News Archive - 3 July 2021

According to Calgary Herald, the blaze tore through the home in Chestermere, just east of Calgary, at about 2:30 a.m. Cpl. Tammy Keibel said a boy and a girl, both 12, an eight-year-old girl, and a four-year-old boy perished in the fire. A man and a woman both thought...

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro accused the CIA and the US military agencies of planning to assassinate him, particularly wondering whether sitting US President Joe Biden has something to do with it, Sputnik reported. "Did Joe Biden ratify Donald Trump's orders to lead Venezuela into civil war and kill us?...

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The Afghan Ministry of Defense announced on Saturday that 52 Taliban forces were killed and 41 others were wounded in several cities in Helmand province in an airstrike of Afghanistan government’s army fighter jets, TOLO News reported. According to the report, the Afghan Air Force targeted Taliban bases around...

Cybersecurity firm Huntress Labs said in a Reddit forum that it was working with partners targeted in the attack and that some 200 businesses "have been encrypted." Ransomware attacks typically involve locking away data in systems using encryption, making companies pay to regain access. Kaseya describes itself as...

The US’s Pentagon has announced that it will establish a Command Center in Qatar under a new agreement to support security forces, particularly Afghan Air Force. US Department of Defense Spokesman John F. Kirby said the Center will be set up in Qatar to provide financial support to the...

Xinhua reported an Afghan army officer in Badakhshan province Captain Abdul Razaq as saying on Saturday that heavy fighting between government forces and Taliban killed 20 Taliban militants and three government forces. Meanwhile, the Taliban claimed on Saturday that their forces took control of another five more districts in the...

Officials said extreme heat likely contributed to the 719 sudden deaths reported in the past seven days. Record temperatures reaching 116 Fahrenheit (46.6 C) were set this week. The death toll is three times higher than what is normally recorded during that period, Anadolu Agency reported. "Some parts...

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The home of an Alabama state senator was shot at 23 times on Thursday morning, The Associated Press reports. The home, belonging to state Sen. Vivian Davis Figures (D) was attacked around 5 a.m., according to neighbors. Figures, who has been a member of the state Senate...

The death toll from yesterday's suicide bombing in Somalian capital Mogadishu has risen to 10 and informed sources say the death toll is likely to rise, AFP reported. According to Somalian police, the incident occurred when a suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest at a crowded restaurant. Nine people...

More than 10 Russian fighter jets and bombers have carried out training flights over the Black Sea, as military forces from Ukraine, the United States and other NATO countries carry out another military exercise in the area, a report by Reuters said on Saturday.  On Saturday, Russia's Black...

Speaking after OPEC+ meeting on Friday, Zanganeh reiterated on Friday at OPEC+ meeting that Iran would return to the markets swiftly if US sanctions are lifted, regardless of decisions made by the producer group. "At this meeting, we spoke about Iran's return to the market, and I said that any decision...

Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan recently addressed the issue of Iran and Palestine in an interview with the Italian newspaper “La Repubblica”. Regarding establishing relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran, Saudi Foreign Minister said his country welcomes talks with Iran but Tehran must prove its commitment to...

A memorial ceremony was held today on the tragedy’s anniversary, with the participants, including the families of the victims and local officials, tossing flowers into the waters of Hormozgan Province near Hengam Island. They also chanted slogans such as “Down with the US” and “Down with Israel”. On July 3,...

In a sweeping speech that touched on topics from the global pandemic to counterterrorism, North Korea to the Iran nuclear issue and Taiwan, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi showcased China's rising confidence and assertiveness in global affairs while criticizing the US and its allies for grasping to an outdated...

She is also a member of the regional board of Childhood Cancer International (CCI) which is working in line with the aims of the mentioned initiative at the regional level. In September 2018, WHO announced a new undertaking – the WHO Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer – with the...

“Americans have been never our friend, and that is why we do not normalize relations with the United States", Iran’s IRGC Aerospace Force Commander  Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh said, adding, "Even this normalization does not solve the country's problems” Elsewhere in his remarks, Hajizadeh described ISIL terrorism as a...

The Iranian health ministry said on Sat. that the total number of Covid-19 cases has increased to 3,241,037. Furthermore, in the past 24 hours, the Covid-19 claimed the lives of 111 Iranians, bringing the total number of deaths to 84,627. So far, 2,914,830 Covid-19 patients have recovered or been discharged...

Jahanfekrian was awarded the quota place after Samoan Iuniarra Sipaia withdrew from the 87kg weight class, however, she has recently had surgery on her arm. Therefore, doctors are required to decide about her presence in the international event. Farzaneh Fasihi in women’s 100 meters and Soraya Aghaei in badminton...

“Afghanistan crisis has no military solution and none of the parties to the conflict can form a stable government,” the Research Center of Iran’s Parliament said in a Saturday tweet. “If reaching a political agreement in Afghanistan face a deadlock due to lack of power, the country will once again...

According to Sadeq Mousavi, Tehran International Short Film Festival informed on Sat. that the festival has been accepted as one of the gateways for entering the annual Oscars celebration. "Each film that can receive the main award of Tehran International Short Film Festival will be introduced directly to Oscar," he said. IYCS...

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Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization said in a regular press briefing at WHO headquarters in Geneva on Friday that the highly contagious Delta variant, first detected in India, has been reported in over 98 countries and regions. “Delta has been detected in at least 98 countries and...

Massimo Aparo, IAEA Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Safeguards, is reportedly to pay a visit to the Iranian capital. "@iaeaorg DDG Aparo will go to Iran next week. He's also a designated inspector," Kazem Gharibabadi wrote. "The purpose of the visit is in line with routine safeguards...

The Minister of Defense Brigadier and Armed Forces Logistics Brigadier General Amir Hatami who had previously met with Ebrahim Raieis along with high-ranking military commanders to congratulate him on his victory in the June 18 presidential elections, met the president-elect again today and presented a report on the actions and achievements of...

Speaking to Iran state TV (IRIB) on Saturday, Hamid Zadboom, the Head of Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) said that the value of exported goods and services increased by 68% as compared to last year's first three months and in terms of their weight, the exports witnessed 38% growth.  Zadboom...

In a tweet on Saturday, Mikhail Ulyanov the Russian representative in Vienna talks wrote, “Technical understandings between the #IAEA and #Tehran have not been officially extended yet.” “Under the circumstances, it is important to ensure that video cameras at nuclear sites continue to work and video records are...

"33 years ago today, US shot down #IranAir655, killing all 290 civilians aboard. As a young diplomat, I witnessed US refusal to apologize over the human tragedy it caused. US violence against Iranians began long before & continues today with #EconomicTerrorism against our people," top Iranian diplomat said on...

Lebanese-based Al-Mayadeen News Network announced that a ship belonging to the Zionist regime was targeted in northern Indian Ocean. According to the report, the ship was targeted with an unknown weapon and flames rose from the ship to the sky. In its report, Al-Mayadeen wrote that the ship had...

TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – Here are the front pages of Iran’s English language on Saturday, July 3.    ...

TEHRAN, Jul. 03 (MNA) – The scene of the tragedy of targeting Iran Air Flight 655 with 290 passengers on board in the Persian Gulf in 1988 was showered with flowers on Saturday.     ...