi, Omar Khayyam and Saˈdi.

Commander of revolution guards Army said here Saturday in a meeting with foreign embassiesˈ military attaches in Tehran that Iranˈs message for entire peace-seeking, freedom-seeking, and humane countries of the world is a message of peace and friendship.

Iran has dispatched humanitarian aid to flood-stricken countries in the Balkans, an official with the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) says.

The celebrated Iranian actor/director/writer Peyman Moadi has been selected for the international jury of the 17th Shanghai International Film Festival, announced the organizers.

A joint Symphony Orchestra of Iranian and Austrian musicians is slated to present programs in the Iranian capital city of Tehran.

Germany's foreign minister has described as “encouraging” the ongoing negotiations between Iran and six world powers over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear energy program.

Turkish cultural festival presented in Tehran , A number of Turkish artworks have been presented during a cultural exhibition held in Tehran’s Saba Art and Cultural Institute.

The Political adviser of the president’s office has said Kuwaiti emir’s visit to Tehran has proved the political issues in Persian Gulf have not gone only through Big Brother’s canal.

Alan Eyre has rejected all news going on wire on Iranian guard keeper’s application for asylum in the US.

The Persian literary monthly Bokhara paid tribute to German Iranologist Heidemarie Koch, author of “Persepolis, Shiny Capital of the Persian Empire”, during a ceremony in Tehran on Thursday.

Tehran and Ankara have renewed a bilateral agreement on the export of Iran’s oil to Turkey, an Iranian energy official says.

The Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) announced long time APSA Academy member and internationally renowned Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi as President of the International Jury for the 2014 Awards in December.

A senior Iranian commander has warned that Iran is capable of targeting the enemy’s strategic interests across the globe in case of any act of aggression against the Islamic Republic.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a meeting with Algerian Parliament Speaker Mohamed Al-Arabi Walad Khalifa thanked Algeria for its principled stances in support of Iran's inalienable nuclear rights.

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