News Archive - 25 January 2021

A powerful bomb has exploded at a local market in the al-Mansoura district of the Yemeni city of Aden on Monday, Russia Today reported. The report added that the blast took place near the headquarters of the Arab Coalition in Aden. So far no report on the number of casualties...

Despite the last week's European Parliament's resolution for EU governments to maintain Guaido's position as head of state, a joint statement by the bloc's members described him as part of the democratic opposition in the country, the Sputnik reported. The European Union has announced that despite regarding Juan Guaido as...

Last fall, the German government approved new Indo-Pacific guidelines at a cabinet meeting. It is now considering detailed policies based on these guidelines, Nikkei reported. Germany's parliamentary state secretary at the Federal Ministry of Defense, Thomas Silberhorn, told Nikkei: "We hope to set sail this summer. We have not decided...

The Afghan Ministry of Defense added in a statement on Monday that last night, Taliban group attacked army checkpoints in Arghandab city, killing 24 Taliban members and wounding 11 others. According to the statement, the Taliban were planning to attack army forces in the cities of Arghandab and Zhiri in Kandahar province...

In a virtual speech to the World Economic Forum (WEF), Chinese president warned that any attempt to remove China from world trade and technology networks would pose a Cold War risk. President Joe Biden, who recently took office as 46th president of the United States, has called for a coalition...

A severe explosion took place in a residential building near the capital of Republic of Azerbaijan and the structure collapsed completely, Sputnik reported. Disaster Management Headquarters in Republic of Azerbaijan issued a statement in this regard and announced that an explosion occurred in Absheron area of the city of Khirdalan...

Reza Ardakanian made the remarks on the sidelines of his meeting with the Armenian Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan. "Today and in this meeting, the issue of completing the third power transmission line between the two countries was discussed, and although the work was interrupted due to the widespread outbreak...

The Eurasian Economic Commission's (ECC) Mikhail Myasnikovich made the remarks in his meeting with Iran's envoy to Moscow Kazem Jalali. The meeting was reportedly attended by the Trade Minister of the ECC Andrey Slepnev. Noting that the necessary decisions have been taken by the ECC member states to start free trade negotiations,...

Arabic Sky News quoted a number of sources in the Pentagon and announced that the Biden administration has a new initiative to hold talks with Iran. The report added that the Biden government will launch an initiative for direct talks with Tehran through European mediation. The White House announced on...

"Just finished extensive and very fruitful conversations in Baku on bilateral ties & regional cooperation with @presidentaz, DPM Shahin Mustafayev & FM @bayramov_jeyhun," he tweeted. "Recipe for sustainable peace lies in inclusive regional arrangements - incl. transit corridors benefiting all," Zarif added. Zarif arrived in Baku late on Sunday as part of...

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf made the remarks in a videoconference with the Chairman of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China Li Zhanshu on Monday. Both sides conferred on strengthening bilateral relations, especially parliamentary cooperation as well as regional and international developments. “Following the victory of the Islamic...

Speaking among reporters in Baku on Monday, the visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif evaluated the outcome of his visit to the Republic of Azerbaijan ‘constructive and positive’ and stated that his visit to the Republic of Azerbaijan is the outset of a regional tour in the Caucasus region...

Savvas Stavrou, the director of "A Jar of Nuts" from Cyprus said: Stavro" from Cyprus, who is participating in the "International Competition" section of the festival said, "My film based on a book by the Greek author Anthony Samarakis.  I read this story when I was fourteen and I fell...

The Police Commander of Hormozgan Province Brigadier General Gholamreza Jafari said on Monday that following the intelligence activities of the police forces of Bandar Abbass, Minab, and Hajiabad cities a total amount of 1.177 ton of illicit drugs including 1.169 ton of opium, 4.120 kg of heroin, 503...

Speaking in his separate talks with the special representatives of Russia and Germany for Afghanistan Affairs on Monday, Mohammad Ebrahim Taherian emphasized the need for reducing violence and working together for the establishment of lasting peace in Afghanistan through the diplomatic channels. During the meeting, Taherian discussed the latest developments...

“On January 26 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will hold talks in Moscow. They are expected to discuss a number of key issues of the international and regional agenda, including the situation in and around Nagorno Karabakh”, the Russian foreign ministry said in a...

