Iran's Gold Reserves Surpass 340 tons
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian industrial officials announced that the country's gold reserves have considerably increased after last year's discovery of new gold mines. ( 17:37:09 - 2013/05/26)

Minister: Iran's Non-Oil Exports Exceed $41bln
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's non-oil exports witnessed an eye-catching growth in the last Iranian year (ended March 20) despite the sanctions and restrictions imposed by the West on Tehran, Economy Minister Seyed Shamseddin Hosseini said. ( 15:07:24 - 2013/05/26)

Iranian President Inaugurates Major ITC Projects
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday officially inaugurated three national infrastructural projects in the field of communication and information technology. ( 13:40:20 - 2013/05/26)

Iran's Presidential Candidate Focuses on Economy
TEHRAN (FNA)- Presidential hopeful Mohsen Rezayee, who is currently Secretary of Iran's Expediency Council (EC), announced that he will focus on resolving the country's economic problems if he wins the presidential race in June. ( 13:10:22 - 2013/05/26)

IKCO to Launch Car Production Plant in Iraq
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's largest carmaker, Iran-Khodro Company, announced that it will establish a production line with the capacity of 30,000 units in the Iraqi city of Iskandariya by the next month. ( 11:09:52 - 2013/05/26)

Airline Official: Iran Needless of Sending Airplanes to Foreign States
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's aviation industry doesn't need to send its out-of-service airplanes to foreign states for repair, an Iranian airline official said Saturday, underlining the country's self-reliance in the field. ( 15:49:21 - 2013/05/25)

Iranian, Turkish Officials Discuss Ways to Develop Relations
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian and Turkish officials in a meeting explored avenues for the further expansion of bilateral ties between the two countries. ( 14:57:28 - 2013/05/25)

Ahmadinejad Inaugurates Construction Phase of Reservoir Dam in Western Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad inaugurated the construction phase of a reservoir dam in the Western Lorestan province on Saturday. ( 13:33:58 - 2013/05/25)

Official: NIORDC Initiatives Saving Iran $15bln
TEHRAN (FNA)- Managing Director of National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC) Alireza Zeighami said his company's initiatives will save the country a sum of $15 billion this year. ( 13:19:36 - 2013/05/25)

RIPI Acquires RTO Knowhow
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Research Institute of the Oil Industry (RIPI) has acquired the technical knowhow of Real-Time Operation (RTO) systems, officials said. ( 13:17:33 - 2013/05/25)

Petrochemical Companies Authorized to Start Exports
TEHRAN (FNA)- Director of the Production Department of Iran's National Petrochemical Company (NPC) said the Market Regulating Committee has authorized exports of one million tons of petrochemical and polymeric products in the first six months of the current Iranian year (started on March 21, 2013). ( 13:13:46 - 2013/05/25)

Iran Sees Self-Reliance as Top Priority for Oil Industry
TEHRAN (FNA)- Deputy Iranian Oil Minister for Research and Technology Mohammad Reza Moqaddam said self-reliance and indigenization are among the Oil Ministry's top priorities. ( 12:59:39 - 2013/05/25)

Catalysts Need Institutionalization
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Deputy Oil Minister Abdolhossein Bayat said the process of commercialization of catalysts in the petrochemical sector needs to be institutionalized. ( 12:50:19 - 2013/05/25)

Ineffectiveness of Sanctions Proved by Oil Industry
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's oil industry has proved ineffectiveness of the sanctions, Oil Minister Rostam Qassemi said. ( 12:37:15 - 2013/05/25)