News Archive - 17 December 2022

The American military base in the east of Deir ez-Zor was targeted with an unknown drone attack that caused an explosion inside this base and its surrounding areas. Local sources told Sputnik that the sound of these explosions was heard in several areas, and immediately, American drones and helicopters flew over...

According to the Palestinian Wafa news agency, Muhammad Youssef Mutair and his brother Muhannad had stopped their vehicle by the side of the road near the Za’tara military checkpoint, south of Nablus, on Saturday to fix a flat tire. It was then that an Israeli settler hit the siblings, who...

In a meeting with several Lebanese media activists, Amani touched upon Tehran-Beirut relations and the Vienna negotiations on lifting the illegal sanctions imposed by the West against the Iranian nation. "We are eager to respect the will of the Lebanese people and will not interfere in their internal affairs in...

New data released by the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization show that a total of 30.3 million tons of minerals and mining industry products worth $7.86 billion were exported from Iran in the first eight months of the current Iranian year, registering a 1% rise...

Over 15,000 demonstrators braved the bitter cold in Brussels to call for more measures to shield them from high energy prices and better pay to counter runaway inflation, Euronews reported. The protests, backed by the three main unions, disrupted public services throughout Belgium, especially rail and subway systems in and...

Close to 9 in 10 Americans report they are concerned about a recession as officials say that the possibility is not off the table, according to a new poll. َAccording to The Hill, a poll conducted by Morning Consult for the Bipartisan Policy Center released on Friday found 87 percent...

On Friday, US National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications, John Kirby, said Washington recognizes Ukraine's right to plan and conduct military operations in Crimea since it considers the peninsula to be Ukrainian territory, according to Almayadeen. “Crimea is Ukraine. And Kyiv has the right to decide where it will conduct...

"The two countries’ General Staffs and intelligence agencies maintain close contact on Turkey’s plans to carry out a military operation in the Syrian Arab Republic. We understand that issues related to the protection of Turkey’s southern border are sensitive for our partners but we proceed from the need to strictly...

The Azerbaijani defense ministry claimed on Saturday that Armenian forces shelled the positions of its forces on Friday. On December 16, at 23:35, the Armenian armed forces units from the positions in the direction of the Yukhari Shorzha settlement of the Basarkechar region using light weapnary subjected to fire the...

A security source announced that this bomb exploded in the village of "Omar Qabji" in Nineveh province. According to this source, three children were killed and three other individuals were injured in this terrorist explosion. The bomb exploded in the cemetery of Umar Qabji village and it was planted by the ISIL terrorists,...

Turkish army artillery attacked the Al-Amadiya region in Iraq's Duhok, according to the local media reports. Earlier on Saturday, the Turkish MoD announced that Turkish security forces managed to identify and kill two "PKK terrorists" in the north of Iraq. Under the pretext of fighting PKK, Turkey has deployed its...

On Saturday, the Turkish army's artillery shelled the villages of Sheikh Ali and Ghazlieh in the Tal Tammar district in Al-Hasakah province. The city of Tal Tamr is the center of Tal Tamr district in the Al-Hasakah province of Syria, which is located 40 kilometers west of Al-Hasakah. Turkish President...

Trump made the comparison as top conservatives and Republicans are set to gather in Phoenix for a conference organized by Turning Point USA, where Donald Trump Jr. will be one of the featured speakers, according to News Week. "Our Country is SICK inside, very much like a person dying of...

The terrorists were killed during Turkey's Claw-Lock operation in Iraq, according to the Turkish MoD. Under the pretext of fighting PKK terrorists, Turkey has deployed its troops in areas of northern Iraq and Syria and is conducting aerial attacks on parts of the northern areas of these countries. Ankara has...

An official in Tehran's governor's office told the media on Saturday that due to the continuation of the severe air pollution, all the schools, and universities in Tehran city will remain closed over the next three days until Tuesday while the classes will be held online. The official also said...

“The issue of solving the problems of transporting goods between Iran and Russia was and is one of the main issues in the development of trade relations between the two countries”, wrote Kazem Jalali in a tweet about solving the problems of transporting goods between Iran and Russia. “Fortunately, we...