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Brazilian counterpart held the tenth round of bilateral talks via videoconference on Monday. During the virtual event, which was also attended by the ambassadors of the two countries, the two sides reviewed bilateral relations in the political and economic arena. The diplomats...

According to Arabic-language Al-Sumaria TV, the IED, which exploded on Sunday night, resulted in material damage to a number of shops in the neighborhood and had no casualties. No further information about the incident has been revealed yet. Baghdad has become a scene of terrorist bombings in the past months.

Speaking on the sidelines of his visit to Shahid Esmaeilian Air Defense in Bandar Lengeh on Monday, Major General Seyyed Abdolrahim Mousavi reiterated that the southeastern defense region in the country is one of the strategic and sensitive defense areas within the framework of an integrated defense network that should...

Ali Al-Husseini, an official with the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units, said that the forces are on high alert in three provinces to counter any possible attacks by terrorist elements, Al-Maalomah reported. He added that Hashd al-Sha’abi forces in Diyala, Saladin and Kirkuk provinces are on security alert to counter any terrorist...

Following explosions and assassinations in Afghanistan, an explosion took place on the way of the Italian embassy staff car in Kabul on Monday morning, said Kabul police. According to police, the blast did not cause any casualties and caused financial damage. But a security source said that one person was injured and...

Six people were killed, including a pregnant woman, in a shooting inside an Indianapolis home early Sunday, CBS affiliate WTTV reports. Police said a juvenile was also hospitalized in critical condition, CBS News reported. Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett and Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Chief Randall Taylor described the shooting as...

The figures are a sharp rise from previous estimates when UNICEF said a third of Syrian children were out of school, France 24 reported. "After almost ten years of war in Syria, more than half of children continue to be deprived of education," UNICEF said in a statement, estimating there...

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A Military Source said in a statement to SANA “At around 13:40 pm, a bus transports Syrian Arab Army’s soldiers on Deir ez-Zur–Palmyra road, in Al-Malha –Al-Shola area, came under fire from the south side of the road by a terrorist group coming from al-Tanf area, claiming the lives of...

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has canceled the 2020 edition of the AFC U-16 and the U-19 Championships which were scheduled to be held in Bahrain and Uzbekistan, the official website of the Confederation reported. The Asian football body reluctantly arrived at the decision to cancel the tournaments after taking...

The Saberin news channel reported in a breaking news item that a logistics convoy of the American occupiers had been targeted on the Basra-Nasiriyah highway on Monday. More details of this news have not been published yet. In recent months, convoys carrying logistics equipment for US troops stationed at various...

The temporary commission of the Federation Council for the Protection of State Sovereignty and Prevention of Interference in Russia's Internal Affairs has grounds to believe that foreign countries’ specialists are involved in organizing unauthorized rallies in Russia, the commission’s Chairman Andrey Klimov told the Vesti Nedeli news program on Rossiya-1 TV channel...

Horn-honking cars paraded through the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and a dozen or more other cities as other protesters marched on foot, some calling, “Get out Bolsonaro!”, ABS News reported. Sunday's protests were called by conservative groups that had once backed the president, while those on...

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The White House issued a statement announcing a telephone conversation between the presidents of the United States and France and an agreement between the two sides to work together on common foreign policy priorities such as Russia, China and West Asia. Biden and Macron agreed that the two countries would...

Speaking in an exclusive interview with “Almasirah” on Sunday, he said that enemies of the Islamic Republic of Iran were unable to reach Iran’s oil export volume to “zero level’. He pointed to the manufacturing oil equipment and parts and added that the Islamic Republic of Iran manufactures 80 percent...

Kayhan Rallies in 17 countries in support of oppressed nation of Yemen Impeachment war in US: Republicans say will retaliate if Trump impeached US police car plows protestors Johmoori Eslami Rouhani says easing economic challenges entails market calm Oil industry neutralized anti-Iran sanctions: Zanganeh Iran Leader appoints representative for Iranian...

In an interview on Monday, Iran's Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Saeed Kharrazi pointed to the very close relationship between Iran and Kyrgyzstan and added that producing various types of medical equipment and medicines will be turned into the main field of cooperation between the two countries. The Islamic Republic of Iran...

General Rahim Noei-Aghdam, the commander of IRGC's Hazrat Zeinab Military Base, made the remarks in an interview with Mehr News Agency on Monday. Referring to the recent US moves in the Persian Gulf, General Noei-Aghdam said, "In the classification of world armies, the US military is a naval base, in other...

