TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) – Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon, Ghazanfar Roknabadi, has stated that Iran will help modernize the Lebanese army if Beirut makes a request.

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TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) – Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi has said 126 defense projects were inaugurated during the defense industry week.

TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) – Iran is ready to dispatch helicopters and boats to the flood-stricken areas in Pakistan, Interior Minister Mostafa Mohammad Najjar said on Thursday.

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) - Professor Eric Thomas Weber believes that “Rawls brought Western philosophers’ attention back to the idea of social contract theory.”

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – In separate meetings the new accredited ambassadors of Peru and Malawi submitted their credentials to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – MP Hamid-Reza Fouladgar says license has been issued for about 250 political parties and associations but about 90 percent of them are not presently active.

SINGAPORE, Aug. 25 (MNA) -- Iran’s girls’ soccer team finished fourth here in the 2010 Youth Olympic Games on Tuesday.

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) -- Three Iranian films will go on screen at the Montreal World Film Festival, which will be held from August 26 to September 6.

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) -- All Iranian media have been forbidden to publish any advertisements about pets or pet-related products.