Ayatollah Khamenei prayed to the Almighty God to bestow forgiveness and blessing on him. The Leader also condoled the passing of Ayatollah Rouhani to his bereaved family. MP/IRN84972805

Nikzad said that the enemy has resorted to hybrid warfare against Iran. Today, the foes have targeted Iran’s economy in hybrid warfare, he further noted. The enemy wants Iran and Islam to disappear, the Iranian legislator underlined. The United States has no options to leave the region, he said, adding...

In Saturday evening's regular meeting of the heads of three power branches, which was hosted by President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi at the presidential compound, they exchanged their views on the most important issues of the country. President Raeisi, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Judiciary Chief Gholmhossein Mohseni-Ejei also emphasized...

Abbas Badrifar the attaché of the Iranian Embassy in Kabul revealed the appointment of Hassan Kazemi Qomi as the new ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Kabul. Iran’s newly-appointed envoy to Afghanistan will be in his office in Afghanistan after finishing his administrative work in Tehran, he stated.

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Mislav Orsic's fantastic strike gave Croatia victory over Morocco in the World Cup third-place play-off. The 2018 finalists took the lead after seven minutes through a diving header from Josko Gvardiol, after Ivan Perisic headed Lovro Majer's set piece across the area. This only lasted two minutes before Achraf Dari...

The conference aims to innovate in aquatic ecosystems relying on the basic sea economy. "Marine Aquatics: Biology, Biodiversity, Exploitation and Conservation," "Meteorology and Marine Climatology," "Planning, Management and Education in Coastal-Marine Communities," "International Panel on Reproductive Biology in Aquatic Animals" and "Marine Science: Marine Biology, Sea Physics and Marine Environment"...

The spokesperson of the Ministry of Industries, Mining, and Trade said that a total of $260 million worth of engineering and technical services were exported from Iran during the first four months of the current Iranian year (March 21-July 22), registering a 41% rise compared with the corresponding period of last...

Iran and China traded 23.03 million tons of goods worth $20.2 billion during the period, according to the spokesperson of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration. Iran’s exports to China reached 20.27 million tons worth $10.4 billion, registering a 1.06% and 1.2% rise...

UN peacekeeping mission says four others were wounded in the attack carried out by an unidentified gunman on Friday. “I condemn this heinous act and wish a speedy recovery to the four other injured peacekeepers,” Wane tweeted on Friday. The UN’s Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) “strongly condemned”...

The mine, planted on a road in the Hays district, exploded when civilians were passing by, according to local sources. Its explosion left Halil Vahib, 12, Sabir Mashur, 15, Mustafa Ashebi, 35, dead, and injured another 12-year-old child, Andalou reported.  A separate blast that occurred in the southern city...

The agreement with the Free Patriotic Movement headed by Gibran Bassil will continue as long as they want, said Seyyed Hasan Nasrallah, adding that the recent meeting of the Lebanese government and the presence of Hezbollah representatives in the meeting have not conveyed a political message for any party. A few...

At least 48 Palestinians were injured during the clashes in Nablus, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent. Local sources reported that Zionist forces detained several Palestinian children in Faqqua village in Northeast of the Jenin city. One Palestinian youth was also injured in Ramallah after being shot by Zionists. Meanwhile, news sources...

"This morning I presented my letter of resignation from the post of Minister of State in the education portfolio," Peru’s Minister of Education Patricia Correa said on Twitter on Friday, posting her letter of resignation. "The death of compatriots has no justification. State violence cannot be disproportionate and cause death.

Jens Stoltenberg told AFP on Friday that NATO members must maintain support for Ukraine until "[Russian] President Putin understands that he cannot win on the battlefield." Stoltenberg claimed that Moscow is preparing to prolong the war in Ukraine, stressing that the alliance's member states should keep the flow of arms...

"We continue to update the information, a total of three civilians were killed and 52 were injured in clashes in Pichanaqui," the department said on social media, Sputnik reported.  Protests against the interim government began to take place across Peru following the impeachment and removal of the former country's...

According to Yemeni sources, the reconnaissance and spying drones belonging to the Saudi coalition entered the sky of the Al-Jabaliya region during the past 24 hours. During this period, the Saudi coalition has also continued its rocket attacks in various areas of Hodeidah province, and it also targeted areas in...

"There are those who are urging me to sit at the negotiating table," he said. "But I don’t see anything to discuss." Zelensky also said he saw no point in French President Emmanuel Macron’s negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin. "I don’t think they can produce any result," the...