Major General Mohamad Bagheri said on Monday, "Over the past two months, the Islamic Republic of Iran has faced threats in which the foolish former US President made against the Islamic Republic's sacred system." He continued that "Trump, who could take any action, made some efforts that made it necessary for...

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Kahtibzadeh pointed to the recent deadly suicide attacks in Baghdad, saying, “We have deep, historical and multifaceted ties with the Iraqi people. The suffering of the Iraqi people is our suffering; therefore, the recent terrorist incident [in Baghdad] also affected us.” “Iran, along with its...

He cast his doubt on the effectiveness of sanctions imposed by the former US administration on Iran’s nuclear objectives and claimed, “The situation is very dangerous so that Iran’s acquisition of nuclear weapons will have dire geostrategic consequences.” The French diplomat calimed former US President Trump wanted to prevent...

Aliyev also expressed satisfaction with the Islamic Republic's view on Azerbaijan's proposed regional cooperation plan on peace, he called the proposal in favor of peace and common interests in the region. He also showed his appreciation for the stances of the Islamic Republic of Iran toward the recent developments in the...

Frank Kenneth McKenzie, head of the United States Central Command, a terrorist organization known as CENTCOM, claimed that relations between Washington and Tehran were at an "opportune moment" with the inauguration of the administration of new US President Joe Biden. Relations between the United States and Iran are in a “period...

The Iranian short film Magralen directed and produced by Maryam Zarei and written by Payam Saeedi was nominated for the annual award of the International Lift-Off Film Festival in three categories of Best Director, Cinematography, and Actors. "Megralen", as Zarei's first filmmaking experience, participated in the 11th Toronto LIFT-OFF FILM...

Iran’s Health Ministry Spokesperson Sima Lari made the announcement on Monday, saying that the number of total coronavirus cases in the country has so far reached 1,379,286 with the death toll standing at 57,481. According to Lari, 4,057 patients are in critical condition while 1,171,070 patients have recovered. So far, 8,960,186 tests have been...

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif made the remarks in his meeting with his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov on Monday. During the meeting, the two sides discussed the cooperation of the two countries in various fields, as well as regional issues. Zarif expressed satisfaction with his presence in the Republic of Azerbaijan after the...

As a part of a joint academic project between the University of Tehran and Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Tehran, students of the Industrial Design Department were tasked to design a piece of furniture that would combine the elements of Iranian and Polish cultures and could be placed...

Russia's Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov said that pessimistic views on Iran’s nuclear deal JCPOA, should be ignored and not to be paid due attention. In a tweet on Monday, Ulyanov wrote, “There is no room for pessimists, as of today, but we should not take...

On the sidelines of his visit to the Isfahan international exposition, the Armenian Minister of Economy Vahan Kerobyan named the event one of the major economic potentials of Iran adding that "Economic actors of the two countries can take special measures to carry out profit-making business activities." He announced...

Uncontrolled bleeding today accounts for a large portion of accident deaths. In this regard, producing synthetic blood-clotting substances that lead to the cessation of bleeding in the shortest possible time is of great importance for scientists in this field. Two Iranian scientists Dr. Roya Salehi along with Dr. Mehdi Adalati, members of...

During the meeting, the two sides discussed the latest developments in economic relations and other important cooperation between the two countries. Appreciating the special position of  Shahin Mustafayev and his efforts in realizing the cooperation between the two countries, especially considering the achievements of the recent meeting of the Joint Commission...

The family members of Martyr Fakhrizadeh are meeting with Ayatollah Khamenei on Monday afternoon.  The details of the meeting will be published later. Top Iranian nuclear and defence scientist 'Dr. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh', who headed the Iranian Defense Ministry’s Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research (known by its acronym SPND),...

TEHRAN, Jan. 26 (MNA) – On the occasion of the Global Day of Fight against Cancer entitled "World Cancer Day", Chairman of Association of Hematology and Oncology Dr. Ardeshir Aghdam held a press conference at Tehran Shariati Hospital on Sunday.    ...

SHAHREKORD, Jan. 25 (MNA) – Being located in the heart of the Zagros Mountains, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province in southwestern Iran enjoys special topographic and geographical conditions, which is believed to be a paradise for paragliding.    ...