News Archive - 9 November 2021

US in consultations toward recognition of Taliban: envoy

The United States is worried about an uptick in attacks by ISIL affiliate in Afghanistan and remains deeply concerned about al Qaeda’s ongoing presence there, US Special Representative for Afghanistan Tom West said on Monday, according to Reuters. West spoke to reporters by telephone from Brussels, where he briefed NATO allies on...

UAE FM travels to Syria, meets with President Assad

According to local Syrian media, the UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan has traveled to Damascus. Syrian "Al-Watan Online" website has reported that the plane carrying UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed landed at Damascus Airport as the first trip of a high-ranking UAE official to Damascus since 2011.

Saudis withdraw troops, military equipment from Yemen’s Aden

A group of Saudi Arabia’s troops left Aden in southern Yemen on Tuesday, Sputnik reported. According to the report, Saudi forces in the commanding camp of Saudi-Emirati aggression coalition in al-Sha’b area in western Aden withdrew their weapons, armored vehicles and equipment from the area. The Saudi’s military equipment...

US continues to create tensions in region: Shamkhani

Iran's Secretary of Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani arrived in India on Tuesday to attend the Delhi Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan in the Indian capital on 10th November. Read admiral Shmakhani expressed his happiness with attendance in the Delhi Regional Security Dialogue, saying that the regional meeting...

Building collapse in Turkey leaves 23 injured, missing

A two-story building collapsed in eastern Turkey's Malatya on Tuesday. According to a statement by the local authorities, 13 injured people were rescued from the collapsed building. Search and rescue efforts are still ongoing to rescue the remaining people believed to be trapped under the rubble, Daily Sabah reported.

Iran, Hungary Olympic committees sign MoU on sports coop.

Krisztián Kulcsár, the president and Balint Vékássy, secretary-general of the Hungarian Olympic Committee has traveled to Tehran to meet with officials of the Iranian National Olympic Committee (NOC). Reza Salehi Amiri, Head of Iran’s National Olympic Committee (NOC), said on the sidelines of this meeting that the sports body...

Iran to develop its defense power regardless of US sanctions

Speaking in a telephone conversation with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian spoke about various issues, including bilateral relations and Vienna Talks. At the beginning of this conversation, the French Foreign Minister enquired about the health condition of the Iranian Foreign Minister and wished him a speedy recovery. Amir-Abdollahian,...

London Short FilmFest. to host Iranian "The Sea"

 The Sea” written and directed by Sahra Ramezanian and produced by Ilia Shams and Mohammad Kazem Shiran will take part at the London Short Film Festival in the UK. “A few friends are planning to travel to the north of the country and are preparing for this trip, but ...”,...

Iran mocks Mike Pence for "wishful thinking" in MKO gathering

Iran hit back at Mike Pence after the former vice president attended a gathering organized by the terrorist MKO organization in Washington. Bahram Heidari, the counsellor of the Iranian mission in Geneva, has ridiculed the former vice president Mike Pence in an email to Newsweek saying that Pence's remarks were "wishful thinking."...

Iran faces closer Europe-US coop. under Biden in Vienna talks

The new top Iranian negotiator Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani said last Wednesday that he had reached an agreement with the EU negotiator Enrique Mora to start the Vienna talks on November 29 a five-month halt amid the change in government in Iran.  Prior to Iran’s announcement of...

'The Wasteland' to go on screen at Scottish film festival

'The Wasteland' directed by Ahmad Bahrami is scheduled to be screened at the 19th Inverness Film Festival. The 19th edition of the Inverness Film Festival will be held from November 10 to 14, 2021 in Scotland. The synopsis of 'The Wasteland' reads, "A remote brick manufacture factory produces bricks in an...

Iran to share its human rights achievements with intl. bodies

Kazem Gharibabadi, the Secretary of Iranian Judiciary's Human Rights Council made the comments in a meeting with the ambassadors of more than 65 countries and also the heads of international organizations residing in Tehran on Tuesday. The Iranian human rights official pointed to the unilateral sanctions, terrorism and some political attitudes...

