News Archive - 8 January 2022

The intense jet of moisture has produced record-setting rainfall, high seas and, in the mountains, copious snowfall, Washington Post reported. On Friday morning, the most severe flooding was concentrated near Chehalis, Wash., about 70 miles south of Seattle, where high water left people stranded and standing on vehicles.

The Baghdad Operations Command announced that a terrorist operation in the northern part of the city was neutralized. A suicide bomber who was planning to carry out a terrorist operation in northern Baghdad was identified and killed by Iraqi security forces, Baghdad Operations Command said in a statement. Earlier on Thursday, some...

Protests began in Kazakhstan on Sunday after a price hike on liquid petroleum gas (LPG). LPG is widely used to fuel cars in the west of the country. Dozens of people have been killed in clashes on the streets, with rioters torching and ransacking public buildings in several cities...

Four residents in northwest Nigeria told AFP Saturday that gunmen [known locally as "bandits"] killed at least 140 people in multiple raids this week not yet confirmed by the authorities, Times Now News reported. "We buried a total of 143 people killed by the bandits in the attacks," said...

The Iraqi Security Intelligence Unit in a statement said that Iraq was handed over 50 Iraqi citizens from Damascus who had previously been arrested on Syrian soil, Shafagh News reported. These terrorist elements were handed over to Iraq in coordination made with Iraqi-Syrian Joint Operations Command through “Rabieh” border...

Military spokesman Colonel Getnet Adane and government spokesman Legesse Tulu did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The government has previously denied targeting civilians in the 14-month conflict with rebellious Tigrayan forces, Reuters news agency reported.  Both aid workers, who asked not to be named as they...

Mohammad-Ali Farahnakian, Advisor to Iran’s Ministry of Energy in an interview with IRNA on Saturday said that the country enjoys the export capacity of 175-megawatt electricity to Afghanistan. Iran's power grid is connected to Afghanistan's Herat and the power transfer is carried out through four power transmission lines, Farahnakian added.

Last week, the Iranian Foreign Ministry announced that the long-served Palestinian Ambassador to Iran Salah Zawawi had met with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian at the end of his term. Informed sources now say that Salah Zawawi's daughter is set to replace him and take charge of the Palestinian embassy...

As the people of Afghanistan are suffering difficult live conditions under the US sanctions as well as the harsh weather, Iran continues its humanitarian assistance to this eastern neighbor. On the second anniversary of the martyrdom of Lt.General Qassem Soleimani, Iran's embassy in Kaul distributed livelihood humanitarian packages, worth more than $50,000, among poor Afghan...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in accordance with the “Act on Countering Violations of Human Rights and Adventurist and Terrorist Actions of the United States of America in the Region”, particularly, Articles 4 and 5, and in addition to the American individuals including...

It would be right to say today that the US and EU have grown increasingly realistic, said Marandi in an interview with Al Mayadeen. Marandi added that it's still too soon to say whether or not there will be a deal as it's up to the other side, saying that...

Heading a delegation of the Taliban, Amir Khan Muttaqi arrived in the Iranian capital of Tehran a few minutes ago.  The delegation is scheduled to discuss with Iranian officials bilateral cooperation and economic issues. A spokesman for the Taliban government's Foreign Ministry Abdul Qahar Balkhi in a tweet on Saturday wrote that Amir...

Yahya Rahim Safavi said that the emergence of some figures like Lt. General Soleimani is one of the main political achievements of the Islamic Revolution, Sacred Defense, and Resistance Front in Iraq, Syria, and Yemen. He noted that General Soleimani and the way he managed the developments could be a good...

Iranian ambassador to Damascus Mehdi Sobhani met and held talks with the Syrian Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade Mohammad Samer al-Khalil. During the meeting, the two sides discussed different approaches to develop economic, trade, industrial, and agricultural cooperation between the two neighboring countries. Expanding relations between the two countries in trade and...

Police Commander of Sistan and Baluchestan province Brigadier General Ahmad Taheri made the remarks on Saturday and stated, “In the wake of implementation of the plan to identify and dismantle traffickers of supplying and distributing narcotic drugs in this southern province, police officials of Special Operations Department of the Anti-Narcotics Police...

During the meeting, Turkmen Vice President said that the two countries have high potentials and capacities for boosting cooperation in transportation, technical-engineering services and energy. The two sides exchanged their views regarding the joint cooperation in economic, trade, energy, transportation and transit fields. Considering the imminent visit of President...