The death toll in the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to rise after heavy rains and extreme flooding have ravaged the country in recent days. At least 169 people have died as a result of the devastating rains in the capital Kinshasa, the United Nations Office for the Coordination...

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Colonel Abdul Razzaq Dalabeh, the deputy police chief of Maan province, died of a gunshot to the head in the town of Al-Husseiniya on Thursday while confronting what the authorities called “riots”. “Forty-four people who participated in the riots in a number of regions in the kingdom have been arrested...

Chinese President Xi Jinping told Persian Gulf Arab leaders on his visit to Riyadh that China would work to buy oil and gas in yuan, a move that would support Beijing's goal to establish its currency internationally and weaken the US dollar's grip on world trade. Any move by Saudi Arabia...

A statement published on the ministry’s website on Friday said that US service members are stationed at the Taara base in the town of Voru, some 20 kilometers from the Russian border.  Commenting on the US service members’ arrival, Colonel Mati Tikerpuu, the commander of the 2nd Infantry Brigade...

The chief medical officer of Rajawadi Hospital, where the injured were taken, confirmed Qurshi Dedhia from the hotel location was brought dead. An 18-year-old woman, Taniya Kamble, was brought with 18-20% burn injuries, while 20-year-old Kulsum Shaikh, has been admitted due to suffocation, according to Times of India. As the...

Kayhan: Great strike kicks off in UK Iran sold twice as much oil as in 2020 in first seven months of this year Senior cleric: US, EU at top of human rights violators Ebtekar: Iran high air pollution to continue until midweek Iran's neighboring countries winners of the gas game Ettela'at:...

Amir Saeed Iravani made the remarks on the occasion of the 8th anniversary of the terrorist attack on the Army Public School (APS) Peshawar in Pakistan. He said that the two neighboring countries, Iran and Pakistan, have always shared sorrow and joy, challenges and opportunities, and both suffer from terrorism.

The move has been repudiated as political and as an example of the US pressing ahead with unilateralism at an international institution inherently meant to promote multilateralism.  The US and its allies pushed for a vote on removing Iran from the Commission on Wednesday. And Iran was voted out...

The director of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) said that Washington is concerned over the growing cooperation between Russia and Iran becoming a full defense partnership. “Well, quite worried. I mean, you know, historically, there's a lot of mistrust between Russians and Iranians, but they need each other right...

Iranian tea was exported to 23 countries with the main destinations being Uzbekistan, Germany, the UAE, Canada, Ukraine, the Netherlands, Pakistan, and India, IRIB News reported. A total of 63,593 tons of tea worth $354.7 million were imported from nine countries during the same period, Finacial Tribune reported. A...

"We welcome the consultations that the IAEA and Iran are set to hold in Tehran in the coming days," Mikhail Ulyanov told TASS. The Russian envoy pointed out that the consultations had been scheduled for the second half of November but the "untimely and counterproductive" resolution that the United States, the...

El-Nashra news announced in a report that the second edition of the Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership will be held on December 20 in the Jordanian capital of Amman.  Iran, Turkey, and a number of Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia, are supposed to participate in this meeting. Some...

In the second half, Taremi did not waste the opportunity at the penalty spot and increased his tally to 14 goals scored this season. The match ended 4-0 for the dragons. The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) released the world's top football scorers in 2022 and Mehdi...

In this tournament, Iran's weightlifters, with seven representatives in the men's category and four representatives in the women's one, participated in the event. Kianoush Rostami ranked second in the snatch section in the weight category of 89kg. Mehdi Karami, 109kg, has succeeded in claiming a silver medal in the snatch...

Representatives from Russia, Italy, China, and Singapore will be showcasing their products and services at the event, which will also host business delegations from Russia, Tajikistan, Armenia, Oman, and Belgrade, Finacial Tribune reported. The exhibitors represent a wide range of fields, including road, sea, air, rail, multimodal and smart transportation,...

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – Here are the front pages of Iran’s English language dailies on Sunday, December 18.    ...

TEHRAN, Dec. 17 (MNA) – Karaftoo cave is a Natural-Historical complex located in the North of the Kordestan Province of Iran. Today it has been accepted as the world's oldest man-made apartment on the UNESCO World Heritage List.