News Archive - 12 July 2021

Luke Shaw's goal inside the opening two minutes gave England a lead it looked like it would hold onto all night, before a goalmouth scramble midway through the second half allowed Leonardo Bonucci to poke home an equalizer for Italy, CNN reported. For the remainder of the match it...

Iraqi sources announced the comprehensive movements of US military forces on Iraqi-Syrian border from the side of Iraqi’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), Al-Ahad News reported. According to the report, an Iraqi security source said that unusual and abnormal movements by US troops is underway on Iraqi-Syrian border. Iraqi political...

A logistics convoy of US troops has been targeted in Babil, Iraq, Saberin News reported. No further details have been released about the attack, but an Iraqi group named 'Ashab al-Kahf' is said to have claimed responsibility for the attack. Attacks by various Iraqi and Syrian groups on US...

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The shooting reportedly happened around 3:15 am local time just outside of El Paso city limits, in a popular dessert spot for off-roading, campfire parties, and underage drinking. The reasons for the incident are not yet known, Sputnik reported. A 21-year-old male individual was killed and five others were...

Indian officials and media reported lightning casualties and heavy rains in the two mentioned northern states in India. A number of 28 people, including seven children, were killed by lightning and heavy rain on Sunday, Hindustan Times quoted officials as saying. Lightning killed 28 people in Rajasthan and Uttar...

"The first person they called when the bandits' advance was blocked was Emmanuel Sanon," Charles told reporters on Sunday, as quoted by Acento, Sputnik reported. According to police, Christian Emmanuel Sanon, a doctor from the US state of Florida, has been arrested. Two other people "implicated in the intellectual...

A source close to the Iraqi Ministry of Health reported today a massive fire on a number of floors of the ministry building in Baghdad, Alsumaria News reported. The source said that a large fire broke out on some floors of the building and staff and visitors were evacuated to protect...

Rescuers had pulled seven survivors from the rubble of the budget Siji Kaiyuan hotel in the popular tourist city of Suzhou, CCTV said. CCTV said the rescue was "fully underway," adding that authorities were investigating the cause of the disaster. The Siji Kaiyuan opened in 2018 and had 54 guest...

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A report by Asia Plustj has cited an article entitled "What Does the Taliban’s Ascendancy Mean for Tajikistan? published on Eurasianet as saying that On June 22, the Taliban militants captured the Sher Khan Bandar crossing into Tajikistan, a location around 60 kilometers north of the Afghan city of Kunduz. ...

The human rights center entitled “Ain al-Ansaniyah” published a report, citing the number of martyrs and wounded in the brutal attacks of the Saudi aggressor coalition on Yemen in recent years, Al-Masirah reported. According to the report, the Center for Human Rights stated that 17,176 Yemenis were martyred in...

Baghdad Al-Yom or Baghdad Today said on Monday that Turkish military fighter jets and drones staged new attacks on northern Iraq. According to security sources in Iraqi Kurdistan Region, Turkish fighter jets bombed some areas in Duhok province in Derlik and Shiladzi regions. Meanwhile, the Turkish Ministry of Defense announced in a statement...

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The commander of the US military forces in Afghanistan Austin “Scott” Miller has resigned from his military post in Afghanistan on Monday, Washington Post reported. Western media outlets, including Reuters, have described the resignation of the US military commander as symbolic and a sign of completing the process of...

"The White House National Security Advisor has no political or moral authority to speak about Cuba," Bruno Eduardo Rodríguez said in a post on his Twitter account in reaction to the recent US-provoked demonstrations in Cuban cities, including Havana on Sunday. The Cuban top diplomat added that the US government "has allocated hundreds...

Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri published on Sunday a message of condolence on the Wednesday demise of the founder and leader of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command (PFLP-GC), Ahmed Jibril. In his message, Gen. Bagheri said that the demise...

The Iranian giant company Petropars said in a statement Sunday that natural gas recovery from the South Pars gas filed had reached a total of 1.8 trillion cubic meters since production started in the field in 2002. According to a report by the Press TV website, the company...

Zarif holds phone talk with Borrell over Slovenian PM remarks Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held a telephone conversation with High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Policy Josep Borrell on Sunday over baseless statements raised by Slovenian prime minister. Iran's common borders with Afghanistan in full...

The minister sent a message to a ceremony commemorating the 26th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide. The Foreign Ministry’s special representative Ebrahim Taherianfard read the message in the ceremony on Sunday. “Srebrenica genocide is a deep wound in the conscience of the humanity and women and mothers of Srebrenica...

Arman-e Melli: Oman trying to recover Iran-Saudi Arabia relations  Asia: US, S. Korea to cooperate on Iran's funds frozen in Seoul Aftab: Guided instability in Afghanistan Ebtekar: Leader thanks Palestinian refugees for their recent message Oman mediates regional disputes Catastrophic consequences of US military mission Etemad: Japan's readiness to...

During the meeting that was held in Baghdad, the two sides discussed the latest political, security and upcoming parliamentary elections in Iraq. Emphasizing the Tehran-Baghdad relations, the Iran envoy said that his country will support security, stability, as well as the upcoming Iraqi parliamentary elections. The new administration of...

"Estimates like this are always subjective, but, as I see it, we're more than 90% there. There's relatively little left to do. But there are politically sensitive matters in the remaining 10%, which could cause a delay. That can't be ruled out," Mikhail Ulyanov told Russian newspaper Kommersant, Sputnik reported.

