News Archive - 26 January 2020

“My Facebook and Instagram accounts have been disabled. So much for free speech,” Marandi tweeted on Sunday night. The US-led censorship is not new as Facebook and Instagram removed thousands of posts related to Martyr Lt. Gen. Soleimani after US terrorist forces assassinated him in an air raid in Baghdad...

The incident happened to a Caspian airliner with some 135 passengers on board at Mahshahr Airport at 7:50 A.M. local time Monday. The plane had departed Tehran for Mahshahr at 6:35 A.M. and initial reports blame technical problems at the time of landing for the incident. Your browser...

On January 23 the EU Commission has organized a workshop to present the results of a study launched in the framework of the EU-Iran cooperation on agriculture, aiming at the evaluation of the Iranian system of organic farming and geographical indications (GI) in comparison to the EU systems.  The...

Iran has achieved 80 percent self-sufficiency in manufacturing of auto parts, said Beyglou on Saturday. Domestic parts manufacturers are able to play a key role in creating a boom in the country's manufacturing and employment sectors, in addition to playing their leading role as the auto industry’s intermediates, Beyglou added.

“Forming the government in current regional and international conditions according to the demands of the Lebanese people is a positive step towards tackling the problems in the country,” said Mousavi in a statement on Sunday night. “We hope that the new government could fulfill the demands of the Lebanese nation...

US officials, especially President Donald Trump, have ramped up efforts in recent days to unveil the so-called 'Deal of the Century' in a bid to eliminate the Palestinian issue. Trump has also invited the Israeli regime's Prime Minister to attend the ceremony.  An adviser to Lebanese president and former MP Amal...

Roghayeh Sume'eh scored six goals for Iran and Maral Torkman and Fahimeh Arzani each added two. Nasrin Ghomi and Negar Yaghoubi also scored once each. Iranian team has defeated Tajikistan 15-0 in the opening match and beat Afghanistan 16-1 in the next match at the CAFA U19 Girl’s Futsal Championship...

Göteborg Film Festival is the largest film festival in the Nordic countries. Each year the festival’s program group travels around the world to track down choice films to bring back to Göteborg. These films are then presented during the ten-day festival at the end of January, creating a great banquet...

The two foreign ministers also discussed maritime security in the Hormuz Strait. Bin Alawi arrived in Tehran on his way back from Davos 2020. Earlier, the two foreign ministers discussed various issues in a meeting on January 21, under the framework of the two countries' mutual ongoing talks. That was...

Based on the report, Iran produced 31.9 million tons of crude steel during 2019 compared to the last year’s nearly 24 million tons. Crude steel production in the world has risen 3.5 percent to reach 1.848 billion tons in 2019 and China was the world’s top steel...

The medical teams are working 24 hours to supervise commute of ships and persons to Iran and prevent the outbreak of coronavirus, a new SARS-like illness, he added. As reported, Iran has also started health screenings for passengers arriving from East Asian countries Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran. Deputy President...

Some 2,194,000 tons of products, valued at $367.770 million, was exported from South Khorasan province from March 21 – Dec. 22, showing a 37 and 9 percent decline in terms of value and weight respectively. Cement, light- and heavy hydrocarbon, ceramic tile, authorized agricultural products, salt, and moisture insulation...

He made the announcement on Sunday, saying that 25 smugglers have been arrested and 1 ton of narcotics seized during various operations by police forces. 2,340 culprits were arrested and 50 cars and motorcycles used for smuggling narcotics also confiscated, he added. Iran is at the forefront of the fight...

Bahman Asgari, world No 1 in men’s -75kg, won the gold medal after overpowering Logan Da Costa from the host country on Sunday at the Stadium Pierre de Coubertin as Dnylson Jacquet. With the gold medal, Asgari retained his top spot in the world ranking, securing a spot in the...

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President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro made the remarks on Saturday while receiving the member of the Central Leadership of Al-Baath Arab Socialist Party Mohsen Bilal. During the meeting, which was held on the sideline of the World Forum Against Imperialism, Maduro, as quoted by SANA, voiced solidarity with the Syrian government and...

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The President of the Islamic Republic of Iran sent separate messages to the President and Prime Minister of India, Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to congratulate them on the country's Republic Day and expressed hope that Tehran-New Delhi relations would further enhance in all fields in the interests...

