News Archive - 16 June 2022

2 killed, 1 wounded in shooting at Alabama church

The Vestavia Hills Police Department said that a suspect, who has not been named, is in custody, the CBS News reported. The police said it received a call of an active shooter at Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church at approximately 6:22 pm local time.  On Thursday night, Vestavia Hills police...

Al Jazeera obtains image of bullet that killed its journalist

According to Al-Jazeera English website, the photograph for the first time shows the type of ammunition used to kill the veteran correspondent in the occupied West Bank last month. According to ballistic and forensic experts, the green-tipped bullet was designed to pierce armor and is used in an M4 rifle.

Israeli airstrikes on Syria coordinated with US: report

Israel secretly coordinates with the US on many of the airstrikes it carries out in Syria ,according to current and former US officials, a report by the Wall Street Journal has said. The report added that American officials have said little about Israel’s bombing missions. The airstrikes are allegedly aimed...

3 Palestinians martyred after Israeli military raided Jenin

Palestinian media reported early on Friday morning that three Palestinians were shot dead by Zionist regime of Israel's soldiers in "Jenin" in the north of the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said in a statement that the number of martyrs was three while eight others sustained wounds...

Venezuela, Iran victims of illegal sanctions, Maduro says

Maduro made the remarks on Thursday, speaking in an interview with Al-Jazeera, and he stressed the need for adopting diplomacy of peace and dialogue. The West has made a big mistake by launching an economic war and imposing sanctions on Russia, the Venezuelan President said, stressing that all these actions have...

Astana summit parties reaffirm support for Syria sovereignty

The 18th Astana meeting began Wednesday in the Kazakh capital of Nur Sultan to discuss conditions for the safe return of Syrian refugees and the humanitarian and socio-economic situation in Syria. The two-day gathering that tackled the work of the Constitutional Committee in Geneva, confidence-building measures, the release of hostages,...

Drone attack reported on US Al-Tanf Base

On early Thursday, Sabreen News reported that a drone attack has targeted the Al-Tanf militar base in Syria. No further details have been reported yet, the source said. The Al-Tanf area, which hosts the US base, is a key and very important geostrategic area located in the border triangle of...

Car bomb explosion kills, injures 7 in southern Yemen

The sources on early Thursday reported the explosion of a car belonging to a local TV reporter in Al Mansoora city district in Aden Governorate, Yemen. According to the sources, 3 people were killed and four others wounded. Yemeni sources confirmed that a car bomb exploded near a checkpoint controlled by the Southern...

Biden informs Zelensky about US military aid worth $1 bln

"I informed President Zelenskyy that the United States is providing another $1 billion in security assistance for Ukraine," Biden said, TASS reported. "Today, I am also announcing an additional $225 million in humanitarian assistance to help people inside Ukraine, including by supplying safe drinking water, critical medical supplies and health...

Russia summons Israeli envoy over Damascus airport airstrikes

The Russian foreign ministry announced the summoning in a statement on Wednesday after Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov met with Alexander Ben Zvi. Serious concern was again expressed over the June 10 Zionist air force attack on the civilian airport of Damascus, the ministry said, Press TV reported. The statement...

25 terrorists killed, injured in Syrian army artillery attack

The Syrian army monitored the movements of terrorist groups who were trying to advance into Syrian military positions near the town of Saraqeb on the southern outskirts of Idlib northwestern Syria. Following these terrorists' movements, a heavy clash broke out between the Syrian army and the terrorists, in which the Syrian...

Swedish, Finnish responses not meet Turkey's expectations

Mevlut Cavusoglu's remarks came at a joint news conference with his Norwegian and Irish counterparts following meetings in the Turkish capital Ankara, Anadolu Agency reported. The top Turkish diplomat said Finland and Sweden's responses did not address Turkish concerns, and Ankara has briefed both Stockholm and Helsinki and NATO about...

Iran-India economic ties gathering steam

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Affairs held numerous meetings with high-ranking Indian economic officials to bolster trade and economic relations. Mehdi Safari discussed some obstacles and challenges faced by the two sides in their economic cooperation and explored ways of expanding ties and areas of cooperation between Tehran...

Iran arrests element linked with 2 French spies

Intelligence Forces of West Azarbaijan Province arrested the convict while trying to flee the country with the support of dissident groups. The detainee had coordinated two French spies' actions who sought to foment chaos in the country last month. Earlier on May 12, the Iranian intelligence ministry said that its forces...

Baghdad-mediated talks between Tehran, Riyadh seem 'positive'

Speaking in a telephone conversation, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussain discussed bilateral and regional issues and talks on lifting sanctions. Amir-Abdollahian touched upon the talks on lifting anti-Iran sanctions, saying, "While exchanging messages between the United States and Iran through the EU envoy was...

Beauties of "Vanai" village in Borujerd

TEHRAN, Jun. 16 (MNA) – Vanai village in Borujerd County in Lorestan Province of Iran enjoys many natural attractions, such as mineral water springs, mountainous landscapes, and plains.