Ahmadinejad lauds Shanghai pact and Iran’s determining role
Tehran Times Political Desk.

TEHRAN – President Mahmud Ahmadinejad on Sunday called the Shanghai Cooperation Organization a very important regional and international bloc and said Iran plays a determining role in international developments in its interaction with other countries.

Reihani to perform mega pantomime in Mellat Park
Tehran Times Art Desk

TEHRAN -- Bahram Reihani and a great number of artists are to perform one of the world’s largest pantomimes at Tehran’s Mellat Park.

Signs of conflagration discovered at Parthian castle in northern Iran
Tehran Times Culture Desk

TEHRAN -- Archaeologists have recently found evidence indicating the Parthian castle at the ancient Kaluraz mound site burned down about 2200 years ago.

$30b investment in SP petrochemical projects
Tehran Times Economic Desk

TEHRAN – “Iran has invested about $30 billion in petrochemical projects of South Pars’ phases 1 and 2,” National Iranian Petrochemical Company (NIPC) managing director said here on Tuesday.

IRGC to establish separate missile command
Tehran Times Political Desk

TEHRAN -- Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Commander Major General Mohammad Ali Jafari announced here on Monday that the IRGC plans to establish a separate missile command.

8th Intl. Motor show kicks off in Mashad
Tehran Times Economic Desk

MASHAD – The 8th International Motor Show kicked off here on Tuesday, Aug. 26, in the permanent international fairgrounds of Mashad and will run to Aug. 30.

Chill of ’68 in Denver air as 100 arrested  
By Yuram Abdullah Weiler

DENVER - Some 100 protesters were arrested on Monday night after being confronted by Denver Police. The city is on high alert with an estimated 5,000 police, Secret Service, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and other security forces along with helicopters hovering overhead.

Russia-Georgia conflict raises Black Sea tensions

KIEV/TBILISI (Reuters) - Ukraine said on Wednesday it wanted to discuss charging Russia more for the lease of a Black Sea naval base, a move that could aggravate regional tensions already enflamed by Moscow's conflict with Georgia.