Iranian Students News Agency

Kuwait has ordered the Iranian ambassador to leave the country within 45 days, according to Iran's ISNA news agency. It comes amid a diplomatic row between the two nations.

Iran is expected to pay $1.9 billion as compensation to Turkey in line with a decision made by the International Court of Arbitration, Iran's Deputy Petroleum Minister Hamid Reza Araqi said on Jan. 24.      

Araqi said the two countries also agreed on a 13.3 percent discount on the prices of gas delivered from Iran to Turkey, according to semi-official Iranian Students News Agency. 

On Peace Day, the Iranian mother who pardoned the killer of her son at the last minute tells daily Hürriyet that although ?qisas? ? the principle of equal retribution ? is permitted in Islam, forgiving feels better than revenge According to the Quran, equal retribution ? ?qisas? ? is permissible for crimes such as murder.

Iran and the U.N. nuclear watchdog will hold talks in Tehran on March 9, the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) reported, ahead of a March deadline for a framework agreement on Iran's nuclear programme between Tehran and six major powers.