News Archive - 23 December 2022

Ukraine may present its vision of peace around the last week in February, near the first anniversary of Russia’s offensive against the country, the Wall Street Journal has reported, according to RT. The US newspaper, citing European and Ukrainian diplomats, claimed President Vladimir Zelensky and his team are currently working...

Ali Bagheri Kani, the Iranian foreign minister for political affairs, made the comments in the second round of political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Bangladesh in Dhaka on Friday. Bagheri Kani and Masud Bin Momen, the Foreign Secretary (Senior Secretary) of Bangladesh headed the Iranian...

Fifa announced Friday that the goal of the center forward of the Seleçao Richarlison in the victory against Serbia (2-0) during the group stage had been voted the best achievement of this World Cup in Qatar. A superb scissor in the second half to make the break against the Balkan...

The Joint Chiefs of Staff announced the launch. It did not immediately provide other details, South Korean Yonhap news agency said. On Sunday, the North launched what Seoul officials called two medium-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea. It later claimed the launch was a reconnaissance satellite development effort. MNA/PR

Putin told reporters on Thursday Russia wanted an end to all armed conflicts through diplomacy. “Our goal is not to spin the flywheel of military conflict, but, on the contrary, to end this war,” the Russian president said according to the Press TV website.  “We will strive for an...

Al-Jazeera cited local French media such as AFP as reporting a shooting in Paris District 10 on Friday. At first, it was reported that French police said in a statement that one person was killed and 6 others were injured when an unknown gunman opened fire on people in Paris.

Airlines canceled more than 2,400 US flights by 9 p.m. ET Thursday and proactively canceled more than 2,200 flights for Friday, according to the flight tracking site FlightAware. Even for Saturday, more than 125 flights were already canceled, CNN reported. Delays were even more extensive on Thursday: More than...

According to a readout of the phone conversation published on the website of the Iranian foreign ministry, the Omani foreign minister made the phone call to Hossein Amir-Abdolliahn on Thursday afternoon.  The two foreign ministers discussed the most important developments of the countries' mutual interests as well as the...

Dr. Abbas Sheibani was an old friend of the Leader of the Islamic Reovcltuin who fought along side Ayatollah Khamenei against the tyrannical regime of Shah before the revolution and held several positions in the Islamic Establishment after the revolution. Born on November 12, 1931 Sheibani was an Iranian physician, university...

Speaking during this week's Friday prayers in the Iranian capital, Hojjatoleslam Mohammad Javad Haj Ali-Akbari hailed the Islamic Revolution in Iran for giving a new sense to the concept of woman. Tehran Friday Prayers interim leader added that the Iranian women after the revolution have been present in the society...

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An explosion and large fire hit a propane gas storage unit on the Moroccan coast Thursday, sending balls of flames into the sky, according to local media reports. No casualties were reported in the incident in Mohammedia, an Atlantic port 15 kilometers (9 miles) north of Casablanca. Five tank trucks...

Putin made the remarks on Thursday at a press conference following a meeting of the Russian State Council, a top advisory body, according to RT. “As for the economy, despite the collapse, disarray and catastrophe predicted for us in the economic sphere, nothing of the kind has happened. Moreover, Russia...

A big suicide blast has been reported in Pakistan's Islamabad near an upscale market, university and government office area and casualties have been feared. A special anti-terror force has been rushed to the spot, according to the India Today website. A policeman was injured after a car explosion was reported...

Yemeni Al-Masirah TV website reported on Friday that the Yemeni army and Popular Committees said in a statement that the Saudi-led military coalition's reconnaissance drones flew in the sky over the Al-Jabaliya district in Hudaydah province. According to the Yemeni military statement, the aggressing coalition continued to conduct attacks in various...

China's customs announced that the country's trade with Iran in the 11 months of this year has grown by 11 percent compared to the same period last year and has reached $14.6 billion. China's trade with Iran in the months of January to November 2021 was announced to be...

Hojjatuleslam Khatib, Minister of Intelligence of the Islamic Republic of Iran, made the comments during a trip to the western city of Urmia where he announced the dismantling of Mossad agents inside the country. Stating that those detained terrorist teams had sinister goals for assassination and carrying out blasts in...