News Archive - 2 October 2021

Taliban attack ISIL hideout in Afghanistan’s Parwan prov.

The Taliban spokesman Bilal Karimi told the Associated Press that the Taliban has attacked an ISIL hideout in an area north of Kabul. The city of Charikar in Parwan province of Afghanistan has been announced as the exact location of the attack. However, the details of this action are...

Opening of Zionist embassy in Bahrain crime against Palestine

In a joint statement, the Palestinian Resistance groups called the opening of the Zionist Regime's embassy in Bahrain a crime against the Palestinians, condemning Bahraini officials' move to welcome the Israeli regime's Foreign Minister in Manama. These reactions come as Yair Lapid arrived in Manama on Thursday to inaugurate the embassy of the Zionist...

AUKUS in breach of NPT, damaging regional security: EU MP

Trade talks between Australia and the European Union have been postponed as a row with France over the so-called AUKUS security partnership deepens. AUKUS is a security pact between Australia, the US and UK. It allows for greater sharing of intelligence, but crucially it gives Australia secret technology to build nuclear-powered...

Helicopter crash amid Expo 2020 in UAE leaves 4 dead

On the Twitter account of Abu Dhabi Police, the General Command of the Emirate Police Department announced in a statement that four people were killed in a chopper crash. Abu Dhabi police said the helicopter was a rescue helicopter that crashed in an incident, killing two medical staff and two...

Philippine President announces ‘retirement from politcs'

Duterte announced the surprise decision on Saturday after accompanying his former longtime aide, Senator Bong Go, who instead filed his own candidacy for the vice presidency at a Commission on Elections centre, Al-Jazeera reported. “The overwhelming … sentiment of the Filipinos is that I am not qualified and it...

Iranian wrestlers begin world C'ships with decisive wins

Iranian freestyle wrestler Hassan Yazdani in the 86 kg won his first match in the World Wrestling Championship 2021 in Oslo, Norway against an opponent from Kazakhstan in less than 3 minutes 12-2.  According to the latest reports, Hassan Yazdani in his second fight against the representative of Puerto...

Ecuador to pardon up to 2,000 inmates after prison riot

Bolivar Garzon, director of the SNAI prison authority, said on Friday that the government would prioritise elderly and female prisoners, as well as those with disabilities and terminal illnesses, for release, Al-Jazeera reported. At least 118 inmates were killed and another 79 injured in the riot on Tuesday at...

Zionists forces arrest, abduct Lebanese citizen

Zionist forces arrested and abducted a Lebanese citizen for crossing a border. The Zionist army claimed that its forces arrested a Lebanese shepherd in accusation of crossing Lebanon's border with the Occupied Lands of Palestine in Jabal Ross. A spokesman for the Zionist army announced on Twitter that the Lebanese...

2 explosions in Afghanistan leave 10 dead, injured

A bomb blast in the northern Afghan province of Jawzjan has killed and injured several people, Al Jazeera television reported. According to the Qatari TV channel, an informed security source in Afghanistan said that the incident took place in a wedding hall in the city of Aqcha in the...

Iraqi Army arrest 25 ISIL Takfiri elements in Nineveh

The series of counter-terrorist operations of Iraqi army forces still continue in different parts of the country. Iraqi forces arranged new operations against ISIL Takfiri elements in Nineveh Governorate. According to the report, Iraqi army forces smashed the positions of ISIL Takfiri terrorists during the operation. Security sources said...

S Arabia claims it intercepted Yemeni drone in Khamis Mushait

On Saturday, Saudi-led military coalition claimed to have intercepted and confronted a Yemeni drone flying towards Khamis Mushait province in south of Saudi Arabia. The Yemeni army has always insisted that it will continue its attacks against military targets deep in Saudi Arabia as long as aggression and blockade...

5 civilians killed, 11 wounded in Saudis attack on Saada

Saudi artillery shelling on rural areas of Yemen on the northern border of this country still continues to lead to the death of civilians. According to the Al-Masirah telegram channel, the artillery attack of the Saudi army on Friday afternoon on the Al-Rafu area in the border town of Manbeh...

Biden approval rating drops among Democrats

In July, 92 percent of Democrats supported the president but as of September 27, the number has dipped to 85 percent as he works through challenges connected to infrastructure and economic legislation as well as immigration and the coronavirus pandemic, Newsweek cited a new poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center...

Front pages of Iran’s English dailies on October 2

َAftab: Army's Conquerers of Kheibar military drill in NW borders, Iranians ready to defend Ebtekar: Iran Army Ground Force monitoring any Zionists moves: Cmdr. Army's military drill displays authority in NW borders  Etemad: Conquerers of Kheibar military drill conveys message to ISIL terrorists, Zionists Etela'at: Display of authority in NW borders Iran:...

Sanctions deprive Iran of accessing to vaccine in due time

Speaking in the Third Committee of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly General Debate on Friday, the First Secretary to the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations Mohammad Ghorbanpour lamented that some countries have brazenly claimed that humanitarian goods are...

Defense minister warns enemies against any unwise actions

In a tweet on late Friday, Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani wrote, "Enemies of the Iranian nation would definitely receive a crushing response and pay a big price in case they commit any unwise and ignorant action." His tweet came as Iran’s Army Ground Forces started 'Conquerors of Kheibar' military drills in...

