News Archive - 21 March 2022

Nowruz marks the first day of the first month in the Iranian calendar and it starts at the exact moment of the vernal equinox, which is the beginning of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. The Persian holiday of Nowruz or “new day” Nowruz is celebrated by over 300 million...

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Javad Owji made the remarks on Saturday evening on the eve of the anniversary of the nationalization of the oil industry in the TV program. "Today, the country's natural gas production capacity is close to one billion cubic meters per day and crude oil production capacity is close to 3.

In separate messages, Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani congrtulated Nowruz to the Government, people, Armed Forces and specially Defense Ministers of Armenia, Turkmenistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. "I express my most sincere congratulations on the occasion of the arrival of the ancient Nowruz, which coincides with the beautiful resurrection...

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A passenger plane with 133 people on board crashed on Monday afternoon in a mountainous area in southern China, sending rescue teams rushing to the site in search of survivors. The Boeing 737 plane, operated by China Eastern Airlines, went down in the Guangxi region, and flames and smoke could...

"Currently, the affected area is about 2.5 km. The settlement of Novoselitsa is in danger," he said in his Telegram channel, according to Sputnik. According to Zhivitsky, the city of Sumy is not in danger at this moment, because the winds blow away from the city. The plant’s...

The attack took place in a displaced people’s camp in the country’s northwestern Ituri province on Saturday, the humanitarian aid group reported. Among the victims were five women aged between 25 and 32 and a two-year-old girl, according to a list shown by the Red Cross to the news...

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement that Biden's trip will come after a visit to Belgium to meet with leaders from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Group of Seven (G7) and the European Union, CNA reported. The trip will be focused on continuing...

The European Union is developing the fifth package of sanctions against Russia, Reuters reported on Monday referring to diplomatic sources in the EU. "We are working on the fifth round of sanctions and many new names are being proposed," a source said. In addition, diplomats told Reuters that Baltic...

Headed a high-level delegation, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh left Tehran for Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan on Monday. The Iranian delegation and Khatibzadeh will attened the 48th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the OIC that is being hosted by Pakistan. Foreign ministers and high-level dignitaries from...

The number of victims of the boat carrying illegal migrants crashed near the coast of Tunisia has increased to 25, International Organization for Migration (IOM) office in Tunisia reported Sunday, TASS reported. "In the last two days, bodies of 25 people were washed up ashore near Nabel," the IOM...

Dramatic footage of the incident shows the moment when the temporary seating gave way, with a large floodlight also falling on the pitch and appearing to strike spectators as they attempted to scramble to safety, RT reported. Fans from the opposite side of the pitch can be seen in...

The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran has gone through a difficult and exhausting path during the last four decades, said Eslami in his message that was issued on the occasion of Nowruz. According to the AEOI chief, Iranian scientists in the nuclear industry succeeded in achieving the latest achievements despite...

"On Sunday, armed elements attacked a (military) unit around Natiaboani. The provisional toll is twelve fallen soldiers," a security source told AFP, France 24 reported. This was a patrol and security team that were attacked by presumed extremist groups, another security source told AFP, adding that around ten soldiers had...

"Well, we’re nowhere near that point (lifting sanctions against Russia - TASS). The first thing [the Russian leadership] has to do is to stop [conflict] in Ukraine. That’s not happening," Singh said. "Secretary of State Antony Blinken told <...> ending Russia’s economic isolation would require [Russia] to stop...

In a message to the countries of Nowruz civilisation, Presidnt Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi noted, "Nowruz is a symbol and crystallisation of a value-oriented civilisation, the culmination of which is worshipping God, family-friendliness and peace." "Contemplating the greatness of creation and paying attention to the transformation of nature is the...

In his message to Namibian President Hage Geingob, President Raeisi congratulated the country's National Day. The President also expressed hope that the relations between the two countries will be expanded in all fields, especially in the economic and trade fields. Namibian National Day celebrates Namibia's independence from South Africa...

SHIRAZ, Mar. 21 (MNA) – Iranians gathered in Hāfezieh, tomb of Hafez, to celebrate the Nowruz arrival on Sunday in Shiraz.