News Archive - 2 March 2021

Nearly 300 kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls released

Speaking with the media, the governor said that all girls were returned without ransom. He mentioned that the authorities had been in contact with the abductors since the day of the kidnapping and managed to reach an agreement on Monday, Sputnik News reported. According to Sky News broadcaster, gunmen abducted...

Sanaa condemns recent Israeli aggression against Syria

The Yemeni source stressed the support of his country's people for Syria. The responsible source stressed Syria's legitimate right to respond and defend itself, its sovereignty, and territorial integrity, as well as to counter Israeli aggression by any means it deems appropriate. As the Yemeni Saba Net reported, the source called on...

US imposes sanctions on two top Yemeni Ansarullah commanders

A statement, issued by the US Department of Treasury on Tue., said that these two persons are among Yemen Ansarulla Movement’s top commanders, Al-Jazeera reported. According to this statement, Mansur Al-Sa’adi and Ahmad Ali Ahsan al-Hamzi, twoYemeni Ansarullah Movement’s commanders, have been added to the US sanctions list. The...

Japanese patient loses life after receiving Pfizer Vaccine

On Monday, Japan received its third batch of Pfizer shots, nearly two weeks after the country approved the American vaccine. The country launched the first steps of its vaccination effort on 17 February, offering inoculations for medical workers. A Japanese woman in her 60s has died several days after being...

Makran helicopter carrier provided great capacity for Navy

Makran helicopter carrier has provided the country with a huge capacity to support combat fleets at high- and oceanic seas, Rear Admiral Hamzeh Ali Kaviani said on Tuesday.  This helicopter carrier has created various support capacities for more navigation and independent presence of naval combat, intelligence and operational fleets in...

َAbove 700 kg of illicit drugs busted in Iran's Saravan

Chief of Sistan and Baluchestan Border Guards Second Brigadier General Mohammad Mollashahi made the announcement on Tuesday, saying that the border guards gathered intelligence on the activities of a drug band at the Delavar border and found out that the smugglers had plans to transfer the consignment from the southeastern...

Iran stresses development of technological coop. with Syria

Referring to the ecological capacities of Iranian technology and innovation, Sattari emphasized the further development of technological cooperation between Iran and Syria. He invited the Syrian Minister of Industry to visit Iran to see the activities and measures taken in the Iranian technology and innovation ecosystem. "We welcome the use of...

Terror group launches operation in SE Iran

Jeish al-Adl terror group has mounted a terrorist attack against a vehicle carrying unarmed engineers in Saravan County in Sistan and Baluchestan province. No further detail has been reported so far. MNA/ 5160370...

Macron to hold phone talk with Iranian counterpart over JCPOA

In a tweet on Tue., Alireza Moezi wrote, “After German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s phone talk with President Rouhani, Emmanuel Macron French President is the second European troika leader to hold talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a new round of diplomatic efforts on Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action...

Lifting US sanctions, only way to revive JCPOA: Pres. Rouhani

Speaking in a phone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron on Tue., President Rouhani termed JCPOA as a multilateral agreement inked between Iran and six world's major powers under the UN Security Council Resolution 2231 and said the JCPOA cannot be renegotiated in any way and the only way...

Resurrection of nature in Markzai province

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US accuses Iran of escalating tensions in Yemen

Without referring to Saudi aggression against Yemen for the past seven years, the US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken claimed in a statement on Tuesday that the Yemeni Ansarullah movement has a significant role in escalating the humanitarian crisis in the country. He also condemned recent Yemeni missile and drone...

Riyadh says 5 people injured in missile attack on Jazan

The Saudi Civil Defense Organization said Tuesday morning that a missile fired by Yemeni forces had hit the Jazan area, southwest corner of Saudi Arabia and directly north of the border with Yemen. According to SkyNews' Twitter account, the organization said in a statement that five people were injured in this attack.

Web design services for small businesses in Dubai

We will talk about three issues in this subject: How much does a website cost for a small business? How long does it take to build a website for a small business? What should be considered on the website of a small business? How much does a website cost for...

Unlawful use of force against Yemen violation of UN Charter

"The Islamic Republic of Iran appreciates any initiative made in good faith to alleviate the immense pain and suffering of the Yemeni people who are being brutalized under an imposed war of aggression that has turned Yemen into the worst humanitarian tragedy on earth," said Esmaeil Baghaei Hamaneh in a statement...

US failure to sanction MBS for Khashoggi killing 'dangerous'

Agnes Callamard, a special rapporteur on summary executions who led a UN investigation into journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s 2018 murder, reiterated her call for sanctions targeting Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s assets and his international engagements, Reuters reported. He approved an operation to capture or kill Khashoggi, according to a declassified...

