News Archive - 19 April 2021

Boris Johnson’s planned visit to India next week has been canceled because of the country’s escalating coronavirus crisis, a joint statement by the UK and India has announced. “In the light of the current coronavirus situation, prime minister Boris Johnson will not be able to travel to India next week,”...

The month of fasting Ramadan is observed in a lot of predominantly Muslim countries in Africa, such as Burkina Faso, Comoros, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, and Uganda, but Ramadan rituals of the northern...

In a live televised conference on Monday, Imran Khan said the Islamabad government is determined to confront Islamophobia. He vowed to introduce a campaign that would seek to join Muslim countries so that the issue can be taken up on international forums, such as the European Union and United Nations. He...

The Palestinian Central Election Commission has issued a statement regarding the hostile actions of the Zionist regime against candidates in this country, Al-Youm reported. According to this report, detention of Palestinian candidates by the Zionist regime is condemned. These actions must be stopped as soon as possible. In another part...

Army forces and popular committees are completing the process of controlling al-Balq al-Qabli mountain range overlooking Ma'rib Dam and Sarawat area in the west of the city, Al-Mayadeen reported. The Yemeni Ministry of Defense said in a statement that the army and popular committees have taken control of Hama al-Hajili...

"In the Iranian nuclear talks, we are witnessing change and a desire for progress," said the German spokesperson on Monday. Earlier, Russia's Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov said that the negotiations on the JCPOA restoration entered the drafting stage. "Practical solutions are still far away, but we have...

Iranian FM Zarif met and held talks with President Joko Widodo in Jakarta on Sunday.  In this meeting, Zarif emphasized the readiness of Iran to develop the fraternal relations between the two countries and appreciated Indonesia's positions in the Security Council to preserve the JCPOA and implement Resolution 2231. Referring to his...

Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Fallahzadeh replaced his predecessor General Seyyed Mohammad Hejazi, who passed away on Sunday from a “heart condition.” The IRGC Commander-in-Chief Major General Salami had proposed Geneneral Fallahzadeh to the Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who commands all the Iranian armed forces and the Leader had agreed with his appointment as the...

Speaking in an exclusive interview with Press TV on Monday, Keivan Khosravi reiterated that allegations made by Ukrainian officials about accidental shooting down of a passenger plane over Iran’s sky are unconstructive, as they are trying to politicize the case. He went on to say that plane’s black boxes were...

Russia welcomes any close ties between Tehran and Riyadh, Russian Foreign Ministry’s Political Adviser Maria Khodinskaya Golinshieva stated. She, who was speaking during a meeting on “Russia in the Middle East; Outlining Strategies", said that proximity of Iran and Saudi Arabia will have a positive impact on the security situation...

The European Union’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, said on Monday he saw a willingness to save the Iran nuclear deal or the so-called Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in the ongoing talks in Vienna attended by the Iranian delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Abbass Araghchi and envoys from the remaining...

The synopsis of 'Sky Sun, Tile Sun' read, "Something seems to be going great for the village. The sun is up and bright but suddenly something happens that casts darkness everywhere." 'Sky Sun, Tile Sun' is a symbolic 6-minute animation without dialogue. The animation has 12 characters, all of...

The series of counter-terrorist operations of the Iraqi army forces continue in different parts of the country, Baghdad Today reported, adding that Iraqi forces launch a new operation against Takfiris in southern Baghdad. According to the report, Iraqi army forces smashed the positions of Takfiri terrorists during the operation. Security sources...

With details still scarce hours after the shooting, authorities described the injuries as life-threatening, with police on the lookout for a white Ford car, the report said, Reuters reported. The incident was the third multiple shooting reported within 24 hours in the United States, already on edge over a surge...

It could be the first test for China’s digital currency with international users, CNBC reported. Li Bo, deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), also said the aim of the digital yuan or e-CNY (electronic Chinese yuan) is not to replace the U.S. dollar’s dominance on the...

Russia expelled 20 Czech diplomats on Sunday in retaliation for a slew of diplomatic expulsions by Prague and gave the affected officials just over 24 hours to leave the country, DAWN reported. The Czech Republic had expelled 18 Russian diplomats the previous day claiming that two alleged Russian spies accused...

Several police officers were hospitalized after being sprayed with a "liquid irritant," according to the police department in Sacramento, Calif., as protesters rallied in the city against police brutality in response to the fatal shootings of Adam Toledo in Chicago and Daunte Wright in Minnesota, The Hill reported. The department said on Twitter...

