Reuters: Iran and Algeria are expected to discuss the formation of an OPEC-style gas group during a visit by Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to Tehran, Iran's ambassador to Algeria said in remarks published on Sunday.
Iran, Algeria to discuss OPEC-style gas group: report
Kuwait says Iran nuclear dispute hurts neighbours
Reuters: U.S.-allied Kuwait urged Iran on Saturday to resolve tensions with the West over its nuclear programme, saying the dispute undermined the interests of Gulf states with which it shares a vital oil export route.
Iran in new oil money move to dodge sanctions: report
AFP: Iran's government has ordered the state oil company to deposit oil revenues only in selected banks in a bid to dodge toughening sanctions over its nuclear drive, local media reported on Saturday.
Venezuela, Iran to loan Bolivia 225 mln dlrs for cement firm: official
AFP: Venezuela and Iran are to loan Bolivia 225 million dollars to create a state cement company for the construction of roads and houses, the deputy minister for small and medium business, Eduardo Peinado, said Saturday.
EU tightens sanctions on Iran over nuclear program
AP: The European Union tightened trade sanctions against Iran Friday for defying a long-standing international demand to freeze uranium enrichment.
Western powers study more Iran sanctions
Reuters: Britain, France, Germany and the United States are considering imposing additional sanctions on Iran over its nuclear work, possibly in the energy, reinsurance or financial sectors, a senior British official said on Friday.
Gemayel accuses Iran of using Hizbullah to hold Lebanon hostage
Daily Star: Former President Amine Gemayel said in remarks published Thursday that Lebanon was being held hostage by Iran, adding that Hizbullah's authority stretched beyond that of the Lebanese state.
EU toughens sanctions against Iran
AFP: European Union nations have introduced fresh sanctions against Iran over its nuclear programme, including restrictions on public loans and tougher cargo inspections, the EU presidency announced Friday.
2 La. businessmen sentenced in Iran export plot
AP: Two Louisiana businessmen who plotted to defy a U.S. trade embargo by exporting engineering software to Iran avoided prison Thursday when a federal judge ordered them to serve several months in a halfway house.
EU sets sanctions on Iran, inching past UN resolution
Bloomberg: European governments imposed new financial sanctions on Iran, inching beyond measures laid down in a United Nations resolution that punishes Iran's pursuit of a nuclear capability.
