Lawmaker: No One Can Disturb Iran-Turkmenistan Ties
TEHRAN (FNA)- A prominent Iranian lawmaker said that Iran attaches great importance to the enhancement of ties with Turkmenistan, and reiterated that the two countries' relations may not be influenced by any third party. ( 13:48:37 - 2013/01/09)

VP: Iran Supports President Assad's Peace Plan
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian First Vice-President Mohammad Reza Rahimi in a telephone conversation with Syrian Prime Minister Wael Nader al-Halqi voiced Iran's support for the three-staged peace plan proposed by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to settle the crisis in his country. ( 13:35:32 - 2013/01/09)

Syrian Opposition Figure Welcomes Assad's Offered Reforms
TEHRAN (FNA)- A senior Syrian opposition figure welcomed the recent peace initiative presented by President Bashar al-Assad which offers talks with opposition and dissident groups as a "serious step" to implement reforms in the crisis-hit country. ( 13:33:44 - 2013/01/09)

Iran, Argentina Continue Discussions on Amia Case
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian and Argentinean Foreign Ministers Ali Akbar Salehi and Hector Marcos Timerman continued their discussions regarding the 1994 bombing at the Amia Jewish center, an Iranian spokesman announced on Wednesday. ( 13:28:26 - 2013/01/09)

FM Stresses Iran's Resolve to Develop Ties with Africa
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi in a meeting with his Burkina counterpart Djibril Bassole underlined the Islamic Republic's willingness and intention to further expand relations with the African states. ( 13:13:17 - 2013/01/09)

Newly-Synthesized Chitosan Network Nano Hydrogels Able to Carry Drugs
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian researchers synthesized nano hydrogels and two other materials to create Chitosan network. ( 13:12:23 - 2013/01/09)

Iran, Ghana Discuss Expansion of Bilateral Ties
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi and Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama explored avenues for the further bolstering of bilateral ties between the two countries. ( 13:09:35 - 2013/01/09)

Spokesman Blasts France for Releasing Sacrilegious Cartoons
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast lashed out at a French magazine for publishing anti-Islam cartoons, and censured the French government for its indifference to the violation of Islamic sanctities. ( 12:33:58 - 2013/01/09)

MP Condemns Netanyahu, Likud Party's Tricks on Israelis
TEHRAN (FNA)- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the ruling Likud Party try to cover up their failures in regional and international arenas through diverting the attention of the public opinion from Israel's internal problems towards a hypothetical threat against Israelis, said a senior Iranian lawmaker. ( 12:24:27 - 2013/01/09)

Tel Aviv, Washington Discuss Intelligence Cooperation against Syria
TEHRAN (FNA)- In recent days Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu has discussed with visiting US legislators the Israeli-US intelligence cooperation on Syria, an Israeli official said on Tuesday. ( 12:24:25 - 2013/01/09)

Amnesty: Obama Must Revisit Promise to Close Guantanamo
TEHRAN (FNA)- President Barack Obama must revisit the promise he made in 2009 to close the Guantanamo detention facility and this time commit the US to releasing the detainees or bringing them to fair trial, Amnesty International said ahead of the 11th anniversary of the first detainee transfers to the US naval base in Cuba and just days before his re-inauguration as president. ( 12:24:22 - 2013/01/09)

Amnesty Urges Saudi Authorities to Release Women Protesters
TEHRAN (FNA)- A group of women protesters detained by the Saudi authorities must be released unless they are charged with an internationally recognizable crime, Amnesty International said. ( 12:15:55 - 2013/01/09)

China Rejects Japan's Protest over Disputed Islands
TEHRAN (FNA)- China's Foreign Ministry rejected Japan's protest over Chinese maritime surveillance ships' patrol near a chain of islands claimed by both Tokyo and Beijing. ( 12:15:52 - 2013/01/09)

Mursi 'to Mediate' Talks between Fatah, Hamas Leaders
TEHRAN (FNA)- Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi is set to mediate talks in Cairo between the leaders of Fatah and Hamas to help implement a unity pact signed in 2011. ( 11:56:53 - 2013/01/09)