News Archive - 14 December 2022

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Economic and Social Council voted Wednesday to immediately oust Iran from the U.N.’s premiere global body fighting for gender equality because of its systematic violation of the rights of women and girls, a decision the United States hailed as “historic” and...

A local police official, Khalid Wazir, said the bombing appeared to target a convoy of security forces passing by the town of Miran Shah in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province near the Afghan frontier, the Associated Press reported. The blast damaged nearby shops but the injured were mostly troops, the official added.

Seven among them were arrested. The suspects are accused of leaking information about Palestinian expatriates in the country to the Zionist regime's intelligence agency Mossad. Turkish authorities have been investigating Istanbul-based “consulting companies,” which offered private investigation services for their customers for a while via their contacts with the Israeli...

 Essam al-Mutawakil announced on Wednesday that the aggressor ُ Saudi-led coalition seized two more ships carrying Yemeni fuel and prevented them from entering Al-Hudaydah port, Almasira reported. The Saudi aggressor coalition continues to piracy of ships carrying oil products and has seized the gasoline ship " COSMOGRAPH " and the...

"Bilateral relations between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation, especially in the last two years in the political and economic sectors and other issues, are improving; Therefore, the development and expansion of legal and judicial relations between the two countries is inevitable and necessary," Mohseni-Ejeii told Igor Krasnov.

The US seeks to re-establish its military bases in the Central Asia region, Hassan Kazemi Qomi added.  Referring to the necessity of establishing a national migration organization in Iran, Kazemi Qomi called on Afghan elites who have lived in Iran for many years to submit their advisory proposals in this regard to...

On November 10th, two tanker trcuckers carrying Iranian fuel, which had entered eastern Syria from Iraq's land border, were targeted by air strikes in the Al Bukamal region. The tankers were en route to Lebanon, according to the reports. After the attack on the fuel tankers, the US military center...

Saeed Iravani made the comments at the UN 45-member women's commission which was held on Wednesday to discuss a US-drafted resolution to remove Iran from the commission. The Iranian permanent representative to the United Nations said that whether Iran is a member of the commission, Iranian women and girls continue to participate...

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said in his regular press conference on Wednesday, December 14, that " Iran has recently shown goodwill and flexibility on some outstanding issues of the negotiations. The US needs to respond to that positively and find ways to work with Iran for the negotiations to achieve...

The news comes just after it was reported earlier today that an IAEA team would visit Iran in coming days. “At the invitation of Iran, an IAEA technical team will be in Tehran on Sunday”, an IAEA spokeswoman said, accoridng to Al Arabiya TV English webiste. The December 18 visit is...

In his meeting with the Qatari Ambassador to Iran Mohammed Ben Hamad Al-Hajri in Tehran on Wednesday afternoon, Iranian Minister of Energy Ali Akbar Mehrabian congratulated the National Day of Qatar, stated that high-profile meetings between senior officials of the two countries are a clear example of the firm determination of...

Lopeto is directed by Iranian filmmaker Abbas Askari and produced by Mohammad Hossein Sadeghi. The name of the animation is inspired by the word the Kermani people of Iran use to refer to handmade toys that mothers used to make for their children in the past. "Ali's father treats his patients...

Steel is regarded as the world’s most significant engineering and construction material. It is utilized in every aspect of our lives; in cars and construction products, refrigerators and washing machines, cargo ships, and surgical scalpels. It can be recycled over and over again without loss of property. Steel is thoroughly...

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The UWW has selected the Iranian freestyle wrestler as one of the candidates for the best wrestler in 2022. Jordan Burroughs and Kyle Snyder from the US, Rei Higuchi from Japan, and Taha Akgül from Turkey are other nominees for the title. Being a two-time world champion in the 92-kilogram...

The agreement was signed by the head of Iran's Space Agency Hassan Salarieh and the chief of Russia's space agency, Roscosmos Yury Borisov on the sidelines of an International Aerospace Exhibition in Kish Island in southern Iran in the Persian Gulf. This cooperation document includes a variety of topics, including cooperation...

Courts in the Iranian capital of Tehran and surrounding provinces jailed 400 people on Tuesday in connection with recent anti-government protests, The Guardian reported. Described as “rioters” in official rulings, the convicted demonstrators were handed extreme sentences.“One hundred and sixty people were sentenced to between five and 10 years...

"I have always said that the location and date of such operations are not disclosed. At the same time, the goals are known from the Sochi memorandum, earlier agreed with [Russian President Vladimir] Putin. I reminded him of that," Erdogan said prior to his departure to Turkmenistan, where he is...

Sabereen News Telegram channel on Wednesday morning announced that the sirens sounded inside the US consulate in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan region of Iraq. No further details have yet been reported on the cause behind sounding the sirens.

The demonstrators, who had come from different regions of Saada province, chanted "loyalty to the blood of the martyrs" against the Saudi-led coalition and the US government. They (demonstrators) also held large pictures of martyred Yemeni leaders and personalities and announced that they will continue the path of martyrs and...

Al-Mayadeen announced in breaking news that the explosion was caused by a roadside bomb in the path of the Iraqi army patrol in the area of ​​Tarmiya located in the north of Baghdad. According to local sources, an Iraqi army officer was killed and four other soldiers were injured in this...

