News Archive - 8 April 2022

Moscow is hoping that the special military operation in Ukraine could be ended in the foreseeable future, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Friday, according to TASS. He commented on his interview to the British television channel Sky News where he earlier said that Russia was hoping that...

The Chinese foreign minister made the remarks in a telephone conversation with French Secretary of State for European Affairs Clement Beaune, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said in a statement. "The main cause of the Ukraine issue is an imbalance in the European security system," Wang Yi said, as cited...

Iran calls for focusing on a political solution for Ukraine Iranian Foreign Minister rejected war and imposing sanctions amid the Ukraine conflict and said that Islamic Republic of Iran calls for focusing on a political solution in Ukraine. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks on Wednesday evening in a telephone...

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian congratulated the government and people of Kuwait on the arrival of the holy month of Ramadan in a phone call with Kuwait's Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah on Friday. The two sides also discussed and exchanged views on issues of mutual interest, including bilateral relations, and regional and international...

A suffocating dust storm is sweeping across western and central Iran on Friday. The sand particles that are taken by the wind from the deserts in Iraq to the west of Iran have become a regular phenomenon in Iran, especially in the western and southwestern provinces. Droughts and climate change over the...

The UN General Assembly on Thursday adopted a resolution suspending Russia's membership in the Geneva-based UNHRC over reports of "gross and systematic violations and abuses of human rights" by Russian troops in Ukraine. The resolution vote was supported by 93 members, while 24 members, including China, voted against it and...

The fire is reported to be burning a structure in the northern city of Acre on Friday afternoon. Hebrew-language media reported that a fire broke out in a structure under construction and rescue teams were dispatched to the scene to put out the fire. Images released by media show plumes of...

According to the Anadolu news agency, at least three explosions took place at a military school in the Tuzla district in Istanbul, one of which was at a military research and development center. Turkish media reported that plumes of smoke could be seen above the military school and rescue teams were immediately present...

In a statement, Hezbollah Media Relations Office said the “Palestinian Resistance fighters prove once again their ability to confront the Israeli occupation, retaliate for its bold crimes and deal unexpected and humiliating blows to this tyrant entity in its depth.” “The heroic operation carried by martyr Raad Fathi...

"Russian armed forces did not carry out any fire missions in the city of Kramatorsk on April 8," the ministry said, according to Sputnik. According to RT, Russia’s MoD insisted that it was Ukrainian forces that fired it, and that Kiev’s claims are a “provocation and absolutely don’t correspond to...

The man deposited the parcel around 0700 GMT at the altar of the Cathedral in central Toulouse during mass before running away, Reuters reported. The incident also took place a few weeks before the Easter celebrations. Bomb disposal units intervened on the artisanal device, an acid container, that did...

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein held a telephone conversation on Friday morning. The two sides exchanged congratulations on Nowruz as well as the arrival of the holy month of Ramadan while the two also discussed some topics of mutual interest, including bilateral relations, regional developments and Vienna talks between...

The temporary Friday Prayer leader of Tehran Hojatoleslam Kazem Sedighi said during today's Friday Prayers sermon in the Iranian capital that, "as regards the Vienna talks, the Leader stresses distrust in the other side [the West] and securing guarantees and verifications on the removal of sanctions." Sedighi pointed to the recent letter from...

Sepahan FC came back from a 1-0 first half deficit to beat Uzbek Super League champions Pakhtakor FC 3-1 on Matchday One of Group D in the AFC Champions League™ 2022 on Thursday, according to AFC website. Dragan Ceran gave Pakhtakor the lead in the 28th minute, only for...

Speaking during an inspection visit to health projects underway in Fardis located between the capital Tehran and Karaj city, Bahram Einollahi hailed the achievements made by the Iranian health sector. During the visit, the health minister said that more than 147 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines have been administered in the...

TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – Tehran along with a lot of the western and southwestern provinces witnessed on Friday very dense air pollution caused by a recent dust storm originating from the Iraq desert to the west of Iran.     ...