News Archive - 13 November 2021

Dutch govt. orders partial lockdown amid COVID-19 surge

The lockdown that begins Saturday night is the first to start in Western Europe since a new wave of infections began surging across parts of the continent, Al-Jazeera reported. Under the lockdown, restaurants and supermarkets will have to close at 8 pm (19:00 GMT), professional sports matches will be played...

Saudi fighter jets heavily bomb Yemen’s Ma’rib prov.

Fighter jets of the Saudi aggressor coalition have intensified their airstrikes on various parts of the city of Ma'rib city over the past 24 hours, Al-Masirah reported. According to the report, Yemeni media reported that fighter jets of the Saudi coalition have heavily bombed the city of Ma'rib 22...

Top ISIL sniper killed in Iraq's Kirkuk

The series of anti-terrorist operations of the Iraqi army continues in different parts of the country. The Iraqi Army forces managed to kill a leader of ISIL snipers. The Iraqi army forces launched an intelligence operation in Iraq's Kirkuk, killing the top sniper of the ISIL terrorist group in Kirkuk province, the...

Yemeni Army shoots down US spy drone over Marib sky

The Spokesman for Yemen Armed Forces Brigadier General Yahya Saree said on Saturday 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'...

Hashd al-Shabi forces attain new achievements in Anbar Prov.

The military operation of the Iraqi Hashd al-Sha’abi forces dubbed as 'Labbaik Ya Rasool Allah' in Anbar Province was ended. PMU forces attained noticeable achievements at the end of the mentioned operation, an Iraq source reported. In this regard, PMU forces managed to free 7,500 square kilometers of land in Anbar province. ...

Islamic Jihad unveils new rocket launcher

Saraya al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad unveiled a new rocket launcher named after Baha Abu al-Ata, a commander who was martyred by the Israeli regime in an assassination. According to Palestinian Today, during the ceremony to unveil the rocked in commemoration of the Islamic...

Tigray rebels in Ethiopia kills dozens of civilians

The investigation, published on Saturday, which draws on 128 interviews, focuses on parts of Amhara that saw heavy fighting in July and August between fighters from the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) and Ethiopian soldiers. At least 184 civilians died as a result of the bloodshed, the EHRC said,...

We will continue talks with Iran: Saudi FM

Saudi Arabia's foreign minister told France 24 that the four previous rounds of talks were merely “exploratory” rather than substantial but said both sides were committed to engagement. Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud expressed strong reservations on Iran's nuclear negotiations, the report said. He also reacted to the latest remarks by...

2 security forces killed in northwest Pakistan explosion

Two policemen were killed on Saturday in Bajaur tribal district after an improvised explosive device (IED) was triggered during a routine patrol, the Pakistani Dawn website said.  Bajaur's District Police Officer (DPO) Samad Khan told Dawn that the police officers were deployed near Raghagan Dam when the IED got set...

5.8-Magnitude Quake Rocks Western Australia

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit Western Australia on Saturday, 13 November, European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre revealed. The epicenter of the quake 13 kilometres West-southwest to the town of Marble Bar in the state of Western Australia, Sputnik reported. RHM/PR...

US B-52 sustains significant damage after wing strikes fence

The bomber, also known as the Stratofortress, was being positioned in order to be put on display when the driver of a tow misjudged the distance between the plane's right wing and a metal perimeter fence, Daily Mail reported. The fence appeared to have penetrated through the skin of...

Yemeni forces close in on full liberation of Al Hudaydah

Local Yemeni sources have said that Saudi--led coalition forces have evacuated dozens of their positions in the south and the east of Al Hudaydah Province on Friday night. The sources said the coalition forces had withdrawn to Mukha in the west of Taiz. Observers argue that those forces have left...

Security forces kill three in protests in Sudan: Report

“One protester was killed in Omdurman by the bullets of putschist military council,” the Central Committee for Sudanese Doctors said in a statement on Saturday. It added that others were wounded by “live rounds” fired by security forces, Al Jazeera reported. Earlier, witnesses said security forces had fired tear...

Briefing on Iran’s daily developments

Iran top negotiator set to meet EU's Mora in Spanish capital Iran's top negotiator is scheduled to meet with Enrique Mora, Coordinator of the JCPOA Joint Commission in Madrid to discuss the future of Vienna talks. On a multi-nation tour to Europe, the Iranian deputy foreign minister arrived in...

Front pages of Iran’s English dailies on November 13

Arman-e Melli: Iranian Deputy FM: Lifting of sanctions beginning point of Vienna talks Asia: Asghar Farhadi wins Asia-Pacific Best Director Award for “A Hero” Etela'at: Hasan Nasrallah: Iran, Syria real friends of Lebanon Asghar Farhadi wins Asia-Pacific Best Director Award Jomhuriy-e Eslami: 1 killed, dozens wounded in mosque blast...

