News Archive - 15 October 2021

Clinton, 75, was admitted to the University of California Irvine Medical Center, Angel Urena wrote on social media, Al-Jazeera reported. He gave no further details except to say that the infection was not COVID-related. But according to The Hill news website, Clinton has been admitted due to sepsis – the...

A civilian was killed and another wounded by the occupation’s bullets in the Bir Aouneh area of Beit Jala, west of Bethlehem, the Palestinian Ma’an news agency said of the Thursday incident.  The forces put the wounded Palestinian under arrest. The Israeli regime's army claimed that its forces opened...

A blast in a Shia mosque in Afghanistan’s Kandahar killed at least 32 people and injured at least 53 others on Friday, a source in a local hospital told Sputnik. An eyewitness told the AFP news agency he heard three blasts, one at the main door of the mosque, another...

TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – Swedish cartoonist Lars Vilks who caricatured the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and angered Muslims around the world was killed in a car accident.

Heartiest condolences to all Shia Muslims throughout the world on this occasion. Millions of Muslims in Iran and around the world are observing the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hasan al-Askari (Peace Be Upon Him). Imam Hassan al-Askari (PBUH) was born in Madina, on the 8th day of the month...

Following the resumption of talks between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the European Union that saw negotiations between Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani and Deputy Secretary-General of the European External Action Service Enrique Mora in Tehran, the Iranian and Russian foreign ministers held a telephone conversation...

Despite condemning the attack on the countries' nuclear facilities, IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi refused to name the perpetrators of the act of sabotage on Iran's nuclear facilities, saying he had no duty to speak on the matter. These remarks and the reason for Grossi's silence on the Zionist regime's nuclear program provoked...

Addressing the UNGA's 76 First Committee's Combined Thematic Discussions: Nuclear Weapons, Other WMDs, Outer Space, and Conventional Weapons, Heidar Ali Balouji said, "Achieving global nuclear disarmament remains one of the most long-lasting goals of the United Nations. Today, international security is under threat by the existence of almost 14,000 nuclear weapons with...

"Lebanon, as always, will leave behind successfully the Zionist-backed seditions and conspiracies that are planned and carried out by the masters and agents of this regime," said Saeed Khatibzadeh on Friday.  "The Islamic Republic of Iran, while emphasizing the importance of maintaining stability and peace in Lebanon, is closely monitoring...

Shahram Mokri is an Iranian film director and screenwriter filmmaker editor and director of cinema. He graduated from Sooreh University. Mokri started his filmmaking training in the Young Cinema Association and entered the professional world of cinema with his short film "Dragonfly Storm" (2002). Mokri received three Crystal Simorghs...

Addressing a virtual meeting of the International Center for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD), Gholamhossein Dehghani said that it was the 2001 invasion of the Western military alliance of NATO that has brought about the current situation that faces the Afghan nation. After the invasion destroyed the social fabric and lifestyle of...

The Iranian Health Ministry put the total deaths from COVID-19 in the country at 123,695 on Friday, saying the disease has taken the lives of 197 patients over the past 24 hours. Some 11,857 new cases of COVID-19 infection were reported, with 1,591 of them hospitalized, the ministry added.

 Major General Hossein Salami made the remarks during a visit to the IRGC’s naval units in the Persian Gulf islands and the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The IRGC's naval forces have reached the “quick reaction” capability in face of any threat, stressing that enemies have to come to terms with the...

TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) – Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi visited the Tomb of Hafez, a famous Iranian poet, on Thursday during a one-day visit to Fars province.              ...