AFP: Iran said on Monday that a home-built rocket sent into space in a move that triggered US concern over possible military use will be able to take a satellite into low orbit around the earth.

Reuters: Turkey will hold major talks with Iran on energy sector cooperation in the next month and hopes that their negotiations will yield fruit within that period, Energy Minister Hilmi Guler said on Monday.

New York Times: Iran test-fired a new rocket capable of carrying a satellite into orbit, the Iranian state news media reported Sunday. Western experts said the launching represented a potentially significant if much-delayed step in Iran’s efforts to join the international space club.

BBC: Authorities in Iran have denied that singer Chris de Burgh is to play a live concert in Tehran, according to an Iranian news agency.

AFP: The White House said Sunday that Iran's announcement it had launched a home-built rocket into space was "troubling" because such technology could also be used for ballistic missiles.

Reuters: Iran said on Sunday it had launched its first domestically made satellite into space, the official IRNA news agency reported.

AFP: Turkey and Iran need more time to finalise a major natural gas deal, President Abdullah Gul said Saturday, playing down reports that US pressure on Turkey to abandon the project is behind the delay.

AFP: Oil-rich Arab monarchies in the Gulf chided Iran on Saturday for setting up facilities on an island claimed by the United Arab Emirates, two days after Abu Dhabi protested to Tehran over the move.