Annan Praises Iran's Support for 6-Point Initiative on Syria
TEHRAN (FNA)- UN-Arab League Special Envoy on Syria Kofi Annan, who has traveled to Tehran to confer with Iranian officials on the Syrian issue, appreciated Iran for supporting his six-point peace initiative, and underlined Iran's key role in the settlement of the Syrian crisis. ( 13:22:08 - 2012/04/11)

Iranian Army, IRGC to Stage Joint Wargames
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian Army and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) plan to stage joint military drills to boost their defense and combat capabilities in the current Iranian year (started on March 20), a senior Army commander announced on Wednesday. ( 13:12:03 - 2012/04/11)

Annan Underlines Non-Military Settlement of Syrian Issue
TEHRAN (FNA)- UN-Arab League Envoy on Syria Kofi Annan stressed the United Nations' efforts to resolve the problems in Syria, and said the Syrian issue should be settled through diplomatic and not military means. ( 12:59:39 - 2012/04/11)

Iran to Invest $50bln in Petrochemical Sector
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran announced that it will invest a total volume of $50bln in the petrochemical sector in the next three years. ( 12:52:09 - 2012/04/11)

Iranian Oil Industry to Carry Out 380 Research Projects
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian oil industry plans to carry out 380 research projects by 2015 that will cut the oil industry's reliance on foreign firms and countries remarkably, a deputy oil minister announced. ( 12:35:26 - 2012/04/11)

Iran Likely to Halt Crude Exports to Several EU States
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran cut oil exports to Spain and is likely to also halt sales to Germany and Italy in coming days as well. ( 12:00:57 - 2012/04/11)

Iran Dismisses Internet Unplugging as Western Propaganda
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran said reports that it is planning to shut down the internet and replace it with home-grown web sites were untrue and just served the western propaganda. ( 11:58:40 - 2012/04/11)

Iraq Confirms Hosting Iran-Powers Talks after Istanbul Meeting
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iraq confirmed earlier reports that Tehran and the world powers have agreed to attend a second meeting in Baghdad to resolve their nuclear standoff following this week's negotiations in Istanbul. ( 11:57:27 - 2012/04/11)

Iran, Qatar Agree on Closer Cooperation against Narcotics
TEHRAN (FNA)- Top Iranian and Qatari police commanders inked an agreements for stronger cooperation between the two countries against narcotics. ( 11:55:33 - 2012/04/11)

Iranian Commander Denies Report of US Drone Overflights
TEHRAN (FNA)- A top Iranian military commander denied a US news report that the CIA has been successfully sending spy drones over Iran over the past three years, and added that Iranian drones have repeatedly flown over American ships in the Persian Gulf and have taken photos of them. ( 11:46:09 - 2012/04/11)

Envoy Denies Reports on Obama's Message to Iran via Turkish PM
TEHRAN (FNA)- Turkey's Ambassador to Iran Umit Yardim strongly rejected the recent media reports alleging that Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan had conveyed a message from US President Barack Obama to Iran. ( 11:43:02 - 2012/04/11)

Egyptian FM Stresses Necessity for Tehran-Cairo Rapprochement
TEHRAN (FNA)- Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr described Iran as an important regional power, and said Cairo seeks to resume relations with Tehran. ( 11:37:57 - 2012/04/11)

Envoy: Gov't Will Not Allow MKO Stay on Iraq's Territory
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iraqi Ambassador to the UN Hamid al-Bayati urged the UN to help Baghdad expel the anti-Iran terrorist Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) from Iraq, cautioning that presence of the terrorist group in Iraq is violating the country's Constitution. ( 11:23:45 - 2012/04/11)

Iranian, Russian Officials Discuss Tehran-Moscow Cultural, Scientific Ties
TEHRAN (FNA)- Senior Iranian and Russian officials in a meeting in Moscow explored avenues for the further expansion of mutual cooperation between the two countries in cultural and scientific fields. ( 11:16:02 - 2012/04/11)