News Archive - 7 November 2021

A loud explosion was heard Sunday in the area of "Abu Disher" of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, according to Sabereen News. The blast is said to have taken place near the Al-Kadhimiya Mosque. No further details have been released about the incident or its possible casualties. ZZ/5345962...

As ISIL Takfiri terrorists tried to enter southwest Nineveh province from three roads, Iraq’s Hashd al-Sha’abi forces thwarted their plots, AL-FORAT News reported. According to the report, Takfiris tried to exert their influence through three axes of Al-Jazira, Wadi al-Tharthar and Al-Makhazan. Despite efforts of ISIL Takfiri terrorists made...

Issuing a statement, Iraqi’s government on Monday morning (local time) reported an unsuccessful attack on the residence of Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, Iraqi Prime Minister Shortly after the release of the news, Al-Kadhimi called on everyone to keep calm and be restrained in a tweet message.  Development the day after the parliamentary election in Iraq...

Iraq’s military said on Sunday that Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi survived an assassination attempt after a drone laden with explosives targeted his residence in the capital, Baghdad. While the Iraqi Joint Operations Command said in a statement that the US embassy’s C-RAM defense system was not activated during an assassination attempt...

The spokesman for the Iraqi Joint Operations Command raised questions about the inactivation of the US military’s C-RAM systems used to detect and destroy incoming rockets and flying objects, as a drone laden with explosives targeted the residence of Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in Baghdad’s high-security Green Zone. “We...

In one of the largest operations to withdraw its military equipment from Iraq, US forces transferred a convoy of 270 vehicles from its military base at Kharab al-Jir military airport in al-Hasakah province in northern Iraq. According to Syrian State News Agency (SANA), a convoy of 150 refrigerated trucks...

According to Afghanistan's Ofogh, local medical officials in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province confirmed that three civilians had been killed in two consecutive explosions in Jalalabad, the provincial capital. A local source told the media that the blasts occurred at 9 a.m. local time on Sunday. The source added that the blasts...

The exhibition started its work with the participation of about 500 domestic and foreign auto parts manufacturing companies from countries including Turkey, India, Germany and Italy as well as small- and large-scale auto parts manufacturing firms. Iranian and foreign auto parts manufacturing companies will showcase their latest achievements in...

A meeting was held between the Iranian Minister of Agriculture, Seyyed Javad Sadati Nejad, and the visiting Advisor to Prime Minister of Pakistan for Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood in Tehran on Sunday. The Iranian minister of agriculture referred to the historical relations between Iran and Pakistan, saying that the two...

In this telephone conversation, Amir-Abdollahian described the failed assassination attempt against the Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi as in contrast to the stability and security of the friendly Iraqi country, saying that the drone attack was carried out by the ill-wishers in order to interrupt the peace in Iraq. Iraqi...

Abdul Razak Dawood, the advisor to the Prime Minister of Pakistan made the remarks in the 9th meeting of the Iran-Pakistan Joint Trade Committee. Dawood said that the results of the negotiations of the 3 groups were satisfactory, adding that the talks were held in a transparent and honest atmosphere.

38,893,839 people have been fully vaccinated while 55,128,528 others have already received the first dose. Since Saturday, 126 patients have succumbed to the disease, bringing the death toll to 127,299. Also, 7,554 new infections have been detected in the past 24 hours which brings the total number of confirmed...

Speaking to Iranian media, deputy roads and urban development minister Adam Nejad said on Sunday that air travel companies will start full capacity operations from the start of the Iranian month of Azar (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Adam Nejad added that the Ministry of Health has eased travel restrictions as the vaccination...

In a tweet on Sun., Mohammad Keshavarzzadeh Iranian Ambassador to China said that China opposes US unilateralism and its bullying policies on the international stage. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held phone conversations with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi twice over the past month, he said, adding, “In their first...

On the third day of the World bodybuilding Championships in Spain, 3 Iranian athletes competed against their rivals in 4 weight categories. At the end of the competition, Iran won four gold medals. Farshad Ganji, Aziz Moarefi, Ebrahim Arzeshmand and Mehdi Arzeshmand were the four bodybuilders who won 4...

Iran’s Shahrdari Sirjan defeated the hosts Bunyodkor of Uzbekistan 2-1 at the start of the 2021 AFC Women's Club Championship on Sunday.  Roghayeh Jalalnasab and Zahra Alizadeh scored the goals for Iran at 5 and 68 minutes of the match, respectively. The Iranian club will face the representative of India on...

The United States is ready to return to talks on Iran nuclear deal or the JCPOA, but Tehran has not yet shown the willingness to do so,  US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan told the CNN, according to the Farsi-language website of the Sputnik news agency on Sunday. Sullivan added that...

