News Archive - 15 July 2021

Local news sources reported that a US coalition logistics convoy was targeted by a roadside bomb in Nasiriyah, southern Iraq on Thursday noon. The blast did not cause any casualties and no group has yet claimed responsibility. In recent months, the US logistics convoys have been repeatedly targeted in various parts...

According to the Defence Ministry, Russian airspace control devices detected three air targets approaching the nation's airspace over the neutral waters of the Bering Sea, Sputnik reported. "To identify air targets and prevent illegal entrance into Russian airspace, two pairs of MiG-31 and Su-35 fighters from the air defence...

According to the report, the Afghan government has announced that a three-month ceasefire will be established between the Taliban and government forces if more than 7,000 members of the group are removed from the UN list of terrorists. This is while, Taliban forces have taken control of many Afghan provinces in recent...

Argentina has become the fifth country in Latin America to surpass 100,000 deaths linked to COVID-19, as the country suffers a surge in coronavirus cases that have strained its healthcare network and worsened an already dire economic crisis, Al-Jazeera reported. On Wednesday, the Argentinian health ministry said that the...

Police said on Thursday that four people were dead and 30 missing around the wine-growing hub of Ahrweiler, south of Bonn, after the Ahr river, which flows into the Rhine, burst its banks, bringing down the houses. Around 50 were stranded on roofs, and more houses were at risk...

In a Tweet on Wednesday, Mikhail Ulyanov wrote, "Today is the sixth anniversary of #JCPOA that is rightly considered a masterpiece of multilateral diplomacy." "Its elaboration required enormous work and creativity," he added. "JCPOA constituted a major contribution to the nuclear non-proliferation regime. Its restoration is a priority...

During the meeting, the two sides stressed the importance of strengthening mutual cooperation in line with the interests of both nations. They also discussed the security and political situation at the regional and international levels and ways to strengthen bilateral relations. The Minister of Intelligence of the Islamic Republic...

Following the tragic incident that took place in Imam Hussein Hospital in Nasiriyah, which resulted in the death and injury of dozens of Iraqi citizens, Raeisi in a message on Wednesday night offered his condolences to the Iraqi government and people and the families of the victims of the hospital fire. "I...

A project worth about 29,000 billion Tomans was inaugurated, including 321 km of main roads and highways, together with 16 port projects and a number of road improvement projects and flood reconstruction, the Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami said.  "In discussing the development of Iran's...

The coronavirus pandemic has claimed the lives of 86,592 people so far, with 201 more Iranians succumbing to the deadly disease in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry’s spokeswoman Sima Lari said on Thursday. Over the last 24 hours, 23,655 new cases of COVID-19 infection were detected, 2,552 of...

Heading an Iranian delegation from Iran's Foreign Ministry, Iranian Assistant Foreign Minister Ambassador Reza Najafi held a meeting with Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad in Damascus.  During the meeting, the relations between the foreign ministries of the two countries, as well as laying the necessary grounds for strengthening coordination and consultations in...

Tahereh Mousavi, the head of Dashtestan's department of environment said on Thursday that Bushehr province and especially Dashtestan city is one of the best habitats of Persian leopards. She added that the image of a Persian leopard was recorded with the use of a camera trap in Dashtestan. Panthera pardus tulliana is...

Mikhail Ulyanov in a tweet on Thursday once again criticized the US campaign of maximum pressure on Iran. "The course of the #ViennaTalks proves once again that US overestimated the influence of maximum pressure on #Iran," he wrote. "Pressure continues but Iran isn’t in the rush although it knows that...

Hojat al-Islam Seyyed Kazem Mousavi broke the news on Thursday, saying that the police force seized 858 kilograms of illicit drugs, consisting of 817 kilograms of hashish, 27 kilograms of opium and 14 kilograms of morphine. In this regard, a smuggler was arrested and a car seized, he added.

In Iranian food, you will mainly notice that the cuisine is a combination of rice and meat, vegetables, and nuts. It should be noted that herbs are used as well but frequently with fruits such as plums, prunes, quince, apricots, and finally, raisins. Typical Iranian food and drinks are...

SAVADKUH, Jul. 15 (MNA) – Traditional blacksmithing is one of the old arts that has been used to make agricultural tools and implements and necessities of people's lives. In the Savadkuh region, Mazandaran province, there is still a remnant of this type of traditional kiln and blacksmiths are using it.