News Archive - 9 December 2021

Raeisi, Erdogan stress coop. on economic ties, terrorism Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a phone conversation on Wednesday to stress joint and serious cooperation in the fields of economy and fighting terrorism. "The main way to fight terrorism is to respect the...

Zaynab Bint Ali (PBUH), daughter of Ali ibn Abi Talib (PBUH) and Fatimah al-Zahra (PBUH), was the first granddaughter of the prophet Muhammad (PBUH). She is best known for her courageous and eloquent role in supporting her brother, the second Shia Imam Hussein, at the time of his martyrdom...

The fire broke out at its intensive care unit of Karbala's Al Hindiya General Hospital, NRT reported. According to the report, the fire and the smoke led to suffocation in some patients admitted to the hospital. No further details have been released about the incident or the possible casualties...

Sabereen News reported Thursday evening that two US military logistics convoys were attacked in central and southern Iraq. One of the convoys was attacked in Babil province (center) and the other in Al-Diwaniyah province (south). No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, and Iraqi sources have not released...

During the week of Nov. 29 to Dec. 5, South Africa’s cases increased by 111% from the previous week, the WHO noted in a report released Wednesday. Roughly 62,000 new cases were reported in the country during the last week alone, CNBC reported. The percentage of positive Covid tests...

In the next few minutes, Enrique Mora, the EU representative in Vienna talks, who chaired today's meeting, will provide reporters with the outcome of the talks. During the talks, the Iranian top negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani explained the basics of Iran's proposals and emphasized Iran's seriousness and goodwill in the talks At...

Negotiations between Iran and P4+1 aimed at the removal of the sanctions imposed by the US on Iran after its withdrawal from the accord and reviving the embattled international document resumed in Vienna on Thursday. EU deputy foreign policy chief Enrique Mora, who chaired Thursday’s meeting of all the deal’s...

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf arrived in the Turkish city of Istanbul on Wednesday evening to participate in the meeting of the 16th Parliamentary Union of OIC Member States (PUIC) Conference. Ghalibaf on Thursday met and held talks with Mustafa Şentop, Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey.

Addressing this international cinematic event, director of the festival Mohammad Hamidi-Moqadam underscored that for a year now, we have all forgotten the joy of watching a movie in silver screen due to the spread of Coronavirus.  “Last year, we held the festival in online format, and this year,...

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The Saudi coalition carried out operations against the areas of Hamdan, Sanhan, and Al-Thawra in Sanaa, the largest city in Yemen, a source close to Yemeni Ansarullah announced. A spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition also claimed in a statement, "We destroyed the depots of ballistic missiles, drones and communication systems of...

Coalition forces will continue only in a training and development capacity, he said according to Iraqi News Agency (INA). On July 26, Baghdad and Washington agreed that the US withdraws its combat troops from Iraq by the end of the current year, leaving only a small number of US troops...

Addressing the Indian nation, government, and armed forces in a message, Chief of Staff of Iranian Armed Forces Major-General Mohammad Bagheri offered condolences over the death of Indian defense chief General Bipin Rawat in a helicopter crash on behalf of himself, the Iranian Armed Forces, and the people of Iran. An...

The Iranian deputy foreign minister Ali Bagheri Kani has arrived in Vienna, Austria to hold talks with the remaining parties to the JCPOA on the removal of the illegal sanctions. The Iranian top negotiator is scheduled to attend bilateral and trilateral meetings with Enrique Mora, the EU representative in Vienna...

Arman-e Melli: Putin stresses implementation of text of JCPOA Aftab: Iranian Government seeking economic stability Ebtekar: Scholz elected as Germany's chancellor, ending Merkel era Etela'at: Putin criticizes Washington's stance towards Russia-Ukraine issue Iran: Raeisi, Erdogan stress coop. on economic ties, terrorism Jomhuriy-e Eslami: New round of sanctions removal talks...

"We reiterate our principled position regarding the conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic that in order to prevent further sufferings of its people and the dire ramifications of this conflict on regional peace and security, efforts must be redoubled to end this unfortunate conflict," Majid Takht Ravanchi said on Wednesday,...

A delegation from the Republic of Azerbaijan headed by Rovnag Ibrahim Abdullayev, CEO of the State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) met with the Iranian Minister of Petroleum Javad Owji in his Tehran office.   During the meeting, Owji underlined the development of bilateral relations and Tehran-Baku...

Secretary of Iranian Judiciary's Human Rights Council reacted to the recent sanctions imposed by the US on some Iranian individuals and legal entities under the false pretext of human rights violations. Kazem Gharibabadi said that the US move is a continuation of the same failed policy of maximum pressure against the Iranian...

"Spoke today with Iranian Foreign Minister @Amirabdolahian at his request ahead of the next round of #JCPOA negotiations in Vienna tomorrow", EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell tweeted early Thursday, referring to his telephone conversation with Iranian  Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. "I conveyed a sense of urgency: we need to advance much quicker...

"A meeting of the Joint Commission was held and various parties, including Iran, expressed their views on the future course of the talks," said the Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani, who heads the Iranian negotiating team in Vienna talks, to the reporters at the...

"Started my working day by hosting a useful & constructive meeting with top negotiators of Russia & China. Also met with EU's Mora ahead of Joint Commission", the Iranian deputy foreign minister Ali Bagheri tweeted. "Iran will continue to engage seriously & is determined to reach a good deal...

After a five-month hiatus, envoys from Iran and the P4+1 group of countries — Britain, France, Russia, and China plus Germany — began on November 29 the seventh round of talks in Vienna to resurrect the JCPOA. At the talks, the first under President Ebrahim Raeisi, the Iranian delegation presented...

The three-time World Cup winner was admitted to Albert Einstein Hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil, “for follow-up treatment of the colon tumour identified in September this year”, his medical team said in a statement on Wednesday, Al-Jazeera reported. “The patient is stable, and is expected to be released in...

TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – Iran marks the national nurse day which coincides with the birth anniversary of Hadrat Zaynab (SA).

Yalda Night or Chelleh Night is an Iranian Northern Hemisphere's winter solstice festival celebrated on the longest and darkest night of the year.  Iranian families usually prepare a sumptuous dinner as well as buy nuts and a variety of fruits, most commonly watermelon and pomegranate. ...