Talking to reporters after the end of a Cabinet session on Wednesday, he noted, “Given the significance of foreign exports, we will do our best so that the section will attain its due status.”

Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki says there would be no "direct Iran-US talks" during the upcoming talks between Iran and the major world powers.

Iran battling with a double-digit inflation rate, an administration committee working on the reform of the country's economy approved a proposal to lop three zeros off the Iranian Rial.

According to Fars News Agency, Iran criticized French President Nicolas Sarkozy for his hostile claims that Iran attempted to produce nuclear arms.

Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Saeed Jalili called for expansion of south-south cooperation, saying that in the international scene, countries should not limit themselves to establish relations only with major powers.

According to Markazi Foreign Commercial Information Center, interested who are desired to travel to Kenya in the form of trade delegation by Markazi commerce organization will be a million toman cheaper.

So interested are invited to come & this delegation is headed by the General governor of the Markazi Province.

Cost per person will be 1 million Toman cheaper and would be equal to 2,380,000 Tomans. For more information please refer to the department of Foreign Trade of Markazi commerce organization, Mr. Asghari (deputy Foreign Trade expansion) & Mr. Amaani ( Expert of the organization) & by the following phone number or contact:

• Tel Deputy Foreign Trade of commercial organization Office: +98 861 3663002
• Time of departure: 30th Nov., 09

Emam Reza (A.S.), the eighth Shi'ite Emam was born on Thursday 11th Zee al-Qa'adah 148 A.H. /29 December 765 A.D. in Medina.The new-born child was named Ali by his holy father, Emam Musa al-Kazim (A.S.), the seventh Shi'ite Emam.

He was divinely entitled al-Reza and his nickname was Abul Hasan. For many times Emam Musa Al-Kazem (A.S) explicitly introduced his eldest son "Ali" as his immediate successor to accede to the divine position of Emamat. Subsequent to the martyrdom of his father in Baghdad, on the 25th of Rajab 183 A.H. / 1 September, 799 A. D. in the prison of Abbasid caliph, Harunal_rashid, he attained the holy position of Emamat, when he was thirty five years old, and he held that divine position for twenty years.

Three Abbasid caliphs were his contemporaries: for the first ten years Harun al- Rashid, for next five years Amin and finally for the last five years Ma'mun.

Iranian companies exported a total of 241 thousand tons of non-oil commodities to African states during the first four months of the Iranian calendar year started March 21.

Iran’s hand-woven carpet export increased by one percent during March 21-August 22, 2009.

Tehran, Sept 17, IRNA – Some 135,000 tons of raisin are exported aboard from Iran annually.