Persian Gulf must be a safe place for cooperation, Leader tells Qatar emir
Tehran Times Political Desk

TEHRAN – “The Persian Gulf must be turned into a safe and prosperous region and a place for cooperation,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, said at a meeting with Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Hamad ibn Khalifa Al-Thani, late Thursday.

UNESCO website finally posts correct photo of Soltanieh Dome
Tehran Times Culture Desk

TEHRAN -- UNESCO has finally replaced the wrong photo on its website that was mistakenly identified as the Soltanieh Dome, an Iranian monument that was registered on UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 2005.

$450m earmarked for urban renovation
Tehran Times Economic Desk

TEHRAN – Four thousand and five hundred billion rials (about $450 million) has been allocated to the renovation of cities across the country, the deputy minister of housing and urban development stated here on Thursday.

IAEA found nothing serious at Iran site: ElBaradei

VIENNA (Reuters) – UN inspectors found ""nothing to be worried about"" in a first look at a uranium enrichment site in Iran last month, the International Atomic Energy chief said in remarks published Thursday.

Iran’s Guards say Pakistan released Jundullah leader

TEHRAN (Dawn) -- The deputy head of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards charged on Friday that Pakistan arrested and then released the leader of Jundullah a few days before a suicide bombing claimed by the group.

Defendants should not be kept in suspense indefinitely: grand ayatollah
Tehran Times Political Desk

TEHRAN – Defendants with pending cases should not be held in custody is suspense indefinitely, Grand Ayatollah Nasser Makarem Shirazi said on Thursday.

Larijani meets top Iraqi officials
Tehran Times Political Desk

TEHRAN - Iranian Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maleki have called for the establishment of a joint committee to ensure that the agreements between Tehran and Baghdad are implemented.

Delegates discuss way forward in UN climate talks

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) – UN climate negotiators assured Friday that, despite low expectations for setting legally binding emissions targets next month, it is still possible to conclude a strong, 192-nation deal to define future work in fighting global warming.