News Archive - 15 October 2020

Millions of Muslims in Iran and around the world are observing the passing anniversary of Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him). Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was born in about 570 AD in the city of Mecca. He was granted to be the final prophet by Allah at the age of...

According to the 33rd ICFF Public Relations Office, born in 1939 in Tehran, director and screenwriter, Ibrahim Forouzesh is a direction graduate from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts. His artistic career began in 1970 at the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults as the supervisor of...

Beating the British rival Joe Perry 4-3 in a four-hour game, Vafaei advanced to the next round of the 2020 English Open.  In his previous game, he defeated his German rival Lukas Kleckers 4-0.  Vafaei is now among the top 32 players. He and Perry has played four times before...

During the telephone conversation, Zarif re-explained Iran's stance over the developments in Nagorno-Karabakh region, emphasizing again on the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan Republic.  He once again announced Iran's readiness to assist in finding a sustainable peaceful solution for the ongoing conflict in the framework of Iran, Turkey, and Russia initiative as a complementary...

The Asian Football confederation (AFC) has announced that the 2020 Asian Futsal Championship that was scheduled to be played in Kuwait  has been postponed once again due to the coronavirus pandemic. According to the announcement, the event will be held in 2021. The competition was originally scheduled to be played...

"As you know, the United Nations Security Council did not impose a weapons embargo on Iran in 2015. Tehran voluntarily undertook a number of restrictions. It was done in the interests of the soonest successful outcome of the talks on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action to settle the situation...

‘Tangle’ is a war story narrating the separation of people from their homeland due to war and the subsequent crisis.  It won the best animated short film of the year at the 11th edition of the Iran Independent Animation Celebration, held at the Abbas Kiarostami Hall of the Farabi Cinema Foundation...

Police Commander of Kerman Province Second Brigadier General Abodlreza Nazeri broke the news on Thursday, saying that following the intelligence activities, the police forces of the province have seized 683 kg of opium in Jaz Murian region. One smuggler was arrested in this regard, he added. Nazeri noted that in another operation, police forces have...

The warring sides in Yemen’s long conflict will exchange some 1,081 prisoners on Thursday and Friday, under a deal struck in Switzerland last month, Aljazeera reported.  The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which is overseeing the exchange, said that five of its planes had taken off from...

He made the remarks in his visit to the Armed Forces Geographical Organization on Thursday.  Stating that the trend of global threats is constantly changing due to the growth of technology, Hatami said, "In recent years, the the Armed Forces Geographical Organization has made significant national and international achievements in attracting...

Speaking  in her daily briefing on Thursday, Iran’s Health Ministry Spokesperson Sima Lari added that the pandemic has claimed 256 lives in 24 hours while the total death toll stands at 29,605. Over 418,300 infected patients have recovered from the deadly virus and, she added, noting that 4,426,779 tests have been carried out to detect the disease across...

In a tweet on Thursday, AEOI wrote, "The Islamic Republic of Iran nuclear scientists(@aeoiorg), following the guidelines of the Supreme leader (@khamenei_ir), are ready to face the coercion and unilateralism of the US government relating to the use of the nuclear energy." "Foresight approach in #peaceful_deployment of nuclear energy...

Kyrgyzstan has been in turmoil since the Oct. 4 parliamentary election, which the opposition rejected after Jeenbekov's allies were declared the winners, US News reported. After opposition supporters took to the streets and seized government buildings, the authorities annulled the vote. Jeenbekov announced last week that he would resign, but...

Arman-e Melli: Economic convict, corruptor extradited from Europe Ebtekar: Rouhani: UN arms embargo against Iran to be lifted as of Sunday Etemad: European Union drowning in fear, hatred of Trump Saudi Arabia fails in bid for seat on UN Human Rights Council Etela'at: Rouhani: Iran free to sell, buy weapons as of...

"The increasing unilateralism pose a real global threat to the protection and promotion of human rights," said Mohammad Zareian on Wednesday in the online meeting which was also attended by High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet. "The impact and scope of the unlawful unilateral coercive measures imposed on the people of...

"In recent days, despite the clear positions announced by high-ranking officials of Iran, the enemies and ill-wishers of Azerbaijan Republic and Iran have always sought to achieve their sinister goals in order to disrupt cordial relations between the two countries," Iranian Embassy wrote. "The embassy hereby declares that the recent...

According to the latest figures on Thursday, 38,756,214 people have so far been infected with the novel coronavirus globally, with the deaths reaching 1,097,002 and recoveries amounting to 29,130,715. The United States, Brazil, India and Mexico account for more than half of the total fatalities. With over 8 million coronavirus cases, the US has...

Referring to the capacities, facilities and capabilities of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the appropriate common fields, Iranian Ambassador announced his readiness to strengthen the cooperation as much as possible. "We should try to introduce the culture, art, customs and traditions of the people of the two countries to each...

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – World Anaesthesia Day, also known National Anaesthesia Day or Ether Day, is an annual event celebrated around the world on 16 October to commemorate the first successful demonstration of diethyl ether anesthesia in 1846.          ...