News Archive - 26 December 2021

6,300 flights canceled as Omicron hits Christmas travels

Compounding the travel chaos in the United States, severe weather in the country’s west is due to wreak havoc on roadways and other routes there, although it may well bring a white Christmas weekend to the northwestern US cities of Seattle and Portland, Al-Jazeera reported. According to Flightaware.com,...

Saudi-led coalition fighter jets bombard Sanaa's suburb

Arab media reported on Sunday morning that the Saudi coalition has launched airstrikes against the Yemeni capital, Sanaa. According to the Yemen-based correspondent of Aljazeera, the Saudi coalition attacked Asr, a western suburb of Sanaa, located in the main district of Amanat al-Asimah Governorate. Almasirah also reported that during the attack a number...

France reports 100,000 COVID cases for first time

Saturday’s tally marked the third consecutive day that numbers have reached record highs, Al-Jazeera reported.  They come ahead of a video-conference meeting Monday in which President Emmanuel Macron and key members of his government will discuss new COVID-19 safety measures. Officials are concerned about the effect of the...

Suicide bomb attack kills 6 in eastern Congo

Officials blamed the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) for Saturday’s attack. The militia is one of the deadliest armed groups in the region and is claimed by the ISIL terrorist group as its central Africa arm. “The suicide bomber, prevented by security guards from entering a crowded bar, activated the...

Dos and don’ts for car rental in Dubai [2021 Rules]

Renting a car in Dubai can be easy for you if you choose the right company for your service. In this article, we are going to talk about all the dos and don’ts that you should know before hiring a car in Dubai. Saadatrent as one of the pioneers...

UK Navy frigate on hand to track Russian ships in North Sea

London's move to track Russian ships in the North Sea made headlines, as tensions between Moscow and the West over Ukraine continue. The frigate, which was last upgraded in 2014 and is equipped with the Sea Ceptor surface-to-air missile system, is being held at "very high readiness" in the...

One year on, most voters say Brexit has gone badly

The Opinium survey – coming a week after the minister in charge of Brexit, Lord Frost, resigned from Boris Johnson’s government – also found that 42% of people who voted Leave in 2016 had a negative view of how Brexit had turned out so far, Guardian reported. 26% of...

US convoys come under attack in south-central Iraq

An Iraqi security source announced that a US military logistics convoy was targeted by a roadside bomb in Babylon-Al Diwaniyah road. Meanwhile, Sabereen News reported that two logistics convoys of the US military in Iraq were targeted. According to Sabereen News, the first convoy was targeted on Al Diwaniyah-Al Hillah...

Putin says Russia has different options in response to NATO

"It can be most diverse. This depends on the suggestions that our military experts will give me," Putin told Russian broadcaster Rossiya 1, according to Sputnik news agency. The president also stated that Moscow had proposed its strategic security guarantees to the United States and NATO to achieve a diplomatic...

German arms exports hit new record during Merkel's last days

The former government approved almost €5 billion in warships and missile defense deals as it prepared to leave office. New Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who was then finance minister, has also received criticism. Germany's weapons exports reached a record level this year, due to the last-minute approval of deals worth...

Joint military drill of all Resistance groups kicks off

Palestinian Joint Operations Room announced on Sunday that the military exercise will last for a few days with the presence of all Palestinian Resistance groups. Exchanging experience between all Resistance groups, increasing capability, increasing coordination speed and operational strength are among the purpose of the military drill. The Joint Operations Room of Palestinian...

Iraqi Shia political groups get together in al-Maliki's house

Local Iraqi sources reported that a meeting of the Coordinating Council of Shiite groups is taking place at the home of Nouri al-Maliki, head of the State of Law Coalition. An informed source told Al-Forat News that "The groups in the Coordination Council held an important meeting at Al-Maliki's house this...

Syrian army blocks way of yet another US convoy in NE

The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported that the convoy was going to cross the Shuish farm in the Tal Tamar County in northwestern Al-Hasaka Province where the Syrian army forces stopped the convoy and forced it to retreat. Prior to this, the Syrian army forces had blocked the way...

Yet another US military convoy targeted in Iraq's Anbar

Sabereen News telegram channel has reported a new attack on the US Army logistics convoy in Iraq. According to Sabereen, a US military logistics convoy was targeted in Anbar province in western Iraq on Sunday afternoon. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet. The attacks on the occupying...

5 people stabbed in a mosque in Afghanistan's Kandahar

Afghan Tolo News has reported that an attacker stabbed five people in Imam Ali Mosque in the major city of Kandahar. Tolo said that the attack took place in Security District 1 in the city. Five injured people have been admitted to the hospital. The Imam of the mosque...

Headlines of Iran's Persian dailies on December 26

Asia: Iranian woman in team of  NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Aftab: Reaching agreement possible in new round of Vienna talks Ebtekar: NASA launches James Webb Space Telescope into space Etela'at: President Raeisi: "Armed forces to give all-out response to any threats" AEOI chief: Iran not to exceed 60%...

Iran, Oman hold 8th Joint Strategic Consultation Committee

During the meeting, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani and Omani Deputy Foreign Minister for Diplomat Affairs Sheikh Khalifa al-Harthy pointed to the 50th anniversary of the establishment of relations between the two countries, expressing satisfaction with the level of relations between Iran and Oman.  Emphasizing...