Iran’s non-oil exports to Iraq hits 28% growth in H1

Jahanbakhsh Sanjabi Shirazi broke the news on Friday and reiterated that Iran’s export of non-oil goods to neighboring Iraq in the first half of the current year (from March 21 to Sept. 22) registered a 28 and 50 percent growth in terms of value and weight respectively as compared to...

Shahab Hosseini wins award at Beijing Intl. Film Festival

The Iranian actor of Shahab Hosseini received an award for the best supporting actor for “Any Day Now” film directed by Iranian-Finish director Hamy Ramezan at Beijing International Film Festival. The film is about Ramin Mehdipur, a 13-year-old boy and his Iranian family, all of whom have been living in a refugee...

How to start making money with online Arbitrage?

In online arbitrage,  you buy a product from an online store and resell it on Amazon with a good profit margin. Amazon is a popular online marketplace. In reality, there are good reasons why people would like to buy from Amazon instead of other markets. It would be possible...

Iran Army Air Defense unveils Hormuz Radar, Shams Simulator

In a ceremony held on Saturday morning in Arm Defense Force Research and Self Sufficiency Organization in the presence of the Commander of Army Air Defense Force Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard 'Hormuz' Medium Range Tactical Radar and 'Shams' Simulator, which is a long-range strategic system, were unveiled. The purpose of...

Iranian police seize close to 2 tons of narcotics in Kerman

The Police Chief of the Kerman Province Brigadier General Abdolreza Nazeri said that anti-narcotics police forces of the province identified members of a drug-trafficking band who intended to transport a large consignment of narcotics from the eastern borders to the central and western part of the country. More than 1.860 tons of...

Araghchi appointed as SCFR secretary

In a Saturday decree, Chairman of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations Kamal Kharazi asked Abbas Araghchi to rebuild the secretariat and expand its role in explaining the policies of the Establishment and enlightening the world's public opinion, and realizing Iran's interests. Araghchi, who is currently an advisor to the foreign minister as...

Both infection rate, daily death toll from Covid-19 drop

A statement by the Iranian Health Ministry said on Saturday that in the last 24 hours since Friday, 217 patients died from Covid-19 in the country, bringing the total number of deaths to 120,880. The statement added that 10,135 people were detected with the virus, bringing the total number of...

Iran plans to bid for hosting 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup

 While the 2021 Futsal World Cup in Lithuania is not over yet, the Iranian Football Federation has started planning to bid for hosting the next round of this tournament in 2024. "In a phone call yesterday, Shahaboddin Azizi Khadem, President of the Football Federation told me that it was decided...

Iran, Russia discuss cooperation on information security

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Reza Najafi met and held talks with the special representative of the President of the Russian Federation for international cooperation in the field of information security Andrey Krutskikh.  During the meeting which took place on Friday in Moscow, the Iranian...

Iran steel production vol. exceeds 20mn tons in 8 months: WSA

As the world’s steel production volume registered a 1.5 percent decline in August, Iran’s steel production increased in this period. According to WSA, Iran’s steel production in August 2021 hit 2.5 million tons, registering an 8.7 percent hike as compared to the same period of last year.

Iran's indigenous systems able to deal with toughest threats

Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard made the remarks on the sidelines of the unveiling ceremony of locally manufactured 'Hormuz' Medium Range Tactical Radar and 'Shams' Simulator in the Air Defense Force Research and Self Sufficiency Organization on Saturday morning. "Building a long-range simulator system is more difficult than other simulators, but this...

Iran envoy discusses extraditing convicts with Armenian Min.

Abbas Badakhshan Zohuri, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Yerevan met and held talks with Karen Aresi Andreasyan, the Justice Minister of the Republic of Armenia.  During the meeting, the two sides discussed various issues such as the transfer of Iranian convicts to their respective country, acceleration of...

Iran Army Air Force at apex of preparedness: Cmdr.

The Second Brigadier General Ghasem Khamoushi made the remarks on the sidelines of 2nd Military Drill entitled Fatehan-e-Kheibar (Conquerors of Kheibar) which kicked off in northwest part of the country on Friday and added that Army Air Force of the Islamic Republic of Iran is at the best condition...

"Iran has always been benevolent to its neighbours"

"The great and powerful Iran has always been benevolent to its neighbors and has never posed a threat to them," Secretary of Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani said on his Twitter account on Saturday. "The Problems will be resolved with the cooperation and empathy of all countries in the...

Iran nominated for four awards at Asian Film Awards

The 15th edition of Asian Film Awards announced the nominees for the 2021 Awards and the Islamic Republic of Iran, along with nominees from countries including China, Japan, and South Korea, was nominated for four awards. Iranian cinema has been nominated for four Asian Film Awards as follows, the...

Iran, S Arabia talks have progressed well: Iraqi pres.

Iraqi President Barham Saleh said in an interview with Al-Arabiya that the dialogue between Iran and Saudi Arabia has made significant progress, but some challenges remain. Iraqi President said the Islamic Republic of Iran and Saudi Arabia are two major and important countries in the region. He expressed hope that...

Iranian female tennis player into 2020 Australian Open

Meshkatolzahra Safi, an open tennis player from Iran, had participated in the Junior Shymkent ITF International Tournament and became champion after defeating her opponent from Kazakhstan in the final match 2-1. Before today's championship, she was ranked 218th in the world with 306 points, but with this championship and gaining...

Alasht Amateur Observatory in northern Iran

MAZANDARAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – Alasht Observatory and Skyscraper Complex is the first amateur observatory in Mazandaran province. This observatory was built in 2007 by Alasht Municipality on one of the hills of this city in Savadkuh city.           ...