News Archive - 29 March 2022

Saudi coalition claims it stops military operations in Yemen

In a statement, the joint command of Saudi aggressor coalition claimed it will halt its military operations in Yemen from Wednesday with the aim the success of the Yemeni consultations, Lebanese Al-Mayadeen TV reported. According to the statement, the purpose of cessation of the military operation inside Yemen is to provide suitable...

Five Zionists killed in Tel Aviv in 3rd attack in week

The suspect was a Palestinian man, 26-year-old Diaa Hamarsheh from Ya'abad in the West Bank, local media reported, according to Yahoo News. Israeli regime's Police have arrested an additional suspect in connection with the attack. The shooting was the third targeted deadly attack in the occupied Palestinian lands under the control of...

Russia to reduce military activities near Kyiv, Chernihiv

Russia has “drastically” reduced its military activity near Kyiv and Chernihiv as talks with Ukraine enter the “practical” stage, the deputy minister of defense Alexander Fomin announced on Tuesday, RT reported. Speaking to the press following the talks with the Ukrainian delegation, Fomin said that “a decision was made...

Afghanistan deserves more attention from intl. community

Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the comments in a tweet upon his arrival in the city of Tunxi, located in the East China's Anhui Province, to attend the third meeting of Afghanistan's Neighboring Countries. Amir-Abdollahian said that Iran and China hope to see a stable, developed Afghanistan that interacts with its neighbors. The...

Chabahar; city for all seasons

Location Iran's southernmost city, Chabahar, with an area of about 17,155 square kilometres, is located on the Makran Coast of the Sistan and Baluchestan province. It is bordered by Bampour, Rask and Sarbaz in the north, the Oman Sea in the south, Pakistan in the east and Jask and Minab ports in the...

Russia rejects possibility of using nuclear weapons

No one in Russia is considering the idea of using nuclear weapons, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told PBS. According to TASS, the interviewer asked whether Russian President Vladimir Putin had suggested in his earlier statement that he would use nuclear weapons if a third party got involved in the...

Iran's Karami becomes coach of Pakistan natl. taekwondo team

Veteran taekwondo practitioner from Iran Yousef Karami has been appointed to lead the national Pakistani taekwondo team for a year. Karami has traveled to Pakistan to prepare the Pakistani team with holding a training camp for Taekwondo Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games. He has won several titles at both world and Asian levels including the...

Iran beats Lebanon 2-0 to finish WC Asian qualifiers at top

Iran finished the the 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifications with a 2-0 victory against Lebanon. The match was held in Mashhad's Emam Reza Stadium in northeast Iran. Forward Sardar Azmoun scored the first goal in the 35th minute followed by a second goal by Alireza Jahanbakhsh in the 72nd minute. Iran topped...

Iran's Karami becomes coach of Pakistani natl. taekwondo team

Veteran taekwondo practitioner from Iran Yousef Karami has been appointed to lead the national Pakistani taekwondo team for a year. Karami has traveled to Pakistan to prepare the Pakistani team with holding a training camp for Taekwondo Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games. He has won several titles at both world and Asian levels...

Raeisi stresses development of knowledge-based firms

President Ebrahim Raeisi made the comments on an inspection visit to the Pardis Science and Technology Park located in the Pardis town near the capital Tehran on Tuesday. On the visit, the president unveiled five knowledge-based pharmaceutical products developed by domestic Iranian companies. Raeisi described the development of knowledge-based economy...

Saudis heavily bomb Yemen's Al Hudaydah

The source cited that the Saudis violated the ceasefire by launching drone strikes on the Yemeni city of Hays and flying their spy planes over the Hays and Al-Jabaliya skies, Almasirah reported. 17 missile and artillery bombings and 80 shootings with various weapons have been reported by the Saudi coalition in Al Hudaydah in...

Iran FM departs for China to attend Afghanistan meeting

Special representative of the Iranian President for Afghanistan Hassan Kazemi Qomi, assistant minister and director-general for South Asia  Seyed Rasoul Mousavi, assistant minister and director-general for  East Asia and the Pacific Reza Zabib, and assistant Foreign Minister and Director General for Eurasia at the Iranian foreign minister Alireza Haghighian are accompanying Amir-Abdollahian during his visit...

