News Archive - 14 October 2021

4 killed, wounded in Zionists airstrikes on Syria's Tadmur

On Thursday, Syrian news sources reported that the country's air defense systems confronted hostile targets in the sky of Tadmur District of Homs Governorate in central Syria.  News Arabic-language media further quoted the Syrian sources as saying that the southern part of Tadmur has been targeted by the Zionist Regime's airstrikes. According to SANA,...

Japan dissolves House of Representatives as election nears

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida dissolved the House of Representatives on Thursday, paving the road for a general election at the end of the month, Kyodo news agency reported. The move came just two weeks after Kishida was elected leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and a week...

Hezbollah, Amal warn against sedition after Beirut shooting

Hezbollah and Amal Movement warned against a new conspiracy to drag Lebanon into a ‘malicious sedition’, as the country witnessed a bloody day in Tayouneh area, where demonstrators protesting politicization of Beirut Port blast probe came under fire. According to the latest reports by local Lebanese media, at least six people...

Mosque attack in western Niger leaves 10 dead

The attack took place Monday in the village of Tizigorou in a region where Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso meet, Anadolu Agency reported. “The assailants, riding on motorcycles, attacked a mosque during prayer time in the prefecture of Banibangou in the Tillaberi region. The victims were praying,” Issoufou Katambe told...

Iran's shared border crossing with Turkmenistan reopens

The spokesman for Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA) Seyyed Rouhollah Latifi  said on Wednesday that "With the announcement of Turkmenistan and the agreements reached, trucks carrying Iranian commercial cargos to Turkmenistan will be accepted from tomorrow Thursday morning." Latifi said that the border crossing was shut down...

Front pages of Iran’s English dailies on October 14

Etela'at: Majid, Dezful air defense systems destroy ther targets in war game New wave of Covid-19 on the way, experts warn Iran: New defense systems unveiled in 'Modafean-e Aseman-e Velayat 1400' military exercise Javan: Majid, Dezful air defense systems unveiled Iran's sky safe with locally manufactured air defense systems Kayhan:...

Iran UN envoy warns against any new Israeli adventurism

Addressing the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council in a letter,  Iran's permanent Ambassador to the United Nations warned against any miscalculations and possible military adventure of the Zionist regime against Iran and its nuclear program. In this letter, Majid Takht-Ravanchi noted that the Zionist Regime's provocative moves and adventurous threats have...

Bagheri, Pakistan Navy Chief review Tehran-Islamabad ties

The Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri arrived in Pakistan at the head of a high-ranking military and security delegation on Tuesday. During this visit, Bagheri met and held talks with senior Pakistani officials including Chief of the Army Staff of Pakistan Army General Qamar Javed...

Iranian Deputy FM receives EU's Enrique Mora in Tehran

Deputy EU Foreign Policy Chief Enrique Mora has arrived in Tehran on Thursday to discuss bilateral issues and JCPOA related issues with Iranian officials. Today, he met and held talks with the Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani at the Iranian Foreign Ministry. Bilateral, regional, and...

Close to 70 mn doses of Covid vaccine injected in Iran

The Iranian health ministry said that  11,964 new cases of Covid-19 were detected across the country since yesterday, of which 1,770 people were admitted to the hospital. The total number of Covid 19 cases detected in the country so far has increased to 5,754,047. In the last 24 hours since...

Attorney-General of Iran visits Armavir Prison of Armenia

Mohammad Jafar Montazeri, Attorney-General of Iran has paid a three-day trip to Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. On Thursday, Montazeri visited Armavir Prison of Armenia. He met with Iranian prisoners in this jail and he was briefed about their problems. In addition to holding meetings with the Iranian prisoners, the Iranian Attorney-General discussed the...

VIDEO: President Raeisi pays tribute to great Poet Hafez

TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi arrived in Shiraz, the capital of Fars Province Thur. as part of the regular visits to provinces by the head of the government to address people's problems.

Winners of 34th Intl Film Fest for Children & Youth announced

Directed by Alireza Tabesh, the 34th International Film Festival for Children and Youth opened on October 8, 2021, in collaboration with the Iranian Cinema Organization, Farabi Cinematic Foundation, and Isfahan Municipality. National Section: -Diploma of Honor in Corona Diaries Section, received by Ilia Ramezai "Life Space" -Diploma of Honor in...