News Archive - 8 December 2022

Authorities in Kinshasa had said that some 300 people, almost all civilians, had died in M23 attacks in the village of Kishishe in the eastern North Kivu province. The group had denied being behind the massacre, blaming “stray bullets” for the deaths of just eight civilians. The victims were killed “as part of reprisals against the...

During opening remarks at a televised meeting of the country's cabinet, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo told the members to issue the "start work" order. Tens of thousands striking truckers are demanding a minimum wage program be permanent and broader. The government has so far refused, but has said it can...

Alireza Amri Kazemi, an evaluator and a member of the Council of UNESCO Global Geoparks, announced on Thursday that Tabas Geopark, as the third global geopark of Iran, received 1401 pyes votes from the Supreme Council of UNESCO Global Geoparks on Thursday, December 08. A dossier for the gigantic Tabas...

A person checks a mobile phone on Dec. 8 displaying a tweet about the hanging by Iranian authorities of Mohsen Shekari.- via Getty ImagesIran executed a man Thursday, state media reported, in the first known use of the death penalty linked to the anti-government protests that have gripped the...

Iraqi-based Al-Ahed News Website released pictures of the fire and wrote that this fire took place in one of the warehouses on "Al-Alqami” street near the holy shrine of Hazrat Abbas (PBUH). According to this report, the firefighters immediately arrived in the scene of accident but it is said that...

The UK Health Security Agency has issued a cold weather alert recommending vulnerable people warm their homes to at least 18C, wear extra layers and eat hot food to protect themselves from plummeting temperatures, the UK media including the Guardian reported. Ministers also confirmed that people in more than 300...

Russian troops will eventually liberate parts of the former Ukrainian regions that joined Russia in October but which remain under Kiev’s military control, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists, according to RT. Moscow had incorporated several formerly Ukrainian provinces “within the framework of protecting people” living there, the official said.

While congratulating the appointment of new Iraqi minister, Iranian envoy said that Iran benefits from fruitful experiences and enjoys high capability in overcoming soil-related storms, dust particles and droughts, is ready to cooperate with Iraqi side on the relevant issues.    In the meeting, issues of mutual interest between the...

"While Europe hosts many channels that instigate violence and terrorism against Iran, the Eutelsat satellite takes the Press TV channel off it list due to EU sanctions," Nasser Kan'ani wrote in a post on his Twitter page.  “The new measure against Press TV further exposes the true face of...

Speaking in a ceremony held on Thursday on the occasion of the Students’ Day and the graduation ceremony of a number of Ph.D students the Research Institute, Mohammadi emphasized that Islamic Republic of Iran has the most various number of biotechnology products in the Asian region. Turning to the...

President Ebrahim Raeisi made the comments in a meeting of the National Taskforce for Population through video conferencing.  He considered "population" as one of the important and focal point in the Seventh Development Plan of the country and obliged the country's institutions and organizations to prepare their policies and...

Passport checks at Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester, Glasgow, Cardiff and Birmingham airports will be among those disrupted, the PCS union has said. Days affected will include the period from 23 December to Boxing Day inclusive, and from 28 December to New Year’s Eve. Union members are also expected to strike at...

The Palestinian Health Ministry said in a brief statement that the three martyrs were identified as Sudqi Zakarneh, 29, from the city of Jenin, Tareq al-Damj, 29, from Jenin refugee camp, and Ata Shalabi, 46, from Qabatya, near Jenin. Fierce clashes erupted between Israeli occupying forces and local Palestinian youth...

Today, Iran’s Army Air Force has achieved high capability that, in addition to constructing the most sophisticated combat helicopters, it is able to create its combat power on other helicopters. Stating that the Army Air Force has increased the combat power of its helicopters, Brigadier General Qorbani said that the...

Rostam Ghasemi, the former Minister of Roads and Urban Development and one of the veterans of the Holy Defense against Western-backed Saddam regime, died after a long struggle with illness on Thursday morning. Last year and a few months after the late Ghasemi was elected to the Ministry of Roads...

Russia argues that there is no mandate for Guterres to send UN experts to Ukraine to investigate the origin of the drones. Iran stronglly denies supplying the drones to Moscow, and Russia has denied its forces used Iranian drones to attack Ukraine, reuters reported. In the nine-month-old conflict, Ukraine has...

Barely weeks after the European Union imposed sanctions on Iran's leading English language media network, Press TV, French satellite operator Eutelsat notified the Tehran-based broadcaster of its plan to take the network off the air Taking strong exception to the latest anti-Iran measure, Press TV in a statement on Wednesday denounced it as...

President Ebrahim Raeisi made the comments on a visit to Robat Karim in the suburb of Tehran on Thursday morning.  "What we need to know today is the conspiracies and seditions and also the people want to create chaos and division in the society and target people's beliefs with...

TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – The ceremony of the fortieth day after the martyrdom of Arman Aliverdi was held at Ark Mosque in Tehran on Thursday with the lecture of Head of Islamic Development Organization (IDO) Hojjatoleslam Mohammad Qomi. Arman Aliverdi, 21, Iranian Basiji youth who was severely beaten...