Russian-Ukrainian new round of talks kicks off in Istanbul

In an address to the Russian and Ukrainian delegations at the talks, the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on the parties to agree on a ceasefire. Erdogan stated that Turkey does not play a mediating role in the meetings, but it helps to facilitate the agreement. Negotiations between the delegations from...

Iran attends IONS 2022 combined maritime drill in India

Stating that the Islamic Republic of Iran currently chairs the IONS Maritime Security Committee, the commander of the dispatched Iranain naval fleet to to the drills Captain Farhad Fattahi said that IMEX 2022 exercise will be held in two phases, coastal and naval. The coastal phase includes workshops and visits to the fleets...

Iran, Armenia stress development of energy relations

Iranian Energy Minister Ali-Akbar Mehrabian and Advisor to Armenian Prime Minister Artashes Toumanian held a meeting in Tehran on Monday to stress the necessity of expanding cooperation between the two countries in the field of energy. During the meeting, Mehrabian described the bilateral ties between Tehran and Yerevan as " privileged"...

Peru's Castillo survives impeachment vote in Congress

Peruvian President Pedro Castillo survived on Monday an impeachment vote in Congress that fell short of the votes needed to oust the leftist leader eight months after he took office, Reuters reported. Overall, 55 lawmakers out of 130 in the unicameral Congress voted in favor of the impeachment, failing...

Ukrainian president calls West sanctions on Russia "passive"

Zelenskiy delivered some emphatic lines in his most recent national address regarding what he described as “passive” sanctions imposed by the west on Russia, according to Guardian newspaper website. Ukraine cannot and will not agree with the passive sanctions position of some entities towards Russia. There should be no ‘suspended’ sanctions packages...

Algerian MiG-29 fighter crashes, pilot killed

The Algerian Ministry of National Defense confirmed the death of one of the pilots in the accident, which it attributed to a technical defect that caused the plane to be shot down immediately after taking off from the Bousfer airbase in the second military district, BB-CNTV reported. Local newspapers...

Briefing on Iran’s daily developments

Any act of mischief to receive IRGC harsh response: IRGC chief Commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) says that any slightest act of mischief on the part of the enemy will receive the greatest response from the IRGC. "'Enemies do not dare to confront Iran," the IRGC...

Qatar says regional dialogue between Iran, PGCC essential

Al Thani also described the Iranian nuclear deal as very important and said that Qatar does not want to see arm races. His remarks come as Qatar's minister of state for defense Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah had emphasized his country's desire for the success of Iran's nuclear deal, saying that...

Iran condemns Israeli regime meeting with 4 Arab states, US

Khatibzadeh on Monday condemned and made the remarks on the meeting of diplomats from the Israeli regime, the US and four Arab states held in the occupied lands of Palestine controlled by the Zionist regime of Israel. Khatibzadeh said, "Any attempt to normalize and establish relations with the terrorist Zionists and the...

Iran welcomes Yemeni peace initiative

Welcoming the peace initiative in the form of a temporary 3-day cessation of attacks on Saudi Arabia recently announced by the President of the Supreme Political Council of Yemen, Khatibzadeh said, "The plan that Sana'a in good faith has presented contains a strong message about its firm resolve to end the...

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Donations

NJ students: Isaacman visits Westfield fifth-gradersMyCentralJersey.com· 3 days agoThe excitement was palpable as Wilson Elementary School in Westfield's fifth-graders awaited the arrival of a famous alumnus on Wednesday, March 16. It...

Tekiye Moaven Al Molk in Kermanshah

TEHRAN, Mar. 29 (MNA) – Tekyeh Moaven al-Molk is a Tekyeh and historical place located in Kermanshah city of Iran. It was built during the Qajar era as a Shia mourning site.             ...

Caspian sea beaches in Mazandaran province

TEHRAN, Mar. 29 (MNA) – Caspian Sea beaches in northern Iranian Mazandaran province have attracted many travelers during the Nowruz holidays.          ...