TEHRAN, May 26 (MNA) -- Iran has gone down one peg in the latest world rankings issued by FIFA on Wednesday.

TEHRAN, May 26 (MNA) – Ali Larijani, the uncontested candidate for the post of speaker, remained in his post for the third times with 214 votes in favor and 44 abstentions.

TEHRAN, May 26 (MNA) – The 6th edition of Electra Tech Expo opens on Thursday in Damascus, Syria.

Some 300 companies from 45 countries are present in the international exhibition.

TEHRAN, May 26 (MNA) -- Iran’s cultural attaché office in Ankara is holding a Quranic and cultural week that began on Tuesday at Turkey’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

TEHRAN, May 26 (MNA) – A conference on commerce and investment in the oil and petrochemical industry in Iran and China was held in Ningbo, China, on Tuesday.

TEHRAN, May 26 (MNA) -- The 7th International Civil Engineering and Building Construction Exhibition (CIBEX 2010) kicked off in Kish International Exhibitions Center on Monday.

TEHRAN, May 26 (MNA) -- Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi was released from Tehran’s Evin prison on Tuesday on bail of 2 billion rials (about $200,000).

TEHRAN, May 27 (MNA) -- The Iranian ambassador to Russia has advised Moscow to maintain its strong relations with Iran.

TEHRAN, May 26 (MNA) – Tehran Governor General Morteza Tamaddon has said he has not received a request by reformists for staging demonstrations on the anniversary of the presidential election on Ju

TEHRAN, May 26 (MNA) -- Iran plans to launch three domestically-manufactured satellites into orbit by late March 2011.