Biden extends US National Emergency on Iran for another year

The US President Joe Biden has extended “National Emergency State” against Islamic Republic of Iran until next year in a statement issued by the White House on Tuesday . "Our relations with Iran have not yet been normalized and process of implementing the agreements with Iran on January 19, 1981 still continues. For...

VP says Iran determined to ensure removal of sanctions

Speaking in a meeting of the Iran Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, the Iranian vice president for economic affairs said that there are lots of un-discovered potentialities in the country which can be used in line with the prosperity of the country.  Rezaei said that the solution to the...

US military convoy targeted in southern Iraq

A security source reported an explosion on the route of a convoy belonging to the US military in southern Iraq. The source told Shafaq News that an explosive device exploded in Al-Diwaniyah province, targeting a convoy carrying US logistics equipment. No one was injured in the blast, the source...

At least 18 killed in artisanal gold mine collapse in Niger

The disaster took place in the southern Maradi region, near the border with Nigeria. The death toll is likely to rise, said Adamou Guero, mayor of the commune of Dan Issa, Reuters reported. "When we arrived at the site yesterday, people were still searching for bodies," he said. "It's...

Yemeni Army shoots down US spy drone

The Spokesman for Yemen Armed Forces Brigadier General Yahya Saree said on Tuesday that the country's army forces shot down a US spy drone. According to Saree, the US Scan Eagle spy drone that was conducting spy activities has been shot down in the airspace of the 'Al Jubah' district in Marib.  He...

3 people linked to failed assassination of Iraqi PM arrested

Iraqi security forces identified and arrested three individuals linked to the attempted assassination of  Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, Russia Today reported, quoting an Iraqi official. The source did not provide further details over the identities of those arrested. On 7 November 2021, the Iraqi Armed Forces reported that Prime Minister of Iraq Mustafa...

Zionist forces detain seven Palestinians in West Bank

The series of Zionist hostile actions against Palestinians in different parts of the occupied territories are still going on. In this regard, the Zionist military forces attacked Palestinians in the West Bank, Al-Ahad News reported. According to the report, a fierce clash broke out between the Zionist regime’s military...

6.2-Magnitude earthquake strikes near coast of Nicaragua

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake has hit 89 kilometres southwest of Managua, Nicaragua, according to the EMSC, Sputnik reported. The quake was at a depth of 35 kilometres. No tsunami alert has been issued following the quake. There have been no reports of casualties or damage caused by the earthquake...

Man with knife attacks passers-by in Norway, is shot dead

Norwegian media published footage of the alleged attacker, naked from the waist up and wielding a knife. Police said only that there was "more than one" victim and gave no information about their condition. A news conference was called for late morning, CTV News reported. Police said a patrol...

'Zalava' goes to Chicago Critics FilmFest.

Chicago Critics Film Festival will host the Iranian film 'Zalava' directed by Arsalan Amiri.  The eighth Chicago Critics Film Festival will be held on November 12-14 at Chicago’s historic Music Box Theatre. The synopsis of 'Zalava', a ghost story with elements of noir and melodrama set in pre-revolution Iran, reads,  "When a village is claimed to...

Iran to spare no efforts to advance national interests

In a tweet on Monday night, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani wrote, "Following recent consultations w/ foreign colleagues, will meet several European counterparts in upcoming days." "Exchanges on bilateral & regional issues AWA future talks are on the agenda. We shall spare no...

Iran’s army intercepts American MQ-9, RQ4 drones in drill

These trans-regional drones changed their course from approaching the borders of the Islamic Republic of Iran after being intercepted and alerted by Iran's air defense.  It should be noted that joint Zolfaghar 1400 Army military exercise was at the focal attention of trans-regional forces especially the United States,...

