News Archive - 18 June 2022

Thanks to her accomplishments in promoting fair plays, Katayoun Ashraf has got the award. Ashraf was nominated for the award for her success in the development of women's sailing sports with the 2017 Women's Sports Development project, elite selection, and training of teenagers and sailing coaches, holding the Asian Junior...

Iran lost to Brazil 2-1 (12-18, 21-14, 8-4) Saturday night. Iran will play France on Sunday in the bronze medal match, while Brazil meet Croatia in the final. The 2022 IHF Men’s Youth (U18) Beach Handball World Championship takes place between 14 and 19 June, while the IHF Men’s Beach...

The source told the "almaalomah" news website that yesterday American helicopters transferred the new missile defense system to Al-Harir Air Base where it was deployed. The report came after it was reported yesterday that the air defense in the Al-Harir base was activated and the sound of an explosion was heard from the...

An Iraqi politician has called on the Baghdad government to open an in-depth investigation into reports that shipments of crude oil had been smuggled out of the country’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region to the Israeli-occupied territories, Tehran-based English Language Press TV reported on Saturday. “The smuggling of oil from Kurdistan to Tel...

Scholz and French president Emmanuel Macron have held several telephone conversations with Putin, separately and together, since Russia’s military operation in Ukraine began on February 24, the Associated Press reported.  “It is absolutely necessary to speak to Putin, and I will continue to do so, as the French president will...

Gunmen have attacked a road construction labor camp in southwestern Baluchistan province, killing four workers and wounding four others. The assailants late Friday opened fire on the camp, burned vehicles and destroyed machinery in a mountainous part of the district of Harnai, TRT World reported. Security forces and police have...

The Zionist regime's fighter jets bombed several areas on the eastern borders of the Gaza Strip early on Saturday morning, a move the Zionists said was in response to a missile fired from Gaza towards the occupied port city of Ashkelon. The firing of missiles from Gaza, which came just...

Member of the Parliamentary Security and Defense Committee in Iraq, Ahmed Al-Moussawi reiterated his request to the Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi on the results of the investigation into the case of the assassination of anti-terror commanders Maj. Lt. Gen General Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the second-in-command of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization...

One woman was killed and four others were injured in a clash broke out beween several people in Baghdad's al-Hurriya district, a security source said, Shafagh News reported. According to the report, several unidentified individuals threw grenades at a power generator in al-Hurriya area. Two days ago, media sources reported...

In the phone conversation on Saturday afternoon, the Iranian foreign minister expressed appreciation for Mr. Borrell's efforts to reach an agreement and criticized Washington's counterproductive and hasty action in drafting a resolution to the IAEA Board of Governors. Amir-Abdollahian also said, "Tehran has always welcomed sensible and result-oriented negotiations, but...

In a tweet on Saturday, Kazem Gharibabadi wrote, “Covering only less than 1% of our views, a glimpse of @antonioguterres report was enough to reject claims that the report contains info. presented by the Iranian Govt.” “Copy-pasting unsubstantiated allegations churned out by @JavaidRehman tarnishes the UN credibility,” he added.

Finland has a strong and long history of managing and organizing water waste, he made the remarks in a meeting of the head of the Environment Office in Mazandaran. The Finnish Innovation Fund (Sitra) in Finland has conducted proper research and studies in the aquatic area, he underlined. There is...

The operations were carried out in the cities of Hirmand and Zabol in the northern province and Saravan, Mehrestan and Iranshahr in the south of the province, according to Brigadier General Ahmad Taheri. Saying that a total of 697 kilograms and 970 grams of opium along with some ammunition were...

Speaking on the sidelines of his visit to 12th edition of Intl. Marine Industries Exhibition on Friday, Iran said that the enemies have no place in the region and there is no justification for persisting in their presence in the region. Iran will undoubtedly ensure the highest possible level of...

Written and directed by Meraj Bahrami, 'Chewing with Eyes' in its second international presence is slated to be screened at the 19th of the Cheongju International Short Film Festival in South Korea. "A man's life changes with the arrival of an unknown box," the synopsis of the short piece read. ...

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Afshin Mollaei exchanged views with a number of heads of federations of various countries on how to further enhance public sport among the people. He also inked MoUs with officials from other countries to conduct joint programs to develop the public sport. More than 300 participants from 52 countries have...

On Saturday, Asia Rugby President Qais Abdulla Al Dhalai and Head of the Iranian Federation of Sports For All (IFSA) Mohammad Alipour held talks in Dubai, UAE. During the meeting, both sides agreed that Iran will host the upcoming rugby tournament in West Asia in October. In the meeting, Al...