Written, directed, and produced by Touraj Alsani, 'Landless' is a joint production of MAAD Movie film company and Raz Halkawt Rashid from Iraqi Kurdistan. In its first international presence, the film will be screened in the 32nd round of the Cinequest International Film Festival in the US that is one of...

Speaking during his visit to the 13th International Exhibition of Floor Covering, Moquette, Machine-Made Carpet & Related Industries on Sun., Mehdi Sadeghi Niaraki Deputy Minister of Industry said that Iran exported $110 million worth of machine-made carpet overseas in the first half of the current year of 1400 in...

In continuation of phone calls from other countries' officials to ask about the health condition of Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdullahian after he caught Covid-19, Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu also sent separate messages to Iran FM, wishing him a speedy recovery from the contagious...

"The information about a methane gas eruption at a mine in the town of Abay was received by the emergency service of the Karaganda Region... Six miners out of eight were killed and two more were injured," the press service stated, Sputnik reported. A total of 64 miners were at the...

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights announced the blast of a landmine left over from the war in Palmyra Desert in eastern Homs province on Sunday, RT reported. According to the report, at least seven people were killed in the landmine blast. In the same direction, the landmine was exploded en...

Expressing deep sorrow and regret over the death of tens of Sierra Leone nationals in a tanker explosion, Khatibzadeh extended his sympathy to the government and people of the country, as well as the families of the victims. According to the latest reports, at least 100 people were killed in a fuel...

Shahbakhsh wins 1st ever world medal in boxing for Iran Iranian boxer Danial Shahbakhsh became the first Iranian boxer to win a medal in the World Boxing Championships. Shahbakhsh claimed a bronze medal in the under-60kg of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Men's World Boxing Championships, the Tehran Times...

Amirali Azarpira won a gold medal in the 97kg weight class after beating Radu Lefter of Moldova 7-3. The bronze medal went to American Jonathan Aiello and Ukraine’s Danylo Stasiuk. In the 57kg class, Ahmad Mohammadnejad seized a bronze medal. Azerbaijan’s Aliabbas Rzazade won the gold medal in the...

Asia: Prominent cartoonist Kambiz Derambakhsh passes away at 79 Ebtekar: What is behind Green Zone tensions? Etemad: Baku seeking to boost relations with Tehran Etela'at: Joint Exercise Zolfaghar 1400 to kick off  in southern waters Iran: FM Amir-Abdollahian holds positive negotiation with Azeri, Chinese, Russian counterparts Shootings reported at Iraqi election...

Major General Gholam Ali Rashid made the remarks among the army commanders in the area of the ‘Zolfaghar 1400’ military exercise. Referring to the capabilities and combat readiness of the Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Gen. Rashid said, "The Iranian Army and Armed Forces are always ready for a strategic, operational...

Directed by Mohammad Hamidi Moghaddam, Iran International Documentary Film Festival (CinemaVérité) will be held from December 9 to 16, 2021. The submitted films are slated to be reviewed by selecting the board of the festival. The list of the selected films in the national competition section of the 15th...

Seyyed Rouhollah Latifi broke the news on Sunday that in the same period, the Islamic Republic of Iran exported 560, 220, 202, 201 and 199 kg of caviar to the countries including United Arab Emirates (UAE), Germany, Japan, Belgium and Spain respectively. Turning to the export of caviar in the first...

The main stages of the ‘Zolfaghar 1400’ joint exercise began with the presence of infantry, armored and mechanized units of the Army Ground Forces, Air Defense Forces defense systems, and naval surface vessels with the support of Army Air Force fighters and UAVs in the general area of Makran Coast. Monitoring...

As the National Headquarters to Combat and Prevent Coronavirus voted for issuing visas for tourists and then, the first group of foreign tourists arrived in Iran from Russia on November 5. Following Russian tourists, a group of 9 French tourists arrived in Tehran on Sunday morning. During their 15-day visit...

"The attempt for al-Kadhimi's terror is a new sedition that must be traced back to foreign think tanks, which have brought nothing but insecurity, discord & instability to oppressed Iraqi people through creation & support of terrorist groups & occupation of this country for years", Secretary of Iran’ Supreme National Security...

TEHRAN, Nov. 07 (MNA) – Hadi Mnasuri,25, is a young Iranian entrepreneur who raises Persian red deer in the hot climate of Ali Abad Chehl Gazi village in the southeastern province of Yazd.    ...

TEHRAN, Nov. 07 (MNA) – Heavy Autumn rainfalls pushed the Talar River to burst its banks and the resulting floods saturated the houses in Bahnamir town in Babolsar in Mazandaran province in the north of Iran on Saturday.      ...

TEHRAN, Nov. 07 (MNA) – Persepolis football team was held to a 1-1 draw by Gol Gohar Sirjan in the match held in empty Azadi Stadium in Tehran in Matchday 4 of Iran Professional League (IPL) on Saturday.          ...