Iran's FM Due in Turkey Tomorrow
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki is scheduled to pay a daylong official visit to the neighboring state of Turkey on Friday. ( 17:25:06 - 2010/05/06)

Kuwaiti Official: Report on IRGC Spy Cell not Gov't Stance
TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Kuwaiti official stressed that alleged media reports on IRGC's involvement in espionage operations in the country do not reflect Kuwaiti government's stance. ( 17:17:16 - 2010/05/06)

Mottaki Blasts Canada's Remarks on Iran's Membership in UNCSW
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran on Thursday lambasted Canada's attitude towards the issue of human rights, and voiced Tehran's strong protests at Ottawa's stance against Iran's membership in the UN Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW). ( 16:37:19 - 2010/05/06)

Scientists Create Embryonic Stem Cells with Greater Pluripotency
TEHRAN (FNA)- For the first time, researchers converted established human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) and human embryonic stem (ES) cells to state that corresponds to that of mouse embryonic stem cells. ( 16:34:16 - 2010/05/06)

Army Continues Massive Naval Wargames
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian Army on Thursday held the second day of a six-staged naval maneuver, codenamed Vellayat 89, in the Strait of Hormuz and northern Indian Ocean. ( 15:44:31 - 2010/05/06)

MPs Laud President Ahmadinejad's Speech at NPT Review Conference
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian lawmakers on Wednesday lauded the stances adopted by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation at the UN conference. ( 15:24:17 - 2010/05/06)

Iran's FM Holds Diplomatic Discussions at UN
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki discussed international issues, including nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, in separate meetings with foreign counterparts at the UN headquarters in New York. ( 14:30:14 - 2010/05/06)

Dark Chocolate May Protect Brain after Stroke
TEHRAN (FNA)- Researchers discovered that a compound in dark chocolate may protect the brain after a stroke by increasing cellular signals already known to shield nerve cells from damage. ( 14:13:00 - 2010/05/06)

Turkish Official Deplores MKO's Crimes against Humanity
TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Turkish foreign ministry official underlined his country's resolve to fight terrorism, and strongly condemned the crimes committed by the anti-Iran terrorist group, the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO), against humanity. ( 18:50:22 - 2010/05/05)

Iranian Industry Minister Due in Minsk Thursday
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's Minister for Industries and Mines Ali Akbar Mehrabian is due to visit Minsk on Thursday to discuss bilateral issues and expansion of mutual cooperation in meetings with Belarusian officials. ( 18:50:15 - 2010/05/05)

Iran Plans to Increase Interaction with Outside World on Human Rights
TEHRAN (FNA)- Members of the Iranian parliament's Human Rights Committee plan to expand relations and interactions with their counterparts in the other world countries in an effort to unveil the untruthful and baseless nature of the human rights allegations made by certain western states against Iran. ( 18:27:39 - 2010/05/05)

Anti-Zionist Rabbis Meet Ahmadinejad in New York
TEHRAN (FNA)- A number of prominent Jewish religious leaders met with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during his visit to New York. ( 18:11:35 - 2010/05/05)

Iran to Commemorate Renowned Shiite Scholar Tomorrow
TEHRAN (FNA)- A large number of renowned Muslim scholars and thinkers are due to attend a special ceremony in Ibn Babawaih cemetery in Iran's northern city of Ray, south of the capital, on Thursday to commemorate the most prominent and revered Shiite scholar of the 10th century, Sheikh al-Saduq. ( 18:00:56 - 2010/05/05)

Interior Minister: Tehran Seeks Expansion of All-Out Ties with Baku
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar reiterated that Tehran wants to expand and develop its bilateral ties with Azerbaijan in all the different fields. ( 17:25:20 - 2010/05/05)