Syria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates said in a statement that the December 12 report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic exposes the fact that the Netherlands has given assistance to the so-called opposition armed groups in Syria in contravention of international law.

Entire neighborhoods were flooded with muddy water, and houses and roads ripped apart by sinkholes and landslides, including the N1 highway that connects Kinshasa to the country’s main seaport of Matadi. The death toll was compiled by the General Management of Migration, a part of the interior ministry, and might...

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"The wreckage of a downed drone has damaged two administrative buildings in Kyiv’s Shevchenkovsky district," a statement on the administration’s Telegram channel said. An air raid alert was declared in the Ukrainian capital at 05:55. Kyiv Mayor Vitaly Klichko reported explosions in the Shevchenkovsky district, according to TASS. The Shevchenkovsky...

“That effort is focused on declining stockpiles across the NATO alliance for a country like Estonia that has given an enormous amount of security assistance to Ukraine. They're facing some very real shortfalls, and they're not alone. We see that across the Alliance,” Smith said at in Tuesday remarks at...

During the raid, Zionist troops re-arrested a number of freed Palestinian prisoners in different areas of the West Bank including al-Khalil, Nablus, Ramallah, and Bethlehem. Four Hamas leaders are among those arrested. Meanwhile, media sources on early Wednesday reported an armed clash between the Palestinian Resistance forces and the Zionists...

In a message of condolences on Wednesday, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, while condoling the passing of Rostam Ghasemi to his bereaved family and colleagues, hailed his outstanding personality in offering quality services in various fields. The Leader prayed to the Almighty God to bestow forgiveness and blessing on...

Kayhan: IRGC navy commander: "Iran has missiles that enemies cannot even think of" Compensation for Xi's stances in Riadh is Iran's serious demand, Raeisi says Chinese Deputy PM: China recognizes Iran's sovereignty, Iran's interests Javan: Raeisi: Iran's serious demand of China is to compensate for its stances in Riadh Jam-e Jam: Iran's...

Ayatollah Khamenei in a message condoled the tragic incident of Molavi Abdulwahid Rigi's kidnapping and martyrdom and called on responsible authorities to prosecute and punish criminals promptly and seriously. While expressing sorrow over the unfortunate incident, Ayatollah Khamenei added that the villains who committed this crime are the mercenaries who...

Speaking at an annual Conference of Khatam-al Anbiya Construction Headquarters, held in Tehran on Wednesday, the IRGC chief commander emphasized, “We must be strong and act strongly in order to overcome the existing problems.” In the contemporary world of today, one cannot be weak and act independently, he said,...

Mehdi Safari made the comment on Wednesday and stated that the value of trade between the two countries of Iran and China in the first seven months of the current year (from March 21 to Oct. 22) reached more than $20 billion, $10 billion of which related to Iran’s export...

Shahram Karami pointed out that 2,086 pieces of ammunition have been seized from the arms traffickers since March 21. A significant quantity of the firearms was confiscated over the past two months, he said, adding that the seized weaponry was supposed to be utilized in the recent riots in the...

Regarding strategic issues, Iran shares the same opinion with the Chinese side, Javad Owji told reporters on the sidelines of the cabinet session on Wednesday. Owji made the comments, referring to the Chinese Deputy Prime Minister's visit to Tehran. During this trip, good agreements and MoUs were concluded with the Chinese...

"Our interactions with the agency (IAEA) are ongoing, and we hope that a step forward will be taken to resolve the obstacles and ambiguities," the AEOI chief told reporters on the sidelines of the cabinet session today. Referring to the latest nuclear fuel supply situation, Eslami emphasized the need to...

Pir-Hossein Kolivand, the head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society made the remarks in a meeting with Japan's ambassador to Iran Aikawa Kazutoshi. With 100 years of continuous experience in disaster management, the Iranian Red Crescent has valuable experiences to offer, Kolivand stated. The entity is planning to build a...

Speaking in a press conference in Moscow on Wednesday, Kazem Jalali spoke about the latest economic relations between Iran and Russia. "We are working well with Russia on banking and monetary issues," Jalali told reporters, stating that Iranian and Russian leaders consider using the national currencies in the bilateral exchanges an accepted...

Iran exported 1.144 million tons of steel and steel products, valued at $568 million, in the Iranian month of Aban (from Oct. 22 to Nov. 22), showing a considerable increase as compared to the last year’s corresponding period. The Economic and Investment Manager of the Iranian Mines and Mining...

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Reza Dehdar lifted 177kg in the snatch to bring a gold medal home. In the clean and jerk, the athlete lifted 213kg and grabbed silver in the total with 390 kg. The World Weightlifting Championships 2022 are the first in the series of qualifying events for the Paris 2024 Olympic...

The Head of Russia’s state space corporation Roscosmos Yuri Borisov said that the launch of the Khayyam satellite in August is a joint experience for Iran and Russia in the development of space cooperation and it will lead to more interactions between the two countries in the future. "This exhibition...

TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – After the Wednesday meeting of the Council of Ministers (Cabinet) chaired by President Raeisi at the presidential compound, the ministers answered questions from journalists there.

TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – Here are the front pages of Iran’s English language dailies on Wednesday, December 14.         ...

TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – Colorful autumn leaves have made an eye-catching scenery at Shirgah train station in Mazandaran province.              ...