News Archive - 30 April 2021

A young Palestinian was shot and severely wounded by Israeli forces near the Zionist settlement of Afrat, located between Bethlehem and Al-Khalil, Al-Youm reported. According to the report, the Zionist forces opened fire on the young Palestinian under the pretext of his efforts to carry out a "knife attack". The...

The Iraqi Army Joint Chiefs of Staff reported that several Iraqi military forces were killed when a bomb exploded in the rout of their military vehicle on the northern outskirts of Baghdad. According to the report,10 people killed, 1 injured in this blast in Tarmiyah, north of Baghdad. Terrorist forces detonated...

The Jerusalem Post reported that a fire broke out at the CCR facility in Haifa. It added that the Ministry of Environmental Protection is investigating the cause of the fire. Some social media users have released the video as the footage of the fire at the Haifa oil refinery.

This prestigious Quranic and cultural event will be inaugurated on Saturday in limited form at the venue of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance due to the growing incidence of coronavirus pandemic throughout the country. It should be noted that these ceremonies are broadcast live on IRIB Quran Channel...

The Saudi Ministry of Defense confirmed the attack, claiming that the enemy air target towards Jeddah had been intercepted and destroyed. So far, Yemeni officials have not reacted to the attack. Saudi Arabia has not commented on the type or details of the attack. In recent days and weeks, the...

Mehrdad Jamal Arounaghi pointed to the fulfilling customs formalities for discharging consignment of Sputnik-V vaccine in Iran and stated that other 100,000 doses of Sputnik-V vaccine were imported into the Islamic Republic of Iran from the Russian Federation yesterday. The 7th batch of Russian-made ‘Sputnik-V’ vaccine, as many as 100,000...

He announced that a delegation from the Iraqi Electricity Ministry will travel to Tehran next week to hold talks with Iranian officials in this regard. In these negotiations, he expressed hope that his country would be able to create necessary terms and conditions for increasing gas imports from the Islamic...

On the occasion of International Workers' Day and Teachers' Day, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei will deliver a speech on Sunday evening.  Ayatollah Khamenei’s speech will be broadcast live at 6:00 p.m. (Local Time) on Sunday from the Iranian national TV, his official website, and his official pages on social media.

 The 2021 AFC Champions League (West) Round of 16 cast was finalised following the conclusion of the Group Stage on Friday. As Groups A and C brought the thrilling group stage to a close on Friday, the West Round of 16 cast saw several of the continent's biggest club sides...

Mandana Zanganeh, the deputy governor of the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan for economic affairs made the remarks on Saturday. Improving the livelihoods of border residents of both sides is one of the most important effects of the joint border of Sistan and Baluchestan of Iran and Niruz province...

The meeting of the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ) between representatives from Iran and the remaining signatories to the Iran nuclear deal namely Russia and China and the E3 or the UK, France and Germany will be held in Grand Hotel in the Austrian capital of Vienna...

A security source reported on Friday that elements of a terrorist group attacked Iraqi police forces in Kirkuk province. The source told Shafaq News Agency that ISIL elements clashed with police in the city of Daquq in southern Kirkuk province. According to the source, ISIL elements attacked a patrol belonging to...

According to Russia Today, news sources reported on Friday morning that a bridge and a building had collapsed in the  Occupied Palestinian Territories. Zionist media reported that 40 people were killed in a bridge collapse during a religious ceremony in the Mount Meron area northwest of Galilee. More than 150...

In continuation of his meeting with the officials from the Persian Gulf region, Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif met with Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah Kuwait’s Prime Minister on Thursday and discussed issues of mutual interests between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Kuwait. During the meeting, Zarif pointed to the amicable relations between...

Brazil on Thursday registered 3,001 new COVID-19 deaths, taking its total since the pandemic began to 401,186 fatalities, the Health Ministry said, Reuters reported. A brutal surge of coronavirus infections this year has pushed hospitals around the country to the brink of their capacities and led to 100,000 deaths in...

Reacting to the recent remarks of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman regarding Iran-Saudi relations, Saeed Khatibzadeh said that Iran is pioneering the way in regional cooperation by presenting plans for cooperation in the Persian Gulf region and welcomes a change in the tone of Saudi Arabia in this regard.