Yemen to target Aramco if Safer oilfield attacked

Al-Akhbar reported that Sanaa had warned Riyadh in the messages that the oilfield in the Safar area is a red line for them and if Saudi or Emirati fighters or supporters of the aggressor coalition bomb the area, the Yemeni forces will respond by attacking the Saudi Aramco. According to the report,...

Mass vaccination campaign kicked off in Bolivia

"We want to save the lives of people who are at risk. With this vaccine, we give greater security not only to them, but also to their families who are wary of what may happen, who are the ones who suffer," Bolivian President Luis Arce said during a public ceremony...

Zionist forces raid Palestinian areas in al-Quds, West Bank

The series of repressive actions of Israeli military against the Palestinians in the occupied lands and territories continues. Zionist forces attacked Palestinian civilians in the West Bank and occupied lands, Al-Youm reported. According to the report, a fierce clash broke out between Zionist forces and Palestinians in the occupied lands...

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US may impose Navalny-related sanctions on Kremlin: Report

US media reported earlier that Washington was planning to impose new sanctions in coordination with its European Union allies, with the specific restrictive measures to be outlined by US and EU officials in the coming days, Sputnik reported. Washington is expected to impose sanctions against Russia over the alleged poisoning...

Cote d'Ivoire starts administering COVAX Covid vaccine

"We are happy and proud to launch the campaign, Cote d'Ivoire is one of the first countries in the world to administer the AstraZeneca vaccine as part of the COVAX mechanism," said the country's Minister of State Patrick Achi, after receiving the first injection, Xinhua reported. Achi said that in addition...

Iraq army launches operation against ISIL, al-Qaeda in Diyala

Iraqi security and military forces launched an operation south of the eastern city of Baqubah in Diyala province on Tuesday. A security source told Shafaq News that the operation was launched to pursue the remaining elements of the ISIL terrorist group. He reported that the operation started from two axes...

Another US logistics convoy targeted in central Iraq: report

Iraqi sources reported on Tuesday that a US military logistics convoy was targeted in the central Iraqi province of Babil. “Al-Alam Al-Maqawim Network” reported that the convoy was targeted in the city of Hillah in southern Baghdad province. Reporting that the convoy was affiliated with the US coalition, the Al-Mayadeen news website...

Black senior manager files lawsuit to sue Amazon

A Black senior manager at Amazon filed a lawsuit Monday against the company and some of its employees for alleged race and gender discrimination, harassment and pay equity violations. She also said it was part of a broader pattern of discrimination against Black employees at the tech giant. The lawsuit,...

Palestinian’s Hamas to welcome setting up elections court

Fawzi Barhoum welcomed the order of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to convene an election court, calling it an important step in implementing terms of the agreement reached in the Cairo talks, Al-Youm reported. According to the report, he reiterated that more practical steps should be taken to implement the...

Briefing on Iran's daily developments

US exit most important move in restoring security to region Deputy Coordinator of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces said that expulsion of the United States is the most important step in restoring security and stability in the region. Efforts to pass anti-Iranian resolution threaten diplomacy Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister described...

Iraqi forces arrest 6 ISIL terrorists in Nineveh province

In a statement on Tuesday, the Police force of Nineveh province announced that 6 ISIL terrorist elements have been captured in Mosul in Northwestern Iraq. The Iraqi army and Popular Mobilization Unit (PMU), known as Hashd al-Sha’abi, launched a joint operation against ISIL terrorists in eastern Diyala on Monday. According...

West not fulfilling shared duty in drug trafficking battle

“Unfortunately, Western countries have not yet paid any contribution to the fight against drug trafficking," Zarif told Mehr News on Tuesday. Referring to the significance of collective effort in the battle against drug trafficking, Zarif said, "Such efforts and sacrifices do not just benefit the Iranian nation... they serve the...

Iran’s foreign trade value hits $65bn in 11 months: TPOI

Head of Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) Hamid Zadboum broke the news on Tuesday. Of $65 billion worth of country’s foreign trade value, about $34 and $31 billion of which is related to imports and exports respectively, he added. Elsewhere in his remarks, he pointed to the sanctions imposed...

Headlines of Iran's Persian dailies on March 2

Javan Iran says time of Borrell’s proposed JCPOA meeting not ripe Iran Iran warns IAEA Board of Governors Rouhani says Iran using its share in joint oil fields Ebtekar Diplomacy on the edge of Resolution Jomhoori Eslami Health Ministry warns of fourth COVID-19 wave Rouhani inaugurates 2 national oil projects...

