News Archive - 27 July 2021

Earlier, Algerian Judoka Fathi Norine had refused from facing an Israeli competitor in Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in support of Palestinians. MA/...

The countries trying to politicize the issue of the Syrian refugees are in fact those who have imposed oppressive economic sanctions on Syria, FM Faisal Mekdad said, according to Almasirah. He noted that the return of Syrian refugees is suffering high pressure from the westerners' side. "Westerners seek to meet their...

“Nasr al-Shammari”, the official spokesman of the Islamic Resistance Movement of Al-Najba, said in a televised interview that the Resistance groups see no difference between how the US troops' presence in Iraq is described, adding that, the American troops will be legitimate targets for the Resistance forces. In an interview with Al-Mayadeen, Al-Shammari explained the reasons for the...

Afghanistan National Defense and Security Forces spokesperson General Ajaml Shinwarai also said on Monday that the forces have conducted 154 military operations in which 1,528 insurgents were killed and over 800 more wounded. According to the Khaama Press website, Shinwarai added the operations, which include land operations, airstrikes, and...

Speaking in a Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) on Monday, Ashraf Ghani President of Republic of Afghanistan announced the invasion of international terrorism to Afghanistan. Turning to this issue that situation has now changed, Ghani stated that people of Afghanistan should be confident that the Republican system in...

Former premier and billionaire businessman Najib  Mikati, who has been prime minister twice before, is tasked with forming a new government for Lebanon, which has been without one for over nine months, UK-based "Al-araby" English webiste said. His appointment follows former Prime Minister Saad Hariri's resignation from the same position almost two weeks...

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Igor Morgulov on 26 July lodged a protest to Japanese Ambassador Toyohisa Kozuki over Tokyo’s recent unfriendly steps related to territorial claims, the Russian Foreign Ministry said, Sputnik reported. Kozuki was invited to the ministry after Japan's permanent deputy foreign minister, Takeo Mori, summoned Russian...

Iraqi al-Hashd al-Shabi forces reported drone strikes on their positions in Najaf on Monday afternoon. PMU Imam Ali Division announced in a statement that one of its camps in Najaf province has been targeted by drones. "Baghdad Today" news website has said in a report that the attacks took place at 15:30...

Firefighters arrived at the scene and managed to contain the fire, the informed source told Al-Sumaria News. The cause of the incident is still unknown. Further news will be released later. Yesterday,  Iraqi media sources reported a fire at the Al-Shahid Firoz General Hospital in Wasit Province. About two weeks...

The Iraqi Security Information Center in a statement reported the arrest of a Takfiri terrorist known as the "Mufti of ISIL" in the western province of Anbar, Al-FORAT News reported. Units of the 7th Brigade Military Intelligence Branch and units of the 30th Infantry Brigade intelligence departed for the...

Severe rainfall in Indian state of Maharashtra claimed at least 164 lives over the past few days, ‘India Today’ reported. According to the report, the flash floods also injured 56 people and left 100 others missing. The Indian government has said it has relocated about 229,000 people to safe...

The Dixie Fire, which ignited July 13, has burned through 192,849 acres in swaths of Butte and Plumas counties as of Sunday evening, CAL Fire incident commander Nick Truax said in a news briefing.

"A shipwreck off Libya claims at least 57 lives today after a boat capsized near (the port city of) Khums," Safa Msehli, spokesperson for the IOM, announced on Twitter. At least 20 women and two children were among those who drowned, Msehli said, citing the survivors brought to shore...

Iraqi Joint Chiefs of Staff announced that the cause of the explosion on Monday evening in one of the weapons depots in the west of Najaf was not an unidentified drone, but excessive heat in the city. On Monday evening, a large explosion has been reported at positions belonging to the...

"We do not trust Americans and we do not agree with any presence of American forces on Iraqi soil so that Americans must leave Iraq completely," the Deputy Secretary-General of Iraq’s Al-Nujaba Al-Shammari said. Those who insist on US presence in Iraq want to exaggerate their entity with foreign...

In a tweet on Tue., Iraqi President Barham Salih reacted to the US-Iraq agreement on the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq and wrote that the results of Iraq-US strategic talk are important for achieving stability and strengthening Iraqi sovereignty. This agreement is the result of unflinching efforts...

More than 632,000 people have been affected by harsh weather conditions in Guatemala and nearly 1,800 people had their homes damaged, according to the latest update on the CONRED website. About 5,600 have been evacuated and more than 340 are currently in shelters, Sputnik reported. Three bridges and two...

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla denounced on Monday an attack against the Cuban embassy in France and remarked that the US was behind the incident. "We denounce a terrorist attack with Molotov cocktails against our Embassy in Paris," the official said. "I hold the US Government responsible for its continuous...