The United States previously announced a new round of financial and banking sector sanctions against Moscow and simultaneously expelled 10 diplomats from Russia's diplomatic mission in Washington, Sputnik reported. "We are not the side that initiated this exchange of sanctions [against each other]. You know this is the favourite tactic of...

Deputy chief of IRGC Quds passes away The deputy chief of the IRGC Quds Force Brigadier General Seyyed Mohammad Hejazi passed away due to a heart attack on Sunday night, Public Relations of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced. Iran’s Parl. speaker emphasizes deepening ties with Serbia In his meeting with...

According to the World Steel Association (WSA), the Islamic Republic of Iran produced 2.3 million tons of steel in Feb. 2021, showing an 11.5 percent hike as compared to a year earlier. In addition, Iran produced five million tons of steel in the first two months of 2021,...

Changes have been brought about Iran's agenda of negotiations with the International Atomic Energy Agency over the Agency's safeguards concerns about nuclear material in Iran, Wall Street Journal reported. WSJ correspondent pointed to the above issue and wrote that negotiations started on Monday but the delegations are not currently in...

“The United States must unconditionally lift all unilateral sanctions against Iran and show true commitment to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action known as JCPOA”, Emilio Lozada García, Director General of International Affairs of the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in its Twitter account. RHM/MNA

According to the website of the Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas, the head of the Political Bureau Ismail Haniyeh made a phone call on Monday afternoon to the commander of IRGC Quds Force commander Esmail Ghaani to offer condolences on the demise of the former Deputy Commander of the IRGC's Quds Force General Seyyed Mohammad Hejazi...

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In his meeting with Indonesian Foreign Minister Ms. Rento Marsudi in Indonesian capital Jakarta on Monday, Zarif appreciated the principled positions adopted by Indonesia in the UN Security Council to maintain JCPOA and implementation of UNSCR 2231. Zarif pointed to the 70th year of friendly and amicable relations between the...

Ali Najafi, Iran’s Ambassador to Muscat made the remarks in the commemoration ceremony of the Army National Day on Sunday. Protection of the independence, territorial integrity, and system of the Islamic Republic are 3 major missions of the Army, he said in this ceremony, adding that in addition to protecting...

In a tweet on Monday, Mikhail Ulyanov wrote, "Summing up the results of 2 weeks of deliberations on #JCPOA restoration we can note with satisfaction that the negotiations entered the drafting stage.' "Practical solutions are still far away, but we have moved from general words to agreeing on specific...

The chief commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami made some remarks in the funeral ceremony of the deputy chief of the IRGC Quds Force Brigadier General Seyyed Mohammad Hejazi on Monday. The sacrifices and efforts of General Hejazi were not restricted to Iran’s borders,...

Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Lari said during the daily COVID-19 briefing on Monday that with the 398 new victims, the country's total COVID-19 deaths mounted to 67,130. Over the last 24 hours, 24,346 new cases of COVID-19 infection have been discovered, with 3,901 of them being hospitalized, she said. 1,797,319 patients have...

Commander of the regional base in the southwest of the country, Brigadier General Ahmad Khadem made the announcement on Monday, saying that during an intelligence operation on Sunday evening by the intelligence forces, 21 AK-47 and 7,000 pistol bullets were seized in the borders of Khuzestan province.  Earlier, on April 5,...

The commander made the remarks in a letter to Military attachés of other countries on the occasion of Iran’s National Army Day. “In a period that we witness cooperation of America with terrorist groups, withdrawal of foreigners from the region and continuation and boosting of cooperation among committed countries, especially...

Speaking in an interview with Al-Arabiya on Monday, Mikhail Ulyanov stated that extra effort is needed to reach a conclusion in Vienna talks on Iran’s nuclear deal. Emphasizing that a return to a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) is the best solution, he pointed out that Washington is ready...

KERMANSHAH, Apr. 19 (MNA) – In Holy Ramadan month the Kermanshah province in western Iran has gained a special atmosphere.

TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA) – Woodcarving is among the oldest arts preserved in the northern Iranian provinces including Mazandaran, where the abundance of wood has led to a form of woodcarving known as 'Laktarashi'. 'Laktarashi; means the art of carving wooden vessels and containers engraved by shapes and patterns from...

ARDABIL, Apr. 19 (MNA) – Concurrent with the spring season, beauties of four seasons can be viewed in various parts of Ardabil province with breathtaking views.                  ...