TEHRAN, Jan. 13 (MNA) -- Iranian scholar Dariush Pirniakan is convinced that Spanish music was influenced by Iranian music, saying that Spanish flamenco is rooted in Iranian music.

TEHRAN, Jan. 13 (MNA) -- Iraqi poet Abdul Zahra Zaki composed his recent poetry collection with inspiration from Iranian mystics and poets.

TEHRAN, Jan. 13 (MNA) -- Following good results in last year’s futsal tournaments, Iran’s futsal team has been chosen by Futsalplanet as the best national team of the world in 2009.

TEHRAN, Jan. 13 (MNA) -- Iran will take part in the Turkey Sabre World Cup which will be held in Istanbul from January 16 to 17.

Ahvaz, Iran, Jan. 13 (MNA) – President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has criticized Saudi Arabia for its military intervention in Yemen.

TEHRAN, Jan. 13 (MNA) -- Iran issued a statement on Wednesday expressing deep regret over a catastrophic earthquake that hit Haiti on Tuesday.

TEHRAN, Jan. 13 (MNA) -- The Guardian Council has endorsed the parliamentary ratification on redirecting subsidies, the council’s spokesman Abbas Ali Kadkhodaii announced on Wednesday.

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TEHRAN, Jan. 13 (MNA) -- Iranian Airports Holding Company declared that 27 airport projects will come on stream in 2 months.

TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) -- The UNESCO Office in Tehran is supporting a design by Iranian Morteza Heidari to decorate the walls of the Al-Askari Shrine in Samarra, Iraq.