News Archive - 23 September 2021

China calls for end to sanctions on Afghanistan

“Economic sanctions on Afghanistan must end,” Foreign Minister Wang Yi said during virtual talks with his Group of 20 counterparts on Thursday, according to South China Morning Post. “The various unilateral sanctions or restrictions on Afghanistan should be lifted as soon as possible,” he said. Wang also hit out at the...

GOP House members file impeachment articles against Biden

Four House Republicans have filed articles of impeachment against President Joe Biden over his handling of the situation with migrants on the nation's southern border, efforts to extend the federal moratorium on evictions, and the US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, a report by Sputnik said on Thursday. Congressman Bob Gibbs is...

Briefing on Iran’s daily developments

Iran FM to British counterpart: Iran seeks action rather than words from JCPOA parties Iran Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met with new UK foreign secretary Liz Truss on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly on Wednesday to discuss Afghanistan and issues of mutual interest as well as the...

All Saudi-backed forces in Marib's Al-Abdiya surrender

Local Yemeni sources reported on Thursday that Yemeni army forces and popular committees were able to liberate all parts of the city of Al-Abdiya in the south of the province of Ma'rib without any resistance from forces belonging to the Saudi coalition. According to "https://alkhabaralyemeni.net", ousted Hadi government's forces had to...

Yemeni forces fully liberate Al-Bayda: military spokesman

Saree said that during the "Operation Fajr al-Hurriya" the remnants of al-Qaeda and ISIL were targeted in the Province of Al-Bayda in SE of Sanaa. He also said within he past 48 hours, Yemeni army forces and popular committees liberated parts of Al-Sumaa and Masura, and parts of Makiras.

Headlines of Iran's Persian dailies on September 23

Arman-e Melli: Use the SCO to lift the sanctions Raeisi: We need younger managers Asia: 306 Iranian, international companies attend Iran Agrofood exhibition  Aftab: Should the schools be reopened? Ebtekar: Raeisi to UNGA: US is not trustworthy Iran FM in New York draws red lines on JCPOA Vienna talks...

Racial discrimination continues 20 years after DDPA adoption

The following is the full text of the speech by the Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian at the high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action on Wednesday, which is republished from the official website...

Tehran-Caracas to jointly confront US sanctions: Iran FM

According to the official website of the Iranian Foreign Ministry in the meeting that happened on Wednesday, the two foreign ministers emphasized the strong and close relationship between Iran and Venezuela The Venezuelan foreign minister presented a report on the situation in his country and thanked the Islamic Republic...

Iran, Iraq call for all-out cooperation on different fronts

As Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian continues his meetings on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly’s annual conference, he has sat down with Iraqi President Barham Saleh where they exchanged views on various issues of mutual interest. According to the official website of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, in...

President Raeisi calls for accelerating vaccination process

President Ebrahim Raeisi made the comments in a meeting with the special committees of the National Task Force For Fighting Coronavirus on Thursday morning. Raeisi also urged the officials to bolster the process of treating the Covid-19 outpatients who are not in critical condition. He also called for tightening the...

Illegal, unilateral sanctions on Iran should be lifted

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has met one-on-one with his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly’s annual conference, the official website of the Iranian Foreign Ministry reported. In the meeting held on Wednesday night, the two sides discussed bilateral and regional issues, especially...

Start of new school year in Iran by Ghalibaf

TEHRAN, Sep. 23 (MNA) – The Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf rang a school bell in the northern Province of Gilan to mark the beginning of the new school year in Iran on Thursday.    ...

10,000 football fans can see Iran-S. Korea match in stadium

A World Cup qualifier football match between Iran and South Korea is slated to take place in Tehran Azadi Stadium on October 12. On Thursday, the spokesman for Iran's National Task Force for Fighting Covid-19 Alireza Raeisi said that as many as 10,000 football fans can go to the stadium to...

Martyrs' blood proves rightfulness of Islamic Republic

In his message, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution said that the martyrs' sacrifices gave the Iranian nation victory. Ayatollah Khamenei also said Martyrs' blood proves the rightfulness of the Islamic Republic. The Leader further noted that the martyrs taught great lessons by their sacrifices to the Iranian nation, adding...

16,362 new cases of Covid-19 detected in Iran in past 24 hrs

The figures for today said 16,362 new patients with Covid 19 were identified in the country, of which 2,202 were hospitalized. The total number of Covid 19 patients in the country reached 5, 493, 591 people, the ministry said. 317 Covid-19 patients lost their lives in the past 24 hours,...

Horse hurdle race in Hamedan

TEHRAN, Sep. 23 (MNA) –A horse hurdle race with the participation of different age groups began on Wednesday in the western province of Hamedan Wednesday and it will continue until Friday.     ...