Report: Hakimollah Mahsoud Still Alive
TEHRAN (FNA)- Informed sources in Pakistan reported that Hakimollah Mahsoud, the new leader of the Taliban militants in the country, is still alive. ( 18:41:12 - 2009/10/05)

Pakistani Chief Minister Slams US Aid Package
TEHRAN (FNA)- Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif urged Islamabad to reject the newly approved US aid package for Pakistan, saying that the US offer would be a blow to the national honor and prestige of the Muslim country. ( 17:07:53 - 2009/10/05)

Top US Commander Terms Iran Big Player in Afghanistan
TEHRAN (FNA)- Top US military commander in Afghanistan said that the Islamic Republic of Iran is a "big player" in Afghanistan. ( 17:16:21 - 2009/10/02)

Turkish PM to Visit Iran Soon
TEHRAN (FNA)- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday that he will visit Iran in near future in a bid to meet Iranian officials. ( 15:36:08 - 2009/09/25)

Tajik Muslims Express Solidarity with Palestinian Cause
TEHRAN (FNA)- Thousands of Tajik Muslims on Friday expressed their solidarity with the Palestinian cause and attended the International Qods Day rallies held throughout the world on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan. ( 16:59:53 - 2009/09/19)

Abdullah Warns against Elimination of Qods
TEHRAN (FNA)- Secretary General of Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement Ramadhan Abdullah here on Friday warned that if Israel succeeds in eliminating Qods, it will occupy Saudi Arabia as well and the House of God as a result. ( 16:39:45 - 2009/09/18)

Mottaki: Palestine Issue Concerns All Muslim States
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said here in Tehran on Friday that Palestine issue concerns the whole world of Islam. ( 16:32:03 - 2009/09/18)

Palestinian MP: Qods Day Slows Down Israel's Settlement Construction
TEHRAN (FNA)- Demonstrations and rallies staged on the International Qods Day play a significant role in slowing down the pace of settlement building by the Zionist regime in the occupied Palestinian territories, a Palestinian legislator said on Wednesday. ( 18:19:54 - 2009/09/16)

Arab Politician: Resistance Should Continue for Al-Qods' Freedom
TEHRAN (FNA)- The former head of the Union of Arab Writers Ali Aqle Arsan on Monday described armed struggle, holding demonstration and filing lawsuit against Israel at international bodies as different methods for resisting against the Zionist regime. ( 16:20:49 - 2009/09/14)

Iraqi Court Receives 5,000 Complaints against MKO, Former Baghdad Regime
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iraq's supreme criminal court assigned to review crimes done by the former Iraqi Baath regime during the 1991 uprising (Shabaniyah Intifada) announced that it has received 5,000 complaints filed against the regime and anti Iran terrorist group, the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO). ( 15:46:07 - 2009/09/13)

Berdimuhamedow: Turkmenistan Ready to Join Nabucco Pipeline
TEHRAN (FNA)- Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow announced on Saturday that his country has the necessary resources to join the Nabucco gas pipeline. ( 18:30:58 - 2009/09/12)

Palestinian MP Terms Resistance Only Way to Free Qods
TEHRAN (FNA)- Moshir al-Mesri, a member of the Palestinian parliament, described resistance and persistence as the only ways to free Beit-ul- Moqaddas from the hands of the Zionist occupiers. ( 15:19:59 - 2009/09/12)

Assassin of Taliban's New Leader Surrenders
TEHRAN (FNA)- An armed man turned himself in to the security forces, alleging that he had assassinated Hakimollah Mahsoud, the new leader of the Taliban militants in Pakistan, a few days ago. ( 16:00:05 - 2009/09/06)

Afghan MP: Taliban Using US, ISAF Assault Rifles
TEHRAN (FNA)- A member of the Afghan parliament on Sunday questioned escalation of Taliban insurgency in the relatively calm province of Kunduz, north of Afghanistan, saying that the Taliban is using the same assault rifles used by US forces and ISAF. ( 15:32:22 - 2009/09/06)