News Archive - 8 July 2021

A fire caused by an explosion on a ship at Dubai's Jebel Ali Port, the Middle East's largest transshipment hub, has been brought under control, the government's Dubai Media Office (DMO) said on Wednesday, Reuters reported. The explosion was a "normal accident" in a container holding flammable material, DMO...

According to Sabeeen News, sirens were heard at the US Embassy in Baghdad on Thursday morning. The informed sources announced the US Embassy in Baghdad’s Green Zone has been attacked by drones and rockets. Three rockets were fired at the US embassy in Iraq early Thursday, the Iraqi army...

Speaking in an exclusive interview with Mehr news agency on Tue., Ukrainian Envoy to Iran Sergey Burdylyak pointed to the age-old and longstanding relations between Iran and Ukraine and stated that the two countries have always established amicable and friendly ties with each other. However, last year's crash of...

In a tweet on Wed., Iran’s Foreign Minister Zarif wrote, “Honored to be the host of cordial & substantive dialog between senior Afghan reps.” “As foreign forces leave Afghanistan; no impediment remains for Afghans of all political stripes to chart a peaceful & prosperous future for the...

Asia: Afghanistan Govt., Taliban hold meeting in Tehran Japanese foreign minister to visit Iran in August Etema'ad: Taliban, Afghan officials meeting, a diplomatic initiative of Tehran ّFM Zarif calls on all parties return to Intra-Afghan Talks Etela'at: US bases in Iraq, Syria attacked by missiles, drones President-elect: Iran...

Levan Dzhagaryan, the Russian ambassador to Tehran met and held talks with Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Iranian Parliament Speaker’s Special Aide for International Affairs. Referring to the strategic and close relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation, Amir-Abdollahian, attached great importance to the development and continuation of bilateral cooperation...

A 6-clause statement was issued by the officials of the Afghanistan government and the Taliban political leaders who attended the second day of intra-Afghan talks on Thursday in Tehran. 1: The delegations commend the efforts and goodwill of the Islamic Republic of Iran in securing peace in Afghanistan as well...

In a statement on Thursday, the Health Ministry announced the new figure, adding that 1,706 of those newly-detected patients have been hospitalized. The total number of COVID cases in the country is standing at 3,327,526. The outbreak has claimed the lives of 136 people since Wednesday, bringing the death...

"The date of the beginning of the seventh round of the #ViennaTalks on #JCPOA isn’t set yet", Russian Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna said in a Thursday tweet. "After the Presidential elections, #Iran needs more time for preparations", Mikhail Ulyanov said, adding, "It’s normal. However, today’s uncertainties do not meet...

Hailing Raeisi's measures in his previous role as the judiciary chief, the President of Sierra Leone expressed hope that the current relations between the two sides should be continued in the shadow of close cooperation so as to ensure the common interests of the two countries. Referring to the friendly relations...

Speaking at the last meeting of the Intra-Afghan talks in Tehran, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif thanked both Afghan delegations for prioritizing peace, comfort, and well-being of the Afghan people in these talks. Afghan nation, which has been suffering problems for 40 years, has the right to oppose war, Zarif...

In a message on Thursday, the Iranian Foreign Minister condoled the demise of Palestinian leader Ahmed Jibril, to his honorable family, companions, and leaders of "Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command. The Palestinian people lost a great defender who spent his life on fighting for the liberation of...