News Archive - 14 April 2022

1 Iraqi military force killed, 4 injured in Saladin blast

The landmine exploded during a patrol by Iraqi forces, the source added. The exact name and details of the officer have not been released yet. In recent days, the Iraqi security forces have carried out several operations in Saladin to clear the province from the remnants of the ISIL terrorist group.

Philippine storm death toll climbs to 123 as army aids search

Megi was the first cyclone this year to hit the Philippines, an archipelago of more than 7,600 islands that sees an average of 20 tropical storms a year, according to Reuters. Eighty-six of the casualties were in Baybay, a mountainous area prone to landslides in Leyte province, where 236...

Ershadi names main security issues threatening W Asian women

Zahra Ershadi, Iran's ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, said at a Security Council meeting on women, peace, and security on Wednesday, local time, referring to the situation of women in West Asia, including Palestine: "Sexual violence is a crime. It is heinous and is often...

Raeisi felicitates new Pakistani PM Sharif on election

Raeisi, in his message, expressed hope for enhancing bilateral cooperation between the two countries of Iran and Pakistan to the new favorable level. "The Islamic Republic of Iran in the new era as always ready to promote cooperation in all fields with the Islamic Republic of Pakistan," he stressed. MP/5466999...

Iran Air Pistol women team takes gold at ISSF World Cup

Golnoush Sebghatollahi, Haniyeh Rostamian and Elham Harijani from Iran were the best in 10m Air Pistol Team Women, Tehran Time reported. They defeated Chidchanok Hirunphoem, Tanyaporn Prucksakorn and Kanyakorn Hirunphoem from Thailand 16-12 in the final match. The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Shooting World Cup event started on...

Israeli regime forces martyr 3 Palestinians in West Bank

Arab news sources reported that 3 Palestinian citizens were killed in Husan, Silwad and Nablus by the Israeli regime's forces. The Zionists also injured dozens of other Palestinian citizens in West Bank. The national and Islamic forces in Ramallah and Al-Bireh strongly condemned the Zionist crimes and declared general mourning and...

Boat capsizes in Nigeria, kills 29

The boat was carrying 35 people, mostly women, across a dam in Shagari local government area when it sank. Divers managed to rescue six people, governor Aminu Tambuwal said, according to Reuters. Burials had been conducted for the dead in the largely Muslim state. MP/PR...

2 killed, 6 injured in latest Israeli raid on Jenin(+VIDEO)

The Zionist regime of Israeli's crimes in Palestine continue in the occupied lands. In their latest raid in Jenin, the Israeli forces have killed 2 Palestinian citizens and injured several others. The forces of Israeli occupying regime attacked the two districts Al-Yamoun and Kafardan in Jenin this morning and clashed with...

Russia sanctions 398 US lawmakers, 87 Canadian senators

The decision was made in response to a "wave of anti-Russian sanctions" imposed by the US administration on March 24 this year against 328 deputies of Russia's State Duma, the lower house of parliament, and Canadian sanctions against all members of the Russian Federation Council, the upper house of...

Russia says Ukraine fired mortars at Bryansk border post

No one was injured in the incident but some vehicles were damaged, a spokesman for Russia's FSB security service told state television, according to Reuters, but Russian sources reported that 7 people, including a pregnant woman and a child, were wounded. Ukraine's defense ministry and military did not immediately respond to...

Iran reopens embassy in Ukraine as conflict continues

Manouchehr Moradi, Iran's ambassador to Ukraine referred to the Wednesday phone call held between Amir-Abdollahian and his Ukrainian counterpart and said in a tweet that Amir-Abdollahian has announced the reopening of the Iranian embassy in Ukraine to Dmytro Kuleba and demanded the full security of Iranian diplomats. Amir-Abdollahian and Kuleba held a phone...

Iraq not to allow anyone to threaten neighbors from its soil

Heading an Iraqi delegation, Fuad Hussein visited Tehran on Wednesday evening and held a meeting with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir Abdollahian followed by a joint press conference. During the meeting, the latest developments in bilateral relations, developments in the region and some international issues of mutual interest, including...

Iran-Oman trade increases to new record high under sanctions

The Iran-Oman Joint Chamber of Commerce said in a report that statistics show that the volume of trade between Iran and Oman in the year 1400 in the Iranian calendar (March 21 2021-2022) increased by 53% compared to the previous year. Mohsen Zarrabi, the chairman of Iran-Oman Joint Chamber of Commerce...

Foreign powers' presence undermines regional security

The Ministers of Defense of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Japan held a virtual conversation to stress the expansion of cooperation between Tehran and Tokyo. Iran's Minister of Defense Brigadier-General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani stressed the sensitivity of and the importance of the geographical location of both the Islamic Republic of Iran...

Iran spearheads fight against Zionism, global arrogance

The IRGC Quds Force Commander Brigadier General Esmaeil Ghaani made the comments at a ceremony on the first anniversary of the late IRGC Quds Force Second-in Command General Mohammad Hejazi, who died from a heart condition on April 18, 2021. Appreciating the Palestinian's resistance to the Zionist regime of Israel's attacks, General...

Iran-Iraq ties beyond normal neighboring relations: Raeisi

Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi on Thursday held a meeting with the visiting Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein and his accompanying delegation to discuss regional issues, as well as Tehran-Baghdad relations. Noting that Iran and Iraq are enjoying shared security and interests, Raeisi said that the security and interests of Tehran and Baghdad...

IAEA installs surveillance cameras at Natanz: report

Following the recent statement of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the action of the Islamic Republic of Iran in transferring the necessary equipment for the construction of centrifuge components from the Karaj TESA site to Natanz, IAEA announced that it had installed its surveillance cameras in Natanz. On...

IAEA to have no access to cameras' recordings: Iran

Reuters has quoted a newly statement by the IAEA saying that the agency has installed its cameras at a new site for making centrifuges parts in Iran's Natanz. The the centrifuges parts that are now located newly built workshop at the Natanz site in Isfahan province were moved by Iran from...

Iftar dinner for Children in Tehran

TEHRAN, Apr. 14 (MNA) – An Iftar ceremony was held by Tehran Municipality for Tehranian children with the participation of Tehran Mayor Alireza Zakani and some Iranian actors.             ...