Iraqi sources reported today (Friday) that several explosions were heard at a US base near Erbil, known as Al-Harir Air Base. Al-Sumaria website wrote that the "C-ram" air defense system was activated inside the base and started firing. It is still unknown the sound of the explosion was a result...

Iraqi media reported on Friday night that several rockets had hit a Turkish military base in the north of the country. A heavy rocket attack was carried out on the Zelikan base, the base of the Turkish forces in the east of Mosul, Al-Mayadeen reported. According to the report,  the...

Multiple explosions have been heard along with gunfire at a Sikh temple in the Afghanistan capital Kabul, with many feared dead in what is being reported as a possible terror attack by ISIL, Mirror reported. Four consecutive blasts have been reported coming from the Gurdwara Karte Parwan, a Sikh place...

On Wednesday, Russia carried out airstrikes at the al-Tanf garrison, near Syria’s border with Jordan in southeast Syria, Wall Street Journal reported.  Russia notified the US through a communications line set up years ago that it was conducting the airstrikes in response to an attack against Syrian government forces.

Palestinian sources reported a rocket attack from the Gaza Strip on the Zionist settlement of Ashkelon and an attack by Israeli fighters on a Resistance base in the Gaza Strip. Local Palestinian sources reported Saturday morning that Resistance groups launched a rocket attack against Zionist settlements from the Gaza Strip.

The Information Minister of Galmudug Ahmed Shire told the Somali National News Agency that the local residents and regional forces repulsed the attack by Al-Shabab terrorists on the town in the Galgaduud region, The Print reported. Shire said the troops arrested a suicide bomber who was planning to detonate vehicle-borne...

"The short-sightedness of the United States is also seen in the current circumstances. Driven by the desire to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia, the local elites are raising the stakes in escalating tensions by pumping up the Kyiv regime with weapons. Is not it clear that this is the...

The fire started around 4 a.m. at an ethylene glycol processing unit owned by Sinopec Shanghai Petrochemical, a state-owned oil company whose headquarters are in an industrial park in the suburban Jinshan District.   Firefighters were able to put the blaze under control, the company said in a statement...

The attacks were carried out in Manbe city in Saada province, Almasira reported. Two people including a woman and a 10-month-old infant were killed during the Saudi attacks. News sources on early Saturday also reported that the Saudi coalition has violated the Yemeni ceasefire 103 times during the past 24...

Under the offer, Ukrainian troops will undergo drills and training to speed up their deployment, build their forces and strengthen their resistance, according to The Times. The prime minister made his second visit to the Ukrainian capital to see President Zelensky and promised him that the British Army would provide...

"The Ukraine that you and I had known, within the borders that used to be, no longer exists, and will never exist again. This is evident," the diplomat said in an interview with Sky News - Arabia, published on her Telegram channel on Friday. The head of the Lugansk People’s...

"Ukrainians, Zelensky are asking for long-range weapons to hit Russian cities such as Kursk, Rostov, Orel, Belgorod, and neighboring cities. But I once said in public that under no circumstances must it be done," Lukashenko said at a meeting with employees of the Belshina tire plant in Bobruisk, TASS reported.

The blast occurred due to the explosion of a mortar bomb, Tolo News reported. One person was killed and 3 others were wounded during the incident, according to the reports. No further details have been released yet. Earlier on Saturday, multiple explosions have been heard along with gunfire at a...

More than 7,000 refugees have returned to Afghanistan last week, Taliban officials in Nimroz province said. According to the Information and Culture Department in Nimroz, as many as 7,100 Afghan migrants entered the province's border from Iran last week. These asylum seekers who have returned home will be introduced to United Nations High Commissioner...

The former US Secretary of State Pompeo claimed in an interview with Al Arabiya published Friday that Lt. Gen. Qassem Soleimani was killed to stop a plot against 500 Americans. "General Soleimani was engaged in a plot to kill another 500 Americans. We had the opportunity to take down that plot, and...

Iran had previously defeated the US 2-0 Qatar 2-0 and France 2-0 and lost to Sweden 2-0 and Croatia 2-1, Tehran Times reported. Iran qualified for quarterfinals round. The 2022 IHF Men’s Youth (U18) Beach Handball World Championship takes place between 14 and 19 June, while the IHF Men’s Beach...

Saying that the Iranian ministry of energy and the country's central bank are pursuing to receive Iraq's debts, Yahya Al-e-Eshaq said that Iraq has paid $1.6 billion of its debt and the central bank now would decide whether the money should enter the country in cash or be paid in remittance...

TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) – Zeinab Soleimani, the daughter of Martyr Lt. Gen. Qasem Soleimani, reacted to the remarks of the former US Secretary of State Pompeo about her father, saying 'live in fear liar'.

Following the visit of Head of Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPOI) Alireza Payman-Pak to Moscow on Friday, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russia Alexei Overchuk voiced the agreement of Russian President Vladimir Putin for the completion of the construction operation of Rasht-Astara Railway as well as serious determination of...

Head of Army Public Relations in the Isfahan region made the announcement, saying that the warplane had a technical defect in the engine at 10:30 a.m. Saturday morning during the mission.

The song 'Hello Commander' features a kid who was born after 2011 and is speaking to Imam Mahdi (PBUH), the last of twelve Imams in Shiite eschatology who has been living in occultation ever since 941. On June 4, 2022, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei delivered...

On Thursday, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned a network of Iranian petrochemical producers, as well as a number of companies in China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) that the US accused of being front companies supporting the sale of Iranian petrochemicals...

The first Kazakhstan-Turkmenistan-Iran-Turkey transit train, carrying Kazakhstan’s export sulfur transit cargo, arrived in the country on Friday morning from the Inche Borun Border rail border. The train is scheduled to arrive at Tehran Railway Station on Tuesday, June 21 concurrent with the visit of Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to Iran.

He first took a gold medal with a personal best lift of 256kg and bagged his second gold for a total lift of 760kg. Uzbekistan’s Doston Abdusattarov won silver with 614kg and Ahmed Khamis Alblooshi from the UAE snatched the bronze with 575kg. Earlier in the day, Iran’s Aliakbar Gharibshahi...

On Saturday, the Iranian team defeated Argentina 2-1 (19-12, 14-15, 8-4) and advanced to the semifinals. Iran had previously defeated the U.S. 2-0 Qatar 2-0, France 2-0 and Brazil 2-0 and lost to Sweden 2-0 and Croatia 2-1. Iran is scheduled to play Brazil on Saturday in the semifinals.

Referring that Iran's tourism industry grew by a negative 45% in 2020, Bahadori Jahromi wrote on his Twitter account, that the field saw a 40 percent growth in 2021 based on the latest reports released by the international bodies. Employment in the industry has also gone up by 5.1...

"Let's update our minds first. Lying and hiding the facts is in America's nature. It is natural for an establishment that wastes millions of dollars a year to guard Pompeo, the reality goes missing in it," Hassan Kazemi Qom, President Raeisi's special envoy for Afghanistan said in a post on his Twitter...

This happened hand in hand with the increase in the number of consumers who preferred to use online retailers for their fashion purchases. The larger number of consumers generated more revenue for brands and helped them rapidly grow their businesses. Statistics show that in 2019 and right before the pandemic...

The Deputy Head of International Affairs of the Judiciary and Secretary of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights Kazem Gharibabadi explained the latest news and the efforts to get the two Iranian nationals arrested and imprisoned in European countries on Saturday; the Iranian diplomat Asadollah Asadi and the former Iranian...

Behrouz Farzad, a para cyclist from Iran won a gold medal in the 1km individual pursuit men of the Asian para-cycling championship after crossing the finishing line at 1 hour and 16 minutes and 920 hundredth seconds. Para athletes from 18 countries are taking part in the event. Mehdi Mohammadi, another...

Colonel Yadollah Sharafi told reporters on Saturday that the border guards of the Bushehr province succeeded in identifying and seizing a cargo ship carrying smuggled weapons. According to him, the smugglers were attempting to transfer 3,600 cold steel weapons including daggers, machetes, knives etc. from one of the Arab states to the country.

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Aliakbar Gharibshahi ranked first while Saman Razi ranked second in the weight category of 107 kg at the event. Earlier, Amir Jafari Arangeh of Iran claimed a bronze medal in the total lift of the Men's Up to 65 kg. The 2022 Asia Oceania Open Championships is underway from June...

TEHRAN, Jun. 19 (MNA) – The magnificent colorful hills in Eshtehard in Karaj County, Alborz Province create a breathtaking view that guarantees an unforgettable experience for the visitors.            ...

TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) – Iran’s Police Spokesman Brigadier General Mehdi Hajian visited Mehr News Agency (MNA) Headquarters in Tehran on Saturday afternoon.     ...

TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) – The Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi paid a visit to southeast of the Tehran Province on Saturday as part of his regular visits to provinces to listen to people and follow up on the implementation of government projects. President Raeisi talked to the people in...

The song features a kid who was born after 2011 and is speaking to Imam Mahdi (PBUH), the last of twelve Imams in Shiite eschatology who has been living in occultation ever since 941. It also addresses the current Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, whose political...