News Archive - 6 April 2022

The Yemeni Oil Company announced on Wednesday afternoon that the Saudi-led military coalition has violated the Yemeni two-month ceasefire in the waters. "By ignoring and violating the UN ceasefire, the aggressor coalition has seized the Daytona ship carrying diesel and arbitrarily directed it to the coastal region in Jizan," the Yemeni oil company...

US Treasury imposed full sanctions block on Sberbank and Alfa Bank, Russia Today telegram channel reported on Wednesday afternoon. Washington also imposed sanctions against Russian PM Mikhail Mishustin and former president Dmitry Medvedev. President Putin's daughters, wife and daughter of FM Lavrov were also sanctioned in the new wave of American...

Sources in the Syrian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday denied a report by the Turkish newspaper Hurriyet regarding Ankara's message to Damascus to re-establish ties. The Hurriyet newspaper recently reported that Ankara had sent messages to Damascus ahead of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's recent visit to the United Arab Emirates regarding talks...

"The truth and specific causes of the incident should be verified. Any accusations should be based on facts. Before the full picture is clear, all sides should exercise restraint and avoid unfounded accusations," Zhao Lijian, a spokesperson from the ministry, said at a press conference, according to CGTN TV website.

Iran granted International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors access to Karaj in December to re-install surveillance cameras there after a months-long standoff, according to Reuters. A month later, Iran told the IAEA it was moving production of the parts for advanced centrifuges, machines that enrich uranium, to a new location in...

As many as 70 Iranian companies and 250 Russian companies attended in the conference in Moscow on Wednesday. The Iranian ambassador to Russia Kazem Jalali and some other Iranian diplomats were attending the first day of the event. According to IRIB reporter at the conference, the conference was largely participated by...

The Taliban's Minister of Water and Energy Mulla Abdul Latif Mansur said that climate change had affected Helmand (Hirmand)'s water levels, but that the Taliban reminded committed to Iran's share of water from the river in accordance with the law. The Taliban energy minister made the remarks in a meeting...

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks on Wednesday evening in a telephone conversation with his Hungarian counterpart Péter Szijjártó. During the phone call, the two sides discussed bilateral ties, Vienna talks and Ukraine crisis. Iran’s top diplomat seized this opportunity to congratulate the ruling Fidesz party on its victory in...

“The holy month of Ramadan is the month of revelation of the Holy Book and I hope that we will witness evermore deepening of friendly relations and strengthening unity and amity among Islamic Ummah,” he emphasized. Stressing the importance of further developing relations between the two countries, he wished health...

Alireza Peyman-Pak said on Wednesday that Kazakhstan enjoys high capability and potential in importing Iran’s export goods and products, so this exhibition creates a suitable opportunity for economic activists of the country. Presently, the government of Kazakhstan has welcomed boosting and enhancing trade ties between the two countries, he said,...

Due to the importance of Russia and Ukraine’s role in ensuring global food security, this war can have a major impact on the food security for the people in the world, especially for the people in the poorer countries. According to experts, since Ukraine and Russia supply about 30...

In recent months FIFA has come in for a lot of criticism after looking to make World Cups take place every two years instead of every four, the "sportbible" sports website has reported. For many countries and fans that is just too much, although the idea has had some support...

"This will include a ban on all new investment in Russia, increased sanctions on financial institutions and state-owned enterprises in Russia, and sanctions on Russian government officials and their family members," she said, adding that "these measures will degrade key instruments of Russian state power," TASS reported. Washington expects...

As of Tuesday, as many as 490,853,129 novel coronavirus cases and 6,155,344 coronavirus-associated deaths were registered across the globe. The number of confirmed cases grew by 872,868 over the past day and the number of fatalities increased by 16,079. The WHO statistics are based on officially confirmed data from...

Minutes ago, Al Jazeera reported that a massive explosion occurred at Pul-e Khishti Mosque which is located in the center of Kabul, Afghanistan. According to local media, the blast occurred during mid-day prayer in the mosque on Wednesday.

Joe Biden made a major gaffe recently when he referred to the former First Lady Michelle Obama as Vice President of the country during a public speech. He made this blunder speaking at the Commissioning Commemoration Ceremony of the USS Delaware, India TV News reported. Biden was praising his...

Local sources told SANA news agency that the US occupying forces carried out an airborne operation in a camp that included displaced families in the al-Hoss area, east of Raqqa. According to the source, the Americans abducted a number of civilians and took them to an unknown place. The...

"We will certainly take retaliatory measures, we are working on corresponding measures in order to protect our legitimate interests in the economic field and other areas," he said according to TASS. The European Union plans to tighten sanctions on Russia over its special military operation in Ukraine. French Secretary of...

Gharibabadi on Wednesday in a Twitter message criticized the arrest of a German old woman, writing, "Having given so much leeway to launch a broadside against religions and sanctities, Germany fails to tolerate a 93-year-old for merely expressing her views." "Only double-standards? Absolutely not! It is a systematic...

A member of the Lebanese parliament's Faithful Resistance faction which is close to Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement criticized some malicious attempt in Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah. Saying the weapon is a source of honor for Hezbollah, Hassan Izz al-Din stressed that no one in the world can take the weapons out of Resistance's...