Director General of Ilam Customs Administration Ruhollah Gholami said Sunday the country’s exports to Iraq through the major gate witnessed a 35% increase in volume, compared with the corresponding period of last year. According to him, over 94,000 trucks carrying goods to Iraq passed through the Mehran Border Terminal in...

On the occasion of launching “Zafar” Satellite into the space, Iran’s ICT minister in a tweet wrote, “six satellites are readied for launching into the space.” He went on to say that Amirkabir University of Technology started construction operation of a precision measuring satellite which is unique of its...

During the visit, Major General Salami stressed that the IRGC and Basij voluntary forces will reach out to help those who have been affected by the recent flood using all their potentials and power and facilities to reconstruct flood-hit villages. The IRGC chief also stressed that the necessary measures should...

"Iran exported 115 million tons of goods in the said time, at the value of $35.5 billion, showing a growth of $20.76 percent compared to the same time in the year before," the official informed. "Imports stood at 28 million tons, worth 36 billion in the said time,"...

Addressing a gathering in Lebanon’s Baalbek on Sunday, Sheikh Naim Qassem said, “The US is the root cause of the crises, calamities, chaos and people’s problems in the region.” He hailed the regional nations’ braveries against the US’ warmongerings, saying, “The martyrdom of General Soleimani and his companions will...

Statistics showed that 80% of goods smuggling from the country is related to the fuel smuggling. He made the remarks on Sun. on the sidelines of a session of Taskforce against Smuggling Goods and Foreign Exchange, held at the venue of the Interior Ministry, aand put the total value of...

‘Untimely’, which will soon hit Iranian movie theaters, is about a young private, Hamin, doing his military service in a watchtower in the borderline of Iran and Pakistan. Up in the watchtower, Hamin reviews the past years and the things that happened to him and his sister since their childhood.

The European signatories of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action have proved their inability to act independently of the US, Jasemi, a member of Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, told Mehr News Agency on Sunday. Europeans didn’t take any practical step in saving the JCPOA after the US...

The US had assassinated someone who had made a significant contribution to eliminating terrorism, said Couso in an interview with Al Mayadeen. What happened was a public attack on an official military commander who was treacherously assassinated in Iraq, he added. Soleimani was a very dear person to the peoples...

Instead of rejecting ideas, Professor Schimmel investigated the available deliberations and assumptions and opened a window into delicacies of Iran and Islam," Mousavi wrote. "The long-lasting love of her for Al-Sahifa al-Sajjadiyya and Masnavi (Poems by Rumi) is unique and typical," he added. "This lady's approach is a model for the world entrapped in...

Iranian-Canadians held a rally on Saturday in Montreal against military intervention in Iran, according to Global News. Holding placards and chanting “We are against war”, the demonstrators condemned US military intervention in Iran.  Protests like these have been held all over Canada since a US airstrike assassinated Lt. Gen. Qasem Soleimani;...

As Oman's foreign ministry tweeted, the two sides are to discuss maritime security in the Hormuz strait. Earlier, the two foreign minister discussed various issues in a meeting on January 21, under the framework of the two countries' mutual ongoing talks. That was bin Alawi’s second visit to the Islamic Republic.

The jury is comprised of filmmakers Narges Abyar, Fereydoun Jeyrani, Maziar Miri and Mohammad Mehdi Asgarpour, cinematographer Touraj Aslani, production designer Abbas Belondi, actor Saeed Rad, film critic Tahmaseb Solhjou and cultural director Reza Pourhossein. By the order of the festival secretary Ebrahim Daroughezadeh, the 9-member jury will evaluate 22 feature...

TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (MNA) – An annual conference was held by the Political-Ideological Organization of the Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Sunday. Senior clerics of various branches of Iranian armed forces attended the conference in Tehran.

TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (MNA) – Persepolis gained a 2-0 victory over Tractor at Azadi Stadium on Sunday to stand five points clear at top of Iran Professional League table.

TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (MNA) – The first night of the mourning ceremony over the martyrdom of Hazrat Fatemeh Zahra (SA), the daughter of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), was held Sunday night in Tehran’s Husseiniyeh of Imam Khomeini with the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei in attendance.

Veterans of Foreign Wars said it couldn't "stand idle" after Trump's "misguided" comments about troop injuries following a recent attack by Iran.

TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (MNA) – The Marble Palace, built between 1934 and 1937, is one of the historic buildings and royal residences in Tehran, built on the orders of Reza Shah by French engineer Joseph Leon and Iranian architect Fat'hollah Firdaws. The Palace will soon be open to the public...