The exiled leader of Hamas has warned that talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority could be a ‘fatal blow’ to the Palestinian cause, and urged the Egyptian and Jordanian leaders to boycott them. Khaled Meshaal, who lives in exile in Syria, said that Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, was too weak to stand up [...]

Iran says it is ready to hold a meeting with the economy ministers of Syria, Iraq and Turkey to discuss setting up an economic bloc in the region. Iran’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance Shamseddin Hosseini made the remarks in a meeting with Syrian Economy and Trade Minister Lamia Assi in Tehran on Saturday. [...]

Iran has signed a draft agreement on free trade with Syria in a move which can boost the country’s economy in the face of Western sanctions. The deputy commerce ministers of Iran and Syria inked the draft on Friday and a final agreement is expected to be signed by Iranian Commerce Minister Mehdi Ghazanfari and [...]

Eleven Palestinian resistance based in Syria warned on Sunday against a “concession and compromise” policy ahead of a possible round of direct talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. The message from the Factions, which include Hamas as well as the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine and the Popular Front for the Liberation [...]

Iran is in talks with Syria to sign a free trade agreement (FTA) after Damascus and Ankara reached a similar deal, says the Iranian commerce minister. “A free trade agreement has been signed between Syria and Turkey and we hope talks between the two sides bear fruit and Iran and Syria sign the agreement,” Mehdi [...]

The Iraqi oil ministry has confirmed it is ready to allow the transit of Iranian natural gas destined for Syria and Mediterranean littoral countries. Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani said in a statement on Thursday that “Iraq does not mind facilitating extension of the Iranian gas pipeline through its territory to Syria and the Mediterranean [...]

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad have stressed the need for sustained cooperation between the two countries. In a phone conversation with his Syrian counterpart on Friday, the Iranian chief executive also highlighted the importance of Iran-Syria ties and called for the strengthening of solidarity between Muslims, IRNA reported. “It is necessary [...]

Iran and Syria have called on Islamic countries to mobilize their resources and form a united front in face of threats against Muslim nations. Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki arrived in the Syrian capital, Damascus, on an official visit early Wednesday to hold talks with the country’s senior officials. In a meeting with Syrian President [...]

Iraq has agreed to transit natural gas to Syria through Iraq, says Deputy Oil Minister and Managing Director of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) Javad Owji. The agreement was reached after a recent meeting between Iranian and Iraqi officials over the transfer of Iran’s natural gas to Iraq’s power plants, Owji said on Sunday, [...]

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki says regional convergence has undermined Israel’s plans for launching a new war in the Middle East. Mottaki said that support of Iran, Syria and Lebanon for resistance against Israel has been a deterrent to Tel Aviv’s threats. The Iranian minister made the remarks at a joint press conference with his [...]

Four Arab states have expressed an interest in buying natural gas produced in Iran’s South Pars Gas Field, an Iranian Oil Ministry official says. “Oman, Kuwait, UAE and Syria are eager to buy natural gas from Iran,” Iran’s Deputy Oil Minister and Managing Director of the National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) Javad Owji said Monday [...]

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has hailed Lebanon’s move to arrange the recent trilateral summit with Saudi Arabia and Syria. Commending the summit which was held in Beirut, the Iranian president said the meeting foiled Israel’s attempts to sow seeds of discord among Syria, Lebanon and the resistance movement Hezbollah. Ahmadinejad made the remarks in a [...]

Iran and Syria have voiced their unrelenting support for the Palestinian and Lebanese resistance movements, saying it is the only way to confront Israel. Ali Akbar Velayati, senior foreign policy advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Sunday to discuss regional issues. Velayati and Assad [...]

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki has expressed Iran’s full support for Lebanon and Syria in the event of any possible Israeli aggression. The Iranian government and nation is fully prepared to support the Lebanese and Syrian nations and governments in the face of a possible Israeli aggression, Mottaki said at a joint press conference with [...]

Iraq has consented to the transit of Iran’s natural gas to Syria and the Mediterranean regions from the Iraqi territories, an Iranian Oil Ministry official says. The agreement was made after a recent meeting between ranking Iranian and Iraqi officials over the transfer of Iran’s natural gas to Iraq’s power plants and beyond, ISNA reported [...]

The Syrian government has condemned the Israeli attack against the Lebanese troops, in which at least three Lebanese soldiers and a top Israeli army officer were killed. President Bashar al-Assad made a telephone call to Lebanese President Michel Sleiman on Tuesday, Syria’s SANA news agency reported. Assad expressed “Syria’s support for Lebanon against the heinous [...]

Hezbollah Secretary General Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah has met with Lebanese Parliamentary Speaker Nabih Berri to discuss the latest developments in the country. The meeting on Sunday night focused on the recent Lebanon’s visit by leaders of Saudi Arabia and Syria, a Press TV correspondent reported. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Saudi King Abdullah met Lebanese [...]

Leaders of Syria and Saudi Arabia have called on Lebanon to avert the crisis concerning charges by a tribunal, which accuses Hezbollah of involvement in the assassination of the former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq al-Hariri. Hariri, who was the Arab state’s premier from 1992 to 1998, and again from 2000 until his resignation on October [...]

The Hezbollah resistance movement has accused the US of trying to sow the seeds of discord and creating division in Lebanon by interfering in the country’s internal affairs. A Friday statement by the movement charged that in order to achieve its own interests the US is trying to create disunity among the Lebanese by portraying [...]

Iran is considering an Iraqi request to import Iranian natural gas, as the two countries set a joint commission to raise cooperation in the gas sector. “Subsequent to two-day talks between gas officials from both Iran and Iraq, a general agreement was reached on exporting Iran’s natural gas to Iraq,” Mehr News Agency quoted Iran’s [...]