Front pages of Iran’s English dailies on November 9

Arman-e Melli: Iran sets three conditions for US to return JCPOA Mother of Iran’s environment passes away at 104 Asia: Gelareh Nazemi nominated for best world referee FM Amir-Abdollahian, British counterpart review necessary conditions for Vienna talks Etemad: Iran announces conditions for US to return JCPOA Etela'at: Khatibzadeh: US must lift sanctions,...

Briefing on Iran’s daily developments

Iran congratulates Nicaragua on successful presidential votes Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman felicitated government and nation of Nicaragua on the successful presidential elections. Saeed Khatibzadeh Spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry congratulated the government and people of Nicaragua on demonstrating and re-practicing democracy and holding elections in a peaceful and calm...

Over 170 tons of illicit drugs busted in SE Iran in 7 months

During the first seven months of the current year, more than 170 tons of various kinds of narcotics were seized by Iran's police and anti-narcotics forces in Sistan and Baluchestan province, said Brigadier General Ghasem Rezaei on Tuesday.  Some 130 major smugglers were also identified and arrested in the same...

Russia resumes its regular flights to Iran

Russia had halted its regular flights to other countries as of March 2020 during the spread of the global coronavirus pandemic in line with fighting against the disease. According to the announcement of operational headquarters to prevent and combat COVID-19 in the Russian Federation, the country resumed its flights to...

Iran Army war game wraps up by achieving all goals

The drill, codenamed ‘Zolfaghar 1400’, came to an end early on Tuesday after the military exercises achieved all their purposes. As held in the presence of Iranian Army Commander Major General Seyyed Abdolrahim Mousavi and some of the senior commanders of Iran’s Army Force, as well as observers from...

"World Northrern Hemisphere" shines at Tokyo Intl. FilmFest.

Written and directed by Hossein Tehrani, the Iranian feature film "World Northern Hemisphere" has managed to win the best future film in Asia at the 34th Tokyo International Film Festival. The theme of "World Northern Hemisphere" is about racism and the film's synopsis reads, "Which race is superior ?!…"...

US main cause of creating current situation on JCPOA issues

Speaking in a telephone conversation with his German counterpart Heiko Maas on Monday night, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian blamed the US government as the main culprit in Iran’s nuclear standoff. The withdrawal of the US government from JCPOA in May 2018 and the inaction of three European countries involved in nuclear talks...

Iran, Belarus stress developing agricultural cooperation

An Iranian agricultural delegation, headed by Deputy Ministry of Agriculture for Commercial Development Affairs Abbas Askarzadeh, arrived in Minsk on Tuesday to hold the 2nd Working Group of agricultural cooperation between Iran and Belarus. The official meeting of the Iran-Belarus Agricultural Cooperation Working Group was held at the venue...

Parliament's open session on Tuesday

TEHRAN, Nov. 09 (MNA) – The Iranian parliament held an open session chaired by Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Tuesday with the participation of the economy minister Seyed Ehsan Khandouzi.   ...

Funeral of prominent Iranian cartoonist Kambiz Derambakhsh

TEHRAN, Nov. 09 (MNA) – The funeral ceremony of late Kambiz Derambakhsh, the Iranian prominent cartoonist, was held on Tuesday in the Iranian Artists Forum. Kambiz Derambakhsh passed away on Saturday afternoon in Atieh Hospital in Tehran after a short illness due to the infection of coronavirus.

Early winter in Hamedan

HAMEDAN, Nov. 09 (MNA) – Due to the recent snowfall in Hamedan province, some parts of Tarik Darreh road in this province has been covered with snow. These days, due to rain in some parts of the province, the road is usually foggy and completely frozen.

"Arghavan" valley in Ilam Province

TEHRAN, Nov. 08 (MNA) – Arghavan valley is one of the most important natural tourist attractions in the western Province of Ilam.    ...

Tehran to host 15th edition of “Cinema Verite”

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