Kazakhstan and Iran discuss renewal of oil swapsKazakhstan is thinking of a number of investment projects involving the Iranian side in Kyzylorda oblast: plans are afoot to launch a glass making facility, a facility to produce alumina, and a leach plant in Karaganda oblast: President Nazarbayev.
Caspian states agree on aquatic bioresources managementThe Commission on Aquatic Bioresources of the Caspian Sea has approved the project on preservation and rational use of aquatic bioresources of the Caspian Sea, and sturgeons in particular.
In Iran, love is rarely a many-splendoured thingMahnaz divorced after marrying young because of the pressures of a society that she feels often ignores a relationship's most important ingredient: love.
Iran confirms arrest of Washington Post correspondentTehran's chief justice Gholamhossein Esmaili on Friday confirmed the arrest of Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian and his wife, also a journalist, the official IRNA news agency reported.
26 июля 2014
Iran nuclear deadline extended by four monthsIran and world powers gave themselves four more months to negotiate a historic nuclear deal after failing to close major gaps in marathon talks in Vienna.
19 июля 2014
Kazakhstan to expand cooperation with OPECKazakhstan, a Central Asian oil producer, will expand its cooperation with the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).
14 июля 2014
Kerry hunkering down for Iran nuclear talksUS Secretary of State John Kerry was to meet again Monday with his Iranian counterpart seeking to narrow serious gaps blocking a historic nuclear deal with a deadline just days away.
New Iran nuclear talks as time runs shortIran and world powers' high-stakes nuclear talks enter a critical fifth round in Vienna on Monday, with both sides still far apart on crucial issues five weeks before a deadline for a deal.
16 июня 2014
Iran's solar car challenge depends on US plane ticketIt is not easy for an Iranian to visit America. With no US embassy in Tehran since 1979, obtaining a visa usually requires two costly trips to Dubai or Turkey.
Kuwait's emir makes landmark visit to IranKuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah on Sunday started a landmark visit to Tehran focused on mending fences between Shiite Iran and the Sunni-ruled monarchies in the Gulf.
02 июня 2014
Iran hangs man convicted of $2.6 bn bank scamAn Iranian businessman convicted of masterminding a $2.6 billion banking scam, the biggest fraud case in the country's history, was hanged on Saturday, state media reported.