News Archive - 26 July 2021

At least 9 people killed in landslide in northern India

Following the severe landslide occurred in “Himachal” State in northern India, at least nine people were killed, Reuters reported. According to the report, local sources said that the accident occurred following a sudden landslide on a road in Himachal, as a result of which several boulders fell on a...

China, Pakistan call for ceasefire in Afghanistan

The call was made by the two sides as Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi held the third session of the foreign ministers’ strategic dialogue in the Chinese city of Chengdu, according to the Pakistani Dawn newspaper website. According to a joint statement issued...

Nari District in Kunar falls to Taliban as fighting continues

Tolo TV News website has quoted sources as saying that security forces left Narai district in the eastern province of Kunar on Sunday due to lack of supplies and that fighting continues on other fronts, including Nijrab district in Kapisa where its central areas are still under Taliban influence. “Narai...

Over half of women in UK armed forces faced harassment

More than half of all women in the Armed Forces have battled sexual harassment, bullying and discrimination. A report cited by the "Mirror" revealed that 58% of 16,500 serving military women and 64% of women veterans have been victims. Many perpetrators escaped justice or faced only minor disciplinary action. The report,...

Zionist regime's army targets Khan Yunis in southern Gaza

The Zionist regime's army targeted a base allegedly belonging to the Resistance forces in Gaza by a missile, Al-Mayadeen reported. According to the report, the missile fired hit an area east of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. No report has yet been released on the extent of the...

Syria air defense shot down rockets launched towards Damascus

Syrian air defense systems have destroyed two missiles fired by the Israeli F-16 fighter jets toward facilities in the Damascus region, Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit, the deputy head of the Russian Center for the Reconciliation of Warring Parties in Syria said on Sunday, Sputnik reported. According to the official, in the...

Tunisian President dismisses prime minister, parl. speaker

Tunisia's president dismissed the government and froze parliament on Sunday in a dramatic escalation of a political crisis that his opponents labelled a coup, calling their own supporters to come onto the streets in protest, Reuters reported. President Kais Saied said he would assume executive authority with the assistance of...

Anti-governmental demonstrations held in Tunisia

As Arabic RT reported, Sunday coincides with Republic Day in Tunisia but demonstrators raised slogans in the streets calling for the overthrow of the government headed by Hisham Al-Mashishi. These demonstrations came in response to a previous call by activists amid a state of anger due to the economic conditions and the crisis...

Bombing Gaza, a failed attempt to show power by enemy: Hamas

Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, in a statement showed reaction to the last night’s airstrike of Zionist regime to southern and northern Gaza Strip, Rosiya al-Youm reported. Hamas Movement announced that bombing Gaza Strip was a failed attempt by the Zionist regime to show an incapable power and its...

Palestinian Resistance shots down Zionist drone

The operation to shot down the zionist drone by the Palestinian Resistance coincided with Sunday night's attacks on Gaza by the Israeli regime army. Palestinian sources say the Resistance opened fire on zionists during last night's Israeli regime attacks on the Gaza Strip and could destroy their drone. Zionists' UAVs and...

Covid-19 , athletes Achilles' heel

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Raeisi holds phone call with Khuzestan governor; vows support

President-elect Ebrahim Raeisi made a phone call to the governor of Khuzestan province on Sunday afternoon amid water shortages in the province. In the phone conversation, Khuzestan governor Qasem Soleimani Dashtaki presented a report to the president-elect on the latest measures taken to tackle the problems that the people of the...

Four shootings in Seattle leave 3 dead, 5 injured

The four incidents all took place within three hours, the Seattle Police Department said in a release, CNN reported. The first occurred around 1:48 a.m. outside of a bar in the Belltown neighborhood. A bar employee reported a fight in the bar that had moved into the street...

Envoy details reasons why Russia delayed vaccine exports

Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali said on his Instagram page, "After follow-ups on the issue and meeting I had with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Morgulov on Thursday, he announced that after the improvement of the vaccination process in Russia, it will continue its obligations and will hand over the vaccine...

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Iran-Cuba vaccine 91.2% effective against Covid-19 variants

Head of Iran's Pasteur Institute Alireza Biglari made the remarks on Sunday in Tehran during a press conference alongside a visiting head of Cuba's Finlay Institute of Vaccines in Tehran on Sunday.  Bilglari pointed out that Californian and South African variants of Covid-19 are the worst variants that are...