Saeed Khatibzadeh announced on Monday morning the submission of the 22nd quarterly report of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA), including the latest status of the current Vienna talks to the Iranian Parliament.  The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, known commonly as the Iran nuclear deal...

In his Twitter account on Monday, Iran’s Envoy to Yemen Hassan Irloo reacted to aggression of Saudi Arabia against Yemen with the hashtag "#No_to_War_on_Yemen". In his tweet, he wrote, “2,300 days have passed since the Saudi-led aggression against children, women, Yemeni people and its vital infrastructures in a way that...

Iranian Ambassador to Iraq Iraj Masjedi met and held talks with Caretaker of Iraq’s Ministry of Health and Environment Hani al-Oqabi considering the spread of coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic. During the meeting, the two sides exchanged their views regarding the cooperation of the two countries of Iran and Iraq in...

"The US-led colonial powers, with their illegitimate presence in the region, have created a terrible situation for the Afghan people," he said visiting the southeastern borders of the country. "According to the reports we received, there is no concern about the security of the Iranian borders," he said. "The result of...

Speaking in a meeting with members of the delegation of the Afghan government who had travelled to the Islamic Republic of Iran, Abdullah Abdullah emphasized that negotiation is the only solution to get rid of the current deadlock in Afghanistan. He seized this opportunity to thank the Afghan government’s delegation...

As reported, 51,230 residential units were inaugurated by Rouhani in 280 cities in 31 Iranian provinces on Monday. From among these housing units, 28,518 were constructed under Iran's National Housing Plan. Last week, Iran’s deputy transport and urban development minister announced that the second group of the national housing plan’s units would...

No further details have been released on the new attack. In recent days, the Iraqi electricity network has been the target of many terrorist attacks and operations. These terrorist attacks have intensified the electricity crisis in Iraq. A few days ago, the spokesman for the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity,...

Coronavirus pandemic in Iran has killed 182 people since yesterday, according to the latest figures released on Monday, bringing the death toll to 86,041 so far. Meanwhile, 20,829 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in the past 24 hours, bringing the total cases detected in Iran to 3,339,279. As many...

The Qatari newspaper 'The New Arab' published a special report on the recent consultations between Egypt and Iran aimed at improving relations between the two countries and gaining close views on some regional issues. Cairo hosted an Iranian delegation last week as part of Egypt's new foreign policy toward...

Khatiri received the medal for his black and white photo named “Girl Flys in Prayer”, which depicts a little girl opening her arms like wings among a group of Muslims during congregational prayer. Khatiri has participated in numerous photography competitions around the globe and won prizes in some of...

President-elect Ebrahim Raeisi made the comments in a meeting with the Minister of Tourism Al Akbar Mounesan on Monday. During the meeting, Mounesan congratulated Ayatollah Raeisi on his victory in the June 18 presidential elections in Iran and wished success to the president-elect and his future administration. The minister...

Brigadier General Ghassem Rezaei, the second-in-command of the Iran police made the remarks on an inspection visit to the shared Mahiroud border crossing with Afghanistan which is located near the city of Birjand in Iranian South Khorasan province.  The Mahiroud border crossing was captured by the Taliban Friday. Rezaei...

Starring Nader Fallah, the narrative has been directed by Mojtaba Purabdollah. The film is about, Abolfazl a 10-year-old boy who lives in an apartment up on the roof of which is a tank of water that supplies the water of the building. He along with his friends go on...

Iranian diplomat Seyed Mohammad Hosseini wrote on his Twitter account that, "We talked and exchanged views with the Italian Ambassador to Abu Dhabi, Nicola Lener." "Last night, the Italians had a thrilling football night but a memorable victory, the winner of Euro 2020 final" added the head of the...

Saudi Arabia and Oman called on Monday for continued cooperation between OPEC and other allied producers to stabilize and balance the oil market. In the joint statement, the Saudi and Omani sides stressed the need to open a direct land route between Saudi Arabia and Oman. The statement also...

Senior Assistant Iranian Foreign Minister in Special Political Affairs Ali-Asghar Khaji and Sweden's Special Envoy for Yemen Peter Semneby held talks on recent cooperation on the termination of the Yemen crisis in Tehran. During the meeting, the two sides discussed the areas of joint cooperation between Iran and Sweden to help...

Saeed Khatibzadeh, Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman, made the comments while talking to journalists on Monday afternoon after saying that the foreign ministry has forwarded a quarterly report on the Vienna talks on reviving the Iran nuclear deal or the JCPOA to the Iranian parliament. "Given the progress made, we can say...

TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) – Water was released from the Nekuabad dam Sat. and flowed into dried-up Zayanderud for agricultural purposes once again. When the river is back to life, the people of Isfahan come to its banks to enjoy the excitement.     ...

TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) – The wedding ceremony is held in Sar Agha Seyed village of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran with special rituals. This ceremony lasts for several days. Almost all of the villagers are invited to the wedding ceremony.           ...

TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) – On Mon., anniversary of Imam Ali's marriage to the Prophet's daughter Fatimah, an application dubbed Hamdam or Spouse was unveiled to promote the Islamic tradition of marriage in a ceremony attended by some Iranian officials.      ...