Iran, Iraq to discuss Shalamcheh-Basra railway project

Ghasemi arrived in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad late Saturday and was welcomed by the Technical Director of the Iraqi Ministry of Transport. The Iranian minister also met and held talks with the Director-General of the Iraqi Railways Company and the Director-General of the Iraqi Ministry of Planning to discuss the ways...

Stark Warning

In remarks made at the final phase of the drill, code-named the Great Prophet 17 (Payambare Azam 17), Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri and IRGC Commander Major General Hossein Salami made it clear on Friday that whom the drill was meant...

Iran wants lasting peace, stability in Afghanistan

"Iran has friendly relations with all political factions in Afghanistan and is interested in mediating between all groups and parties of Afghanistan in order to establish peace, stability and an inclusive government with the participation of all," said Kazemi Qomi in his meeting with Mohammad Mohaqiq, a member of the leadership...

France’s unconstructive role threw wrench in Vienna talks

Speaking on condition of anonymity, the source told the IRNA news agency that the French negotiating team did not play a “constructive” role in the negotiations and that it significantly slowed down the pace of talks by throwing a wrench in the process. “The presence of French representatives at...

Two IRGC Quds forces martyred in SE Iran

Following the clashes with armed miscreants last night, two IRGC Quds forces were martyred, the statement of the public relations of the Quds base of the IRGC Ground Forces read. According to the statement, two members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Mehran Shoorizadeh and Mohsen Keikhaei were martyred during their mission in...

Yemeni forces say Al Jawf province fully liberated

"Our forces carried out Operation Fajr Sahra (Desert Dawn), which led to the liberation of the Al-Yatmah and adjacent areas in Al-Jawf province," Al-Masirah TV website reported The spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces Brigadier General Yahya Saree as saying. Saree also said that "During this operation, the enemy forces and...

Iran announces travel ban on 12 European, African countries

The Interior Ministry, in line with instruction from the National Taskforce For Fighting Coronavirs will block the direct and indirect entry of passengers from eight African countries, including Botswana, Namibia, Eswatini, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Malawi and South Africa, and four European countries including the United Kingdom, France, Norway and Denmark, Ali Asghar Shalbafian...

Iran VP congratulates new year to Christian wold

In his message, Iranian First Vice President Mohmmad Mokhber congratulated the anniversary of the birthday of Jesus the son of Maryam (AS) and the beginning of 2022 AD to the government and people of the Christian countries. Mokhber remembered Jesus Christ (PBUH) as a prophet of peace and friendship and a backer...

Ulyanov welcomes recent remarks by AEOI chief as positive

Russia’s Permanent Representative to the Vienna-based international organizations Mikhail Ulyanov wrote in a tweet on Sunday that "The Head of Atomic Energy Organisation of #Iran M.Eslami announced that Tehran will not exceed 60% uranium enrichment." Ulyanov further described the message by the AEOI's chief as  "a positive message...

Iran-KRG economic relations need to expand: Iranian official

Mohammad Sadegh Motamedian, governor of West Azerbaijan in northwest Iran made the remarks in a meeting with the governor of Erbil, the capital of the Iraqi Kurdistan region, on Sunday evening in Urmia.  The Iranian governor said during the meeting that "The relations of the Islamic Republic of Iran...

Iran national football team finish 2021 undefeated

Iran national football team finished the year 2021 without any defeat, while it competed in 13 matches against rivals in different tournaments. led by Dragan Skočić Iranian team gained 12 wins and 1 draw versus South Korea in the qualifying match for the 20222 Qatar World Cup. Algeria, Argentina...

Tehran uni. to launch China, Saudi Arabia studies majors

"In addition to being a trade and political partner for Iran since ancient times, China has a special place in Asian civilization. China is a world power on the international stage, so it is extremely important to launch the major field of Chinese studies and to train capable and expert...

US holds double standard on preventing nuclear proliferation

Yuan Zhang, a professor at the Middle East Studies Institute at Shanghai International Studies University said in an interview with Mehr News Agency that Iran's demand for lifting illegal and cruel sanctions is reasonable and inconsistent with the country's development needs. According to Zhang, the US, UK, and Australian...

Iran futsal ranks 7th in world, best in Asia

َAccording to the latest futsal world ranking published on Sunday, the Iranian national futsal team's ranking in Asia has remained unchanged Iran is still the top of the Asian continent while it is seventh among the teams in the world with 1580 points. Iran used to be fifth in the world but its...

Bairami wins gold at downhill skiing competition in Turkey

On the first day of the 2021 Turkey international skiing competitions, Bairami managed to gain the gold medal of the competitions at women’s classical five-kilometer downhill skiing. In men’s classical ten-kilometer downhill skiing champions, a skier from the host country won the 1st through 3rd rank, while the Iranian team’s Sattar Seyd...

Road crews working to clear snow from routes in SW Iran

TEHRAN, Dec. 26 (MNA) – The road crews of  East Azerbaijan made their efforts to clear the main and secondary routes of the province from heavy snow, preventing vehicles and people stuck in the freezing weather.   ...

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