With announcing the end of his visit to the Persian Gulf countries, Zarif reiterated that glimmers of hope and positive signs are seen in Vienna talks and regional talks. In a tweet on Thu., Foreign Minister Zarif wrote, “As DFM @araghchi ably leads Vienna talks on resuscitating JCPOA, I...

The 10th day of Ordibehesht – the second month on the Iranian calendar, which fell on April 30 this year – has been designated as the Persian Gulf National Day to commemorate not only the historical victory of the Iranian forces against the trespassers in the southern waters but also to remind all that the...

Written by Nasim Ahmadpour and Shahram Mokri, 'Careless Crime' won an award for Best Original Screenplay in the International Film Critics' Week (SIC) during the 77th Venice International Film Festival. It has also won the Best Screenplay Award at the 19th Dhaka International Film Festival (DIFF) in Bangladesh. Mokri's film has been accepted into the 2020 edition...

In a tweet on Fri., Foreign Minister Zarif wrote, “We are all moving towards building strong bilateral ties and constructive regional relations for a bright and promising future for the region.” Concurrent with the Vienna talks, “I spent five days in four neighboring Arab capitals and had fruitful...

The total number of people infected with the coronavirus in Iran during the last 24 hours has reached 19,272 as 385 more Iranians have died from the disease. The ministry put the total number of people in the nationwide infected with COVID-19 at 2,499,077. Health Ministry informed of 407 new...

Kyrgyz and Tajik border guards clashed on Wednesday over a Tajik attempt to install CCTV cameras on transmission towers and Kyrgyz forces to remove the towers. The Kyrgyz Ministry of Health announced on Friday that 13 civilians were killed and 134 others were injured in the clashes, Sputnik reported. This...

"Today, every ship that enters the Persian Gulf, according to the law on bandit control in the Strait of Hormuz, is monitored and has to introduce itself," said Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri in the National Conference of the Persian Gulf on Friday. Considering the importance and prominent role of Iran...

Seyyed Abbas Araghchi broke the news on Friday and stated that talks between Iran and P4+1 were intensively continued in Vienna on Thursday. He went on to say that meetings were held at various levels and formats from early morning hours until late last night. A quadripartite meeting was also...

The president invited permanent members of the Russian Security Council to discuss the situation in the Caspian Region and noted that Iran is one of Russia's neighbors in the Caspian Five, Sputnik reported. "Many issues related to the Iran nuclear programme are currently being addressed. I hope that everything related...

The Karate 1 Premier League competition kicked off on Friday and Elmira Gozalzadeh was elected as a member of the jury and Tatami manager. Gozalzadeh is a holder of an ‘A’ degree of Kumite Referee and an ‘A’ degree of Kata Judge. The Karate 1 Premier League competition is held...

Speaking in an interview with IRNA on Fri., Minoo Mohraz reiterated that COVO-Iran Barakat, affiliated with the Execution of Imam Khomeini Order (EIKO), will start the public vaccination of people against coronavirus as of the third month of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2021) 'very likely'.

The negotiations on getting the United States and Iran to resume compliance with the historic 2015 Iran nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), have entered their fourth week in Vienna, Xinhua news agency reported. Washington, if sincere in its intent to return to the...

World powers are working to restore their nuclear agreement with Iran by the middle of May, before a key monitoring deal expires, with talks now in their third week bogged down over which sanctions the US intends to lift, Bloomberg reported. Two European officials involved in mediating the process confirmed...

Seyyed Rouhollah Latifi broke the news on Friday and stated, “Entry of Pakistani nationals to the Islamic Republic of Iran via eastern borders into the country has been banned as of Wednesday, April 28 while entry of Afghan passengers and other non-Iranian nationals via eastern borders of the country was...

QOM, Apr. 30 (MNA) – At the threshold of the 17th day of the fasting month of Ramadan, marking the establishment anniversary of the Jamkaran Holy Mosque, the ceremony of changing the flag and washing dome of the mosque was held on Thursday. The red-color banner was raised on...

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TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) – Lung transplant surgery was successfully performed on a 33-year-old man at Masih Daneshvari Hospital in Tehran.                 ...