"In the Vienna talks, the United States envisioned 'minimum JCPOA' for its commitment but a 'JCPOA plus' and 'regional JCPOA' and 'missile JCPOA' for Iran's commitments," Mojtaba Zonnour said, addressing an open session of the Parliament. He added that the US is unwilling to accept the contents of the JCPOA and to lift...

The prosecutor general of the southwestern province of Fars Hujjat al-Islam Seyed Kazem Mousavi said on Monday that elements of a Takfiri-terrorist group were arrested across the country recently. According to Mousavi, the core of the terror group which consisted of 11 terrorists had been arrested in Fars province and other...

Parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held in Iraq on 10 October 2021. The elections decide the 328 members of the Council of Representatives who will, in turn, elect the Iraqi President and Prime Minister. The elections were scheduled for June 2021 but were delayed as the Independent High...

In a tweet on Mon. Mohammad Keshavarz wrote: "China has stood beside Iran since the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic, sending more than 50 shipments of aid." "China is now the largest exporter of vaccines to Iran," he added. Assistant Foreign Minister and Director General of Asia-Pacific department...

China's Vice Foreign Minister Xie Feng talked with visiting US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman in north China's Tianjin Municipality on Monday, Chinese media reported. According to a statement by the Chinese Foreign Ministry, after the meeting, Spokesperson Zhao Lijian said about Sherman's meetings that "The two sides also had an...

Zarif made the remarks in a meeting with the visiting head of Finlay Vaccine Institute (IFV) Vicente Vérez Bencomo, in Tehran on Monday afternoon. The head of the Cuban Finlay vaccine institute has been in Tehran since yesterday to discuss with the Iranian medical officials the continuation of joint production of anti-Covid-19 vaccines. In the...

The opening ceremony was attended by the chief of Iran's National Olympic Committee Seyed Reza Salehi, Iranian Sports Minister Masoud Soltanifar, Iranian ambassador to Tokyo Morteza Rahmani Movahed, and Japanese Minister for Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Koichi Hagiuda. The opening ceremony of the "Beautiful Iran Exhibition" is part of...

Gholamreza Marhaba Spokesman for Iranian Parliament Economic Commission broke the news in a meeting of Economic Commission of Parliament on Monday and stated that members of the Investigation Board were elected from the companies affiliated with Atieh Saba Investment Company and the National Shoe Company by the majority votes...

Iran Army's Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi met and held talks with Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy Admiral Yevmenov on Monday. During the meeting, the two sides explored avenues for further development and expansion of maritime cooperation between Iran and Russia. The need for taking joint measures in line...

About 83 percent of new Covid cases in the US this month are delta variant infections, and experts say the variant is behind the new wave of nationwide infections, a report by NBC News said on Monday. US delta variant cases are concentrated among those who are unvaccinated and the number is...

President of the National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran said that he had expressed his dissatisfaction and made complaints twice over holding the Iranian athletes for hours at the Tokyo airport upon their arrival to take part at the 2021 Olympics. Salehi Amir said that the...

The French Foreign Ministry, whose country has so far failed to meet its commitments alongside other Western parties, has now claimed on Monday that Iran was endangering the chance of concluding an accord with world powers over reviving its 2015 nuclear deal if it did not return to the negotiating...

Mohammad Ebrahim Taherian Fard made the remarks in his meeting with Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar. Appreciating the positions of the Islamic Republic of Iran in supporting the peace process, Atmar explained about an end to the violence and arbitrary killings, torture of civilians and human rights abuses in Taliban-held...

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In this period of competitions, 3 children from Yazd Province of Iran won 3 honorary diplomas. Dorsa Khodadad in the age group of 9 years won second place, Ayleen Sadat Rahavi in the age group of 10 to 12 years selected by the judges, and Mobina Zare Beidaki managed to win third...

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The Giallorossi and Germans were both interested in the 26-year-old Iran international, Football Italia reported. His contract with Zenit is due to expire in June 2022 and he seems ready to move on for a new experience. According to Tuttomercatoweb, Roma is not going to pursue Azmoun, as he...

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During the visit, the Iranian Parliament Speaker will meet with senior Syrian officials, as well as businessmen and economic activists from the two countries. Removing trade barriers and resolving the problems of businessmen to use the economic potential of Syria is the most important agenda of Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on...

TEHRAN, Jul. 26 (MNA) – Some livelihood foodstuff packages, stationeries, dowries were prepared by IRGC and distributed among the needy, underprivileged people, and newlywed couples in Hormozgan, the southern province of Iran.

TEHRAN, Jul. 27 (MNA) – On Monday morning, Mehr News Agency hosted a meeting to review the developments in Iraq focusing on the elections in this country. Senior analyst of West Asia Mehdi Shakibaei and representative of one of the Iraqi Parliament's factions Ali al-Azirjavi addressed the meeting.