Berlin, April 22, IRNA -- A German disarmament expert here Wednesday lambasted the useless western sanction policy towards Iran over its nuclear program.

Tehran, April 22, IRNA - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said here on Thursday that the Islamic Republic of Iran enjoys consolidated and profound ties with the African continent.

Tehran, April 22, IRNA – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Thursday morning started military exercises code-named “Holy Prophet 5” in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.

Tehran, April 22, IRNA - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad left Tehran Thursday morning for a two-nation African tour which will take him to Zimbabwe and Uganda.

Beijing, April 22, IRNA – Iran and North Korea are scheduled to sign a cultural exchange program pact in Pyongyang during the visit of Ali Fat’hollahi, Deputy Foreign Minister in Asia and Oceania A

Tehran, April 22, IRNA – Foreign Ministry spokesman here Wednesday evening rejected as worthless the French Foreign Ministry's communiqué on Iran as “interference in our internal affairs.”

Berlin, April 22, IRNA – Executive Council of Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons here at its 60th gathering unanimously voted for appointing Iran as its deputy head.

Tehran, April 22, IRNA – Thailand’s new ambassador to Tehran here Wednesday presented a copy of his credentials to Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki.

Tehran, April 22, IRNA – Foreign Ministry spokesman said here on Wednesday that UAE foreign minister’s remarks about the Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf are neither real nor well-considered.

Tehran, April 22, IRNA -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will start a three-day official visit to Zimbabwe and Uganda beginning Thursday.