'Eclipse' to vie at Italy's MoliseCinema festival

Directed by Raha Amirfazli, Alireza Ghasemi, 'Eclipse' has been a joint product of Iran and France. The synopsis of 'Eclipse' reads, "Saaghi and her two friends have come to the largest park in Tehran to take pictures of the one-in-a-century total eclipse announced later in the afternoon. Mischievous and rebellious, they steal...

Over 46mn tons of goods loaded, unloaded in current year: PMO

Ravanbakhsh Behzadian made the remarks on Sun. and reiterated that loading and unloading goods at ports of the country in the first four months of the current year (from March 21 to July 21) registered a 9.8 percent growth as compared to the same period of last year.

Headlines of Iran's Persian dailies on July 26

Etela'at: The Leader calls future govt. to resovle Khuzestan issue Foroughi makes history, wins Iran’s first gold at Tokyo 2020  Raeisi says neighbors would be a priority in his administration   Etema'ad Iranian railway joins UNESCO World Heritage List Iran Iran railway joins UNESCO World Heritage List Presiden-elect: Neighbors priority in 13th...

West seeking to purge MKO: Iran envoy

On the occasion of organizing a meeting of Mojahedin-e Khalq terrorist organization (MKO also known as MEK) held on July 10, 2021, in a report written by DAVID BRENNA, by examining the background and performance of MKO terrorist group, he tried to respond to the accusations raised against MKO through...

Trump's maximum pressure against Iran defeated

Speaking in an interview with Mehdi Hassan Show, Robert Malley, the US Special Envoy for Iran affairs answered some questions over the status of JCPOA revival in the Vienna talks. Malley acknowledged that US sanctions and inhumane pressures on Iran have been failed, explaining that Trump's maximum pressure on Iran failed...

President of World Powerlifting Federation arrives Iran

Gaston Parage, President of the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) arrived in Tehran on Monday morning.  World Club powerlifting championships will be held in the Iranian city of Urmia, the capital of the Western Azerbaijan Province from July 27 to 30, 2021. Gaston Parage will soon travel to Urmia to attend powerlifting...

Iran registers over 31,000 COVID-19 cases in a day

According to the statement released on Monday by the Iranian Health Ministry, the number of total coronavirus cases in the country has so far reached 3,723,246 with the death toll standing at 89,122. 4,982 patients are in critical condition while 3,274,346 patients have recovered, the statement added. So far more than...

Iran sets conditions to ensure US not withdraw from JCPOA

‘Wall Street Journal’ claimed in an article that after six rounds of talks hosted by Vienna, the United States, which was indirectly involved in these talks, expressed its desire to abandon its most powerful sanctions lever in order to revive JCPOA while the Iranian negotiators want more demands to...

Iran opens 1st specialized nuclear industry innovation center

The First Specialized Nuclear Industry Innovation Center was launched with the aim of commercializing the research achievements of the country's nuclear scientists. It should be noted that the Center was inaugurated in the presence of AEOI Chief Ali-Akbar Salehi and Vice-President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari. The establishment...

Iranian short film finds way to Armenian film fest.

'Immigrant' is about human rights, with the aim of promoting peace and friendship and the denial of racism. The 19th edition of the One Shot International Short Film Festival will be held from September 4 to 11, 2021.  "One Shot" promotes independent film production in Armenia. Submitted films have...

Iran futsal team thrash Tajikistan in Thai intl. tournament

The Iranian national men's futsal team faced the Tajikistan national futsal team on Monday as their second match in the international tournament underway in Thailand. The Iranians trounced the Tajikistan team 7-0. The Iranian national futsal team defeated the Lithuanian team 5-0 in their first game in the friendly tournament in Thailand. Iran...

Iran volleyball crush Venezuela in Olympics

The match between Iran and Venezuela vollyball was held in Tokyo's Ariake Arena . After the five-set epic in their opening win over world champion Poland, Iran had a relatively comfortable outing in their second match against Venezuela, wrapping up a 25-17 25-20 25-18 victory to provisionally top Pool A with...

Rouhani inaugurates several projects in free zones

Addressing the inauguration ceremony, Rouhain hailed the efforts of the managers in Aras free zone who have been successful in having the new projects implemented. "We sought to turn the free zones from importing areas into centers of production, export, and attracting domestic and foreign capital, and this is...

Sepahan 2-0 Zob Ahan: IPL Week 29

ISFAHAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) – The match between Sepahan and Zob Ahan of Isfahan football teams in the 29th week of Iran Professional League (IPL) ended with a 2-0 victory for Sepahan.             ...