Turning to the march of millions of people on the occasion of second martyrdom anniversary of anti-terror commanders, martyrs Lt. Gen. Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, he said that massive rally for commemoration of anti-terror commanders showed the fictitious grandeur of Americans to people of the world. He then pointed...

He made the remarks on the phone talk with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Saturday. In response to the Indian foreign minister's question about the latest situation in the fight against the Coronavirus in Iran, Amir Abdollahian referred to the good trend of the nationwide vaccination in the...

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Tanin Pardaz Pasargad previously managed to produce the external part of a cochlear implant, which sits behind the ear, picks up sounds with a microphone, and then processes the sound and transmits it to the internal part, Fars News Agency reported on Friday. The external unit with the brand...

Coinciding with the second anniversary of the martyrdom of the victorious commanders, General Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the Resistance groups reaffirmed their determination to attack the bases of the American occupiers in Syria. This prompted US forces to temporarily evacuate the al-Tanf base in southern Syria and...

The Yemeni Oil and Gas Corporation (YOGC)  announced Thursday that the Saudi coalition has seized a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) before reaching the port of Al-Hudaidah. The ship was carrying 9487 tons of gas for domestic use, which was directed by Saudi coalition forces to the coast of Jazan in Saudi Arabia. YOGC announced...

A local transport prosecutor’s office announced on its official Telegram Channel earlier that a private helicopter was en-route from Ufa to the village of Pavlovka and it carried three people on board. "A Eurocopter AS350 rotorcraft crash-landed in the Blagoveshchensky district of the republic of Bashkortostan, about four kilometers...

Religious scholars shed light on the life of Fatima (PBUH) and recalled her immense sacrifices and services in the path of Islam. They urged the Muslims especially women to follow her footsteps. The participants described Fatima Zahra (PBUH) as the best role model for not only the Muslims, but...

A member of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Union (PMU), Alaa Sayyid Yasir Ramadan, was assassinated by unknown gunmen in al-Qadisiyyah area of Kirkuk province, ALFORAT News reported. On Thursday, unidentified gunmen raided the home of Ahmad Abdulmutallab Abdul Razzaq, a commander of 45th Brigade of Hashd al-Sha’abi in Baghdad, the...

Al-Alam News Network reported on Saturday morning that a loud explosion was heard at the Al-Omar oil field in Deir ez-Zor, Syria, where one of the US military bases is located. According to the report, the explosion was caused by a rocket attack on the base by unknown individuals.

As of midnight (1600 GMT) on Friday, 26 people had been taken from the site, 16 of whom had died, the broadcaster said on Saturday, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Friday. One person was in critical condition and the other injured people were also in hospital. The Ministry of Emergency...

The Islamic Republic of Iran is closely monitoring the current developments in Kazakhstan, the Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman said, referring to recent unrests in this country. Tehran believes the government and people of the friendly and brotherly neighbor of Kazakhstan can resolve their disputes through dialogue without foreign interference, Saeed Khatibzadeh said. Stressing...

In his message, Leader sent regards to the martyrs and their families, asking God to bestow blessing on all of them. As the ceremony was held coincidently with the martyrdom anniversary of Hazrat Fatemeh Zahra (PBUH), the daughter of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) – betokens eternity of martyrs' names and memories,...

Iran reiterates its "long-standing and principled position in strongly condemning the use of chemical weapons by anyone, anywhere and under any circumstances," Ershadi said before the United Nations Security Council meeting on “The situation in the Middle East: (Syria – Chemical)” on Wednesday. "Another obstacle in this regard is...

South Korea's First Vice Foreign Minister Choi Jong-Kun, who is in Vienna, has met and held talks with top negotiators of jCPOA member states as well as the United States. According to South Korean sources, Seoul has expressed hope that the "revival of JCPOA" will help address the complex issues around...

Saeed Khatibzadeh Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman made the remarks on Thursday and said, "As mentioned earlier, stability and security are of particular importance in Kazakhstan, so, we hope that process of restoring peace to that country will be accelerated as much as possible." He voiced confidence that through internal unity, the...

In a tweet on Saturday, Indian foreign minister wrote, “A wide ranging conversation with my Iranian colleague, FM @Amirabdolahian." “Discussed the difficulties of Covid, challenges in Afghanistan, prospects of Chabahar and complexities of the Iranian nuclear issue.” Iranian and Indian foreign ministers met and held talk on...

Also the long-served Palestinian Ambassador to Iran Salah Zawawi held a meeting with Amir-Abdollahian on Thursday at the end of his mission in Tehran and bid farewell with Iranian foreign minister. MA/IRN84604695...

