Iran has extended a credit line of more than 200 million euros to Bolivia to help the industrial development of the South American country. The agreement included the transfer of technology to Bolivia, Iranian Minister of Industries and Mining Ali Akbar Mehrabian said at a joint press conference with Bolivian President Evo Morales in the [...]

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro has spoken of his illness, which forced him to leave power, for the first time, saying he “was at death’s door.” “Several times I asked myself if [doctors] were going to let me live in those conditions or if they’d let me die,” he told Mexico’s La Jornada newspaper during [...]

The Bolivian President Evo Morales has called for concerted efforts of Iran, Venezuela and Bolivia to put an end to the unilateralism dominant in the world. “People in the world are suffering from the unilateralism of big countries that have filled the markets with their products,” Morales said in a meeting with Iranian Minister of [...]

Iran’s Industries and Mines Minister Ali-Akbar Mehrabian says promotion of all-out cooperation between Iran and Venezuela can relieve US pressures. “Now that the United States endeavors to ratchet up foreign pressure on the Islamic Republic and Venezuela, the two states should relieve the US pressure by further developing their all-out and mutual cooperation,” Mehrabian said [...]

Chilean miners move to a drier and cooler site deeper inside the San Jose gold and copper mine, where they were trapped since a cave-in 24 days ago, officials says. Some of the 33 trapped Chilean miners have developed fungal infections and body sores from the hot, dank conditions in the part of the mine [...]

Commander of Venezuela’s Navy granted his country’s Medal of Honor to Iran’s military attaché to Caracas. The Iranian diplomat as well as his Mexican and Ecuadorian counterparts were picked up from among 25 foreign military attachés in Caracas to receive the medal. The Venezuelan Arm’s Medal of Honor was granted to the Iranian military attaché [...]

Top Iranian and Venezuelan officials have proposed new industrial projects for further cooperation between the two allies in the future. Iran’s Industries and Mines Minister Ali-Akbar Mehrabian, in Caracas on an official visit, met with Venezuela’s house, industry and agriculture ministers in Caracas on Saturday to discuss joint industrial projects underway and planned by the [...]

Helicopter crash in Venezuela has killed ten members of the country’s National Guard who were on a mission to track drug traffickers near the Colombian border. The crash took place in western Apure State near the Colombian border on Friday as three officers along with seven soldiers were taking off on a counter-narcotics mission. “Three [...]

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro has said al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is a US agent used by former US President George W. Bush to scare the world. “Any time Bush would stir up fear and make a big speech, bin Laden would appear threatening people with a story about what he was going to [...]

The third exclusive exhibition of Iran’s trade and industrial products opened in Venezuela by Minister of Industries and Mines, Ali Akbar Mehrabiyan on Thursday. Over 30 companies are showcasing their products in the four-day event. Participants say reasonable prices, acceptable quality and modern technology are among characteristics of the Iranian products which satisfy their consumers. [...]

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Thursday mocked rumors that he was suffering from cancer as wishful thinking by his squalid enemies. Some local media have been saying this week that Chavez, 56, may be suffering from a cancer in the nasal cavity. His failure to appear on Wednesday’s first day of campaigning for the September [...]

The Venezuelan President discussed with the Cuban rulers “the serious risks of a nuclear war” Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez met on Wednesday with Fidel Castro, the leader of the Cuban revolution, and his brother President Raúl Castro during a visit that lasted several hours and was not previously announced, several official media reported. First of [...]

More than 30 Iranian companies have put their products and latest achievements on show in an exhibition in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas. Iranian Minister of Industries and Mines Ali Akbar Mehrabian arrived in Caracas on Wednesday evening to open the event which runs from August 26-29. He was received by his Venezuelan counterpart Richard [...]

Venezuela’s elections council has held a mock ballot to test the country’s electronic voting system a month ahead of legislative elections. According to Venezuelan authorities, no problems were detected during the simulated vote which was held on Sunday. More than 4,000 touch-screen voting machines and biometric identification devices, which have been installed for the September [...]

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has received Peru’s new envoy to Tehran, reiterating Iran’s interest in expanding ties with Latin American nations. In receiving the accreditation of Peru’s new Ambassador Javier Paolonich in a Saturday meeting, Mottaki noted the historic relations between Iran and Latin American countries and emphasized the Islamic Republic’s interest in expanding [...]

With wildfires moving out of control, Bolivia has asked that neighboring countries Brazil and Argentina assist the country in dealing with the disaster. About 1.5 million hectares of land and more than 60 homes have been destroyed so far. Weimar Becerra, General Director for Forest Affairs in Bolivia’s Environment Ministry, announced that help was requested [...]

Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has praised his Venezuelan counterpart’s stance regarding the recent UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution against Tehran. “Unfortunately, the UN Security Council and on top of it the US and its Western allies do not countenance the success and progress of independent countries and nations, and use every excuse to put obstacles [...]

The Venezuelan ambassador to Tehran says his country is ready to sell gasoline to Iran despite US and EU unilateral sanctions against the Islamic Republic. “Every time Tehran announces its demand, we will provide it with gasoline,” David Velasquez Caraballo told Fars news agency on Monday. Caraballo added that the Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has [...]

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro has celebrated his 84th birthday in style, saying he will remain faithful to his ideas about revolution. “I have not changed,” Castro wrote in an article published in state-run media on Friday, AFP reported. The former Cuban president stated that he still believes in the cause of revolution, which brought [...]

Despite its initial ‘nay’ vote to the anti-Iran UN Security Council resolution and efforts to find a diplomatic solution to Tehran’s nuclear Issue, Brazil has signed the decree. “President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva signed the decree because there is a tradition of carrying out (UN) Security Council resolutions, including those we don’t agree with,” [...]