Tehran-Doha cooperation will reduce outside threats: Ahmadinejad
Tehran Times Political Desk

DOHA – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says expansion of cooperation between Iran and Qatar will improve regional security and reduce extra regional threats.

Iran to launch IFILM to entertain Arab viewers
Tehran Times Culture Desk

TEHRAN -- Iran will be launching its Arabic channel IFILM to entertain the Arab viewers on Id al-Fitr, the celebration marking the end of the month of Ramadan this week.

Color of Arjang Kamkar’s melodies returns after 12 years
Tehran Times Art Desk

TEHRAN -- The Kamkars’ tombak virtuoso plans to showcase 32 years of his career in painting in an exhibition at the main gallery of the Niavaran Cultural Center on September 17.

WIF 2010 kicks off
Tehran Times Economic Desk

TEHRAN -- The 2nd World Investment Forum of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) kicked off in Xiamen, China on Monday.

NATO-U.S. death toll hits 500 for 2010 in Afghanistan
By staff and agencies

KABUL – The number of foreign troops killed in Afghanistan this year has reached at least 500, compared with 521 in all of 2009, according to an independent monitoring site Monday and a tally compiled by Reuters.

5th plan not fully in accordance with 20-Year Outlook Plan
Tehran Times Political Desk

TEHRAN – Chairman of The Supreme Audit Court (SAC) Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli has expressed his views about major economic issues including the fourth and fifth development plans, privatization, excessive imports, and the subsidy reform plan.

Persian Press Review
Tehran Times Political Desk

The column ‘Persian Press Review’ features the headlines and leading articles carried by Farsi dailies.

‘Iran counters hegemonists’ designs on regional energy resources’
Tehran Times Political Desk

TEHRAN - Iran is acting as a bulwark against certain countries that are trying to monopolize the energy resources of the region, the commander of the Iranian Army said on Monday.

Lebanon PM says he erred in blaming Syria

BEIRUT (AFP) – Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri said in comments published on Monday that he erred in accusing Syria of the murder of his father, ex-premier Rafiq Hariri, in a 2005 bombing in Beirut.

Iran should engage in intellectual jihad with the West: Leader
Tehran Times Political Desk

TEHRAN -- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran should have the audacity to engage in intellectual debate with the proponents of Western liberal democracy.