Foreign Minister Wang Yi outlined a plan to minimize a humanitarian crisis as Russia’s war in Ukraine entered its second week. Speaking at his annual news briefing on the sidelines of the National People’s Congress in Beijing, Wang said that China would soon offer humanitarian assistance to Ukraine.  “China...

MPs call on Raeisi to obtain concrete guarantees from US The lawmakers in the Iranian parliament have penned a letter to President Ebrahim Raieis calling on the government to secure concrete guarantees from the United States in the wake of a possible agreement in Vienna talks. In a letter...

In a message condemning yesterday's incident in the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) and condoling the martyrdom of Hojjatoleslam Aslani, Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi offered his condolences to the families of the victims and urged the Iranian Ministry of Intelligence to identify and prosecute the perpetrators in the shortest...

"This war has reduced the power of the United States, NATO and Europe, but Russia has also suffered, while the greatest damage to Russia has taken place in world public opinion and the power of Russian public diplomacy," Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi said on Wednesday in a seminar attended...

Seyyed Rouhollah Latifi said on Wednesday that Iran’s non-oil trade value during Esfand, the last month in the Iranian calendar year,registered a 40 percent growth as compared to the same period of last year while the country continues to remain under the tough US sanctions. Iran’s non-oil trade value also recorded...

Aliakbar Safaee, the general director of Iran Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) announced the upcoming visit of the Qatar Minister of Transport and Communications to Iran to visit the facilities of Hormozgan and Bushehr Provinces for supporting the World Cup 2022.  The FIFA World Cup 2022 is to...

Three of these achievements will be in the field of radiopharmaceuticals which are used in the diagnostic and therapeutic sector, said Mohammad Eslami in a news conference on Wednesday. Two of these achievements are in the fields of plasma which is effective for the treatment of cancer, he said, adding that four...

The source told the official Yemeni news agency (Saba) that the Saudi coalition had violated the ceasefire 82 times in the past 24 hours. The source cited the establishment of military bases in Hays and the flight of spy planes in Muqbana, Hays and Al Jabaliyah are part of...

Putin said higher energy prices and fertilizer shortages would mean Western nations would have to print more money to buy supplies, which would cause food shortages in poorer countries. "They will inevitably exacerbate food shortages in the poorest regions of the world, spur new waves of migration, and, in...

"The Security Council was created as a product of the creation of the UN after World War II. They are a member of the Security Council. That’s a fact. We can’t change that fact, but we certainly can isolate them in the Security Council. We can make their presence...

The sedan rammed into the gate at about 6 a.m. Wednesday but did not enter the Bucharest embassy compound, The Sandiego Union-tribune reported. Video of the aftermath showed the car engulfed in flames as security personnel ran through the area. According to police, firefighters who arrived at the scene were...

Britain, the US, and Australia on Tuesday agreed to cooperate on hypersonic weapons and electronic warfare capabilities, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office said, following a call between leaders of the new defense alliance. China's United Nations ambassador Zhang Ju warned that if the cooperation plan is implemented, other...

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The officials told Middle East Eye that the new ambassador would be Salih Mutlu Sen, Turkey's former representative to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation between 2015-2020. The officials said Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu already notified Sen about the role, as Ankara would now seek confirmation from the Egyptian government.

Aftab: Seminary students stabbed in Imam Reza shrine New moves for Tehran-Riyadh talks to resume  Ebtekar: Reviving JCPOA gets complicated Three seminary students assassinated in Mashhad Etemad: US cares to have predictable relations with Iran Etela'at: Seminary student martyred in Imam Reza Shrine Javan: Iranian Parliament calls on receiving valid...

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in a phone call on Late Tuesday held talks with his Turkmen counterpart Raşit Meredow on several regional and international issues, as well as the Tehran-Ashgabat ties. Referring to the progress made at the expert level in preparing drafts of cooperation in the Caspian Sea...

The Deputy Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Kabul, Seyed Hassan Mortazavi, met with the Afghan Minister of Energy and Water Abdul Latif Mansoor on Tuesday, discussing climate change and water issues. Taliban Ministry of Energy and Water announced that the two sides had also discussed water management issues. Saying...

The announcement was first made by Ali Bahadori Jahromi, the spokesman for the Raeisi administration, on Tuesday and then the chief nuclear official of Iran provided more details on the nature of the document in question.  Bahadori Jahromi said, “the Comprehensive Strategic Document for Nuclear Development” will be...

TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) – A lot of people in the northern Iranian province of Golestan are still making a living out of making handicrafts.    ...

Special-needs children include those who have Mental Retardation, which causes them to develop more slowly than other children, Speech and Language Impairment, such as a problem expressing themselves or understanding others, and Physical Disability, such as vision problems, cerebral palsy, or other conditions. ...

TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) – Here are the front pages of Iran’s English language dailies on Wednesday, April 6.          ...

TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) – Esteghlal football team shared the spoils with Paykan in a 0-0 draw at Tehran’s Azadi Stadium on Tuesday in the 24th week of the Iran Professional League (IPL).            ...