The Aria Airlines suspended its activities as of Saturday morning a day after its Ilyushin-62 plane crashed in northeastern Iran killing 16 people on board mostly its Kazakh crew.

Civil Aviation spokesman said that among 16 persons killed in the plane incident here on Friday, there are only 3 passengers and the rest of them are the plane crew.

Srinagar, India, July 23, IRNA - In a significant move moderate faction of the Hurriyat Conference said that the alliance was ready to take positive initiatives for dialogue with New Delhi if India

Three Iranian pilgrims were martyred and 31 others wounded when the bus carrying them was attacked by several Iraqi terrorists Tuesday evening, it was announced Wednesday.

A projects to build multi-purpose ship for collecting oil spills from surface of the sea was launched in Bandar Abbas, Hormuzgan province, on Wednesday.

IRNA chief Mohammad-Ja'far Behdad and Russian Culture Minister Alexander Avdeyev here on Tuesday underlined the need for safeguarding native cultures against the incursion by the Western culture.

A recent meeting between Iran’s Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and top Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat in Egypt was a “normal issue which takes place on the sidelines of all international g

– Iran Wushu team ranked first in the Azerbaijan International Wushu Tournament on Monday.

IRNA Chief Mohammad-Jafar Behdad here on Monday proposed formation of the Coalition of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization News Agencies.

Iran’s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency( IAEA) told IRNA here on Saturday that regular inspection of IAEA is continuing in Iran without any obstacles.