US should lift all sanctions imposed in context of JCPOA

"On November 29, it is planned to resume talks of the signatories to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on settling the situation around the Iranian nuclear program. We will insist on implementing the agreements reached under this document in 2015, on their full implementation," he said, TASS reported.

‘Aparat’ to vie at VGIK International Student Festival

'Aparat' has been selected to be screen at the competition section of the 41st VGIK International Student Festival. The 41st edition of the VGIK International Student Festival will be held from November 15 to 19 in Moscow. This year, the festival received 167 applications from 48 countries and 114 film schools. ‘Aparat’ tells...

Iran’s trade exchanges with Armenia could hit $1bn: envoy

Speaking on Saturday among a number of members of the Board of Directors of Tehran Securities and Exchange Organization (SEO) who traveled to the Armenian capital of Yerevan for participating in the Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchange (FEAS) Summit, Abbas Zohouri, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Armenia said...

Iran, Philippine Intl. Symposium to be held on Nov. 18

Leila Mameni, Secretary of Executive Committee of Symposium and Head of Nanotechnology Research Department of Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center broke the news on Saturday, saying that Iran-Philippine International Symposium will be held in joint cooperation with Iran’s Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center and the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic, and...

Martyr Lt. Gen. Qassem Soleimani Award in 15th Cinéma Vérité

In the last edition of the festival in 2020, the Special Jury Award of Iran's Martyr Lt. Gen. Qassem Soleimani Award went to Sasan Falahfar for "Iranian Eye". In the closing ceremony of the 14th edition of the festival, the director of the Cinéma Vérité festival Mohammad Hamidi Moqaddam underscored that...

Magnitude 4.1 quake strikes near Bushehr

According to Iran’s Seismological Center affiliated with the Institute of Geophysics of Tehran University, the earthquake occurred at 13:49 p.m. local time on Saturday at a depth of 20 kilometers. The epicentre of the quake was located at 52.12 degrees longitude and 52.12 degrees latitude. There were...

Russia stresses removal of anti-Iran sanctions in talks

In a tweet on Sat., Mikhail Ulyanov Russia's Permanent Representative for Vienna-based International Organizations wrote, “It is natural that for Iran sanctions lifting comes first.” “Illegal sanctions removal emphasized in European tour: Deputy FM@Bagheri_Kani,” he added. Ulyanov reaffirmed the firm stances of Iranian officials regarding the upcoming talks...

Intelligence forces bust over 25 tons of drugs in Zahedan

According to the Public Relations of Intelligence Ministry of Iran, following the intelligence activities of intelligence forces in Sistan and Baluchestan province, a number of drugs-smuggling gangs in Zahedan were identified and dismantled in various separate operations in the first 6 months of the current Iranian calendar year (starting from March 21). During the...

US Malley holds meeting with Bahraini FM on Vienna talks

During the meeting, the two sides discussed the latest developments related to the negotiations on lifting sanctions on Iran and efforts to resume the Vienna talks. Earlier, US Special Representative for Iran’s Affairs Robert Malley had also talked about Iran with senior UAE officials in Abu Dhabi. MA/5350921...

Iran backs India’s position at UN Climate Summit

Iran said on Saturday it was not satisfied with the language in a draft COP26 agreement on phasing out fossil fuel subsidies and expressed its support for India, which also criticized richer nations over the pledge. “We are not satisfied on paragraph 36 on the phase out of fossil...

Common crane spotted in Kerman

Mansour Poursina said on Saturday that the head of Kahnooj's department of environment Hadi Jalali managed to observe and photograph a rare species of 'common crane' in this city.  He added that this beautiful and valuable species is classified as endangered birds and is one of the three rare...

Tehran, Bishkek emphasize broadening trade, economic ties

Iranian Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance (MEAF) Seyyed Ehsan Khandouzi and Minister of Economy and Commerce of the Kyrgyzstan Daniyar Amangeldiev met and held talks in Tehran on Saturday to discuss bilateral economic ties and issues of mutual interests. During the meeting, Iranian minister pointed to the foreign policy...

'Vafs' village covered with snow

Located in Esfandan Rural District, 'Vafs' is a village that is known as Masuleh of Markazi province due to its very pleasant climate, orchards, agricultural lands and pristine landscapes and stepped houses.

“National Day of Kish” observed on Kish Island

HORMOZGAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) – On the occasion of National Day of Kish, various cultural and sports programs were held on this beautiful Island on Nov. 9-12.                        ...

Unveiling ceremony of 'Ladder of the World' book

TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) – Spanish version of the book "Ladder of the World" written by Mohammad Reza Sarshar was unveiled on Saturday morning at Mehr News Agency headquarters.          ...

Bijar county witnesses heavy snowfalls

TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) – Bijar County in the Kordestan Province of Iran witnessed heavy snowfalls due to the arrival of new wave of cold weather to the country through western borders.