In a tweet on Thursday, Saeed Khatibzadeh Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman wrote, " On #January6th the world witnessed a glimpse of what the US has been trying to export to other countries for decades." He went to say that the chaos was predictable when former US President Trump...

Speaking during this week’s Friday prayers’ sermon at Tehran Imam Khomeini (RA) Grand Mosalla (congregational prayers site), Hojjatoleslam Kazem Sedighi commemorated the name and memory of former Iran’s IRGC Quds Force Commander Martyr Lt. Gen. Qassem Soleimani at the second martyrdom anniversary of Iran's anti-terror commander who played a leading...

Speaking in her weekly press briefing on Thursday, Maria Zakharova Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman reiterated that NATO is developing insanity. The only force that unites North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)’s member states is the demand for territorial expansion and this alliance is plagued by the developmental madness. NATO undermines...

As the issue of lifting sanctions is a priority for the Iranian delegation, the working group on the removal of sanctions held a meeting on Saturday. Some bilateral and multilateral meetings are also scheduled to be held at the level of top negotiators today. The new round of sanctions removal talks...

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, while extending its deep condolences to the families of victims of the plane crash, considers it necessary to inform the public that following the accident, the relevant institutions in the Islamic Republic of Iran by announcing the main cause...

Head of Organization for Investment Economic and Technical Assistance of Iran (OIETAI) Fekri reiterated, “In spite of US and Zionist regime’s opposition, the World Bank has agreed to lend $90 million worth of loan to the Islamic Republic of Iran in the fight against COVID-19.” By ignoring the...

WB agrees to pay $90mn loan to Iran to fight COVID-19 Despite the US and Zionist regime’s opposition, the Deputy Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance announced that the World Bank (WB) has agreed to pay $90 million worth of loan to Iran to counter coronavirus, COVID-19, disease. Head...

Asia: Kazakhstan witnessing unrests, protests Ebtekar: Signals in Vienna promising good agreement  Etela'at: Iran's frozen funds to be released as progress witnessed in Vienna 4 killed, 1000 injured in Kazakhstan unrests Gen. Ghaani: US presence in region to be eradicated  Javan: Iranians hold funeral ceremony of 250 anonymous martyrs of Sacred...

"Now all the participants in the #ViennaTalks recognise that some progress is being made towards an agreement on restoration of #JCPOA and #sanctions lifting," said Russia’s Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov, who heads the Russian delegation at the talks. "However persistent additional efforts are...

The Sundance Institute announced the jury members of this year’s Sundance Film Festival, taking place in hybrid format from January 20 to 30. Comprising six juries awarding prizes for artistic and cinematic achievement, the jurors include Marielle Heller (“A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”), Andrew Haigh (“Looking”), Payman Maadi...

The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei is to deliver a live speech on Sunday at 10:30 a.m. on the occasion of the anniversary of the January 9th, 1978 uprising against the West-backed Pahlavi regime. In previous years, Ayatollah Khamenei used to receive thousands of...

"Encouraging & advising leaders to opt for war, especially when a serious diplomatic process is underway- is ignorant, hostile, & in contravention of the principles of International Law", Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to United Nations wrote in a tweet on Saturday. "Those who design & implement...

Tajik President Emomali Rahmon addressed Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi in a message to felicitate him on the 30th anniversary of Tajikistan-Iran diplomatic ties. President of Tajikistan's message is as follows: Please accept my sincere congratulations and best wishes of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan to Your Excellency on the...

Mikhail Ulyanov Russia’s envoy in Vienna talks said that the traditional meeting of JCPOA members was held in the presence of US delegation without participation of Iran in the meeting. "We had a targeted discussion on one of the most difficult issues on the agenda of the Vienna talks,”...

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KERMANSHAH, Jan. 08 (MNA) – Western Iran off-road racing championship was held in Kermanshah Province.

Sabalan Mountain is one of the key natural phenomena of Ardabil Province. This mountain contains numerous phenomenal spots that can provide a unique perspective of the natural landscape in Iran.

During the meeting which was held in the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian hailed the coexistence of monotheistic religions in Iran and the inclusive culture in this country. Referring to the laws and regulations in the Islamic Republic of Iran in supporting the dignity and rights of the followers of divine...

TEHRAN, Jan. 07 (MNA) – The mourning ceremony of martyrdom anniversary of Hazrat Fatemeh Zahra (PBUH) was held at Hosseiniyah of Imam Khomeini (RA) on Friday in the presence of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Due to the continuation of spread of COVID-19 in the...