Russia working on easing tensions over Iran's nuclear program

In a tweet on Tuesday, Mikhail Ulyanov wrote, "The key point at the current meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency's Board of Governors is that whether the discussions at the meeting will help ease tensions over Iran's nuclear program or not." "We will know the answer to this...

Austria stresses support for JCPOA, IAEA recent agreement

In a tweet on late Monday, the Austrian Foreign Ministry wrote, "Today Secretary General Launsky-Tieffenthal had a phone conversation with Deputy FM @araghchi." "He reiterated AT support for the #JCPOA & urged its full implementation," it added. "He welcomed the @iaeaorg recent technical agreement in order to allow for more time...

Tehran interested in rapid revival of liberated areas : Envoy

The following is the exclusive interview of the Azeri Trend news agency with Iranian Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Seyyed Abbas Mousavi in which he elaborated on the current trend of cooperation between the two countries and bilateral relations in various fields. - How do you assess the participation of Iranian companies in the liberated territories...

Karabakh Liberation 'legitimate' under intl., religious laws

Yesterday, the international conference about the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict was held in the central city of Qom. Iranian and international experts from the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Caucasus region, Turkey, Ukraine, Russia, and Belarus participated in the event.  The conference was held after Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei highlighted to...

Iran, Iraq stress expansion of border coop.

During a meeting with the Commander of Iraq's Border Police General Hamid Abdullah Ibrahim, Brigadier-General Ahmad Ali Goudarzi said, "The Islamic Republic of Iran has 15 neighboring countries and has the most common borders with its neighbors in the world after Russia and China, which are controlled and managed in the spirit...

Iran exports over 1.4mn tons of round bar in 10 months

Accordingly, Iran’s export of round bar registered a 22 percent decline as compared to the same period of last year (ended March 20, 2020). Based on the statistical tables of Iranian Steel Producers Association (ISPA), Iran exported 1,919,000 tons of round bar in 10 months of the previous Iranian calendar...

Iran may reconsider IAEA coop. if any resolution ratified

In a press conference on Tuesday, the official reacted to the draft of an anti-Iranian resolution and the upcoming meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors. "The suspension of the implementation of the Additional Protocol according to the law approved by the Iranian parliament was a balancing act based on Article...

Esteghlal dismisses head coach Fekri

Esteghlal FC managing board held an emergency meeting on Monday after the team’s 1-1 draw against Mes Kerman on the 16th matchday of the Iran Professional League to confer on the status of the team and the performance of the staff. The board concluded to part ways with head coach...

Iran seeking to shape new 'tech diplomacy' in world

Iran's Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari attended the Iran-Syria Business Matchmaking event in Damascus on Tuesday. Today, Iran has the largest startups in the region in advanced science, said Sattari in this ceremony while referring to the directors of more than 40 Iranian knowledge-based companies who were...

'Ava' to go on screen at US, UK film festivals

Directed and written by Sasan Karimi and produced by Leila Boloukat and Saeed Dadgar, the 26-minute drama will compete at the 15th edition of the Taos Shortz Film Festival in the US. According to the website of the Taos Shortz, “After a long uncertain COVID year, Taos Shortz Film Fest,...

COVID-19 death toll mounts to 60,267 in Iran: official

Health Ministry Spokesperson Sima Lari made the announcement on Tuesday, saying that 8,495 new infected cases have been detected since yesterday, increasing the total number of infections in Iran to 1,648,174. Over the last 24 hours, 86 people died due to the deadly virus, bringing the total death toll to 60,267, she added. Lari...

Demining of liberated areas in Azerbaijani Fuzuli

FUZULI, Mar. 02 (MNA) – Azerbaijani experts are demining the Fuzuli district that was recently liberated in the Karabakh second war. Azerbaijan recaptured Fuzuli in renewed clashes over Karabakh that started in late September and continued for six weeks.

5th Amin al-Zarb Entrepreneurship Awards Ceremony

TEHRAN, Mar. 02 (MNA) – The Fifth edition of Amin al-Zarb Entrepreneurship Awards Ceremony was held in Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on Tue. in the presence of First Vice President Es’hagh Jahangiri.        ...

Winter snow whitens Dehdez in Khuzestan Province

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Persepolis 1-0 Saipa: IPL matchday 16

TEHRAN, Mar. 02 (MNA) – In a match held on Monday at Azadi Stadium, Persepolis defeated Saipa 1-0 in the 16th week of the Iran Professional League.      ...