News Archive - 26 February 2023

Japan could lose 144 fighterjets in Taiwan crisis: simulation

A tabletop wargame conducted by Japan's Sasakawa Peace Foundation showed Japan losing as many as 144 fighter jets, with Self-Defense Forces casualties reaching up to 2,500, according to Nikkei. The US could lose up to 400 jets with over 10,000 soldiers killed or wounded. But China would fail to seize control...

Egyptian military training plane crashes

The spokesperson for the Egyptian Armed Forces, Colonel Gharib Abdel-Hafez, said in a brief statement, “As part of implementing the training activities of the Air Force, on Saturday, a technical malfunction occurred in a training plane, which led to its crash and the survival of its pilot without injuries.”...

Three dead after African Union helicopter crashes in Somalia

"Regrettably, three of the eleven passengers on board lost their lives. Eight injured officers have been evacuated to Mogadishu for urgent medical attention," the African Union transition mission ATMIS said, Sputnik reported. The air disaster happened on Saturday near Baledogle, in the Lower Shabelle region, which is home to a...

2 Zionists killed during Resistance operation (+VIDEO)

The anti-Zionist operation was carried out in Huwara village located in the south of Nablus. The Resistance fighter managed to flee the scene after conducting the operation, according to the reports.

Iran FM departs for attending UN human rights council

.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will help kick off the latest and longest-ever session of the UN's top human rights body on Monday, with Iran's foreign minister, a senior Russian envoy, and the top diplomats of France and Germany among scores of leaders set to take part, the Associated Press...

Iran to continue to support Palestinian nation, Resistance

Velayati made the remarks in a phone conversation with the Secretary General of the Islamic Jihad Movement of Palestine Ziyad Al-Nakhaleh. During the phone talk, Velayati praised the unity of the Palestinian nation in confronting the Zionist occupiers. Al-Nakhaleh, for his part, emphasized the determination of the Palestinian nation to continue...

Over 93% of Iranian goods exported to neighboring states

Member of the International Relations and Trade Development Commission of Iran Industry, Mine and Trade House said that Iran’s neighboring states accounted for more than 93 percent of the export share of Iranian goods. Ruhollah Latifi went on to say that 6.2 million tons of agricultural, fisheries, animal, and...

Iran attaches great importance to Iraq's stability, progress

Major General Mousavi made the comments in a meeting with the visiting Iraqi Defense Minister Thabet Muhammad Saeed Al-Abbasi in Tehran on Sunday. Expressing his satisfaction with the meeting and stressing the close relations between the two nations of Iran and Iraq, the Iranian army commander said "We want Iraq to...

Iran played no role in Afghanistan embassy development

"The issue of handing over and transformation of the Afghan embassy in Tehran is an internal matter (related to Afghanistan) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran has not entered into the matter by any means," a statement from the ministry said on Sunday afternoon. "Iran's Ministry of Foreign...

Iraq mustn't be place for plotting, threats against neighbors

President Ebrahim Raeisi made the remarks in a meeting with Iraqi Defense Minister Thabet Muhammad Saeed Al-Abbasi in Tehran on Sunday. "The Islamic Republic of Iran considers the security of Iraq as its security and supports the strengthening of stability and security in the country," Raeisi said after describing the shared...

Iran reports over 12% y/y rise in exports in 11 months

IRICA said in a statement on Sunday that exports from Iran reached a total of $48.8 billion between March 2022 and February this year. The statement said that export shipments had dropped by 1.16% in volume terms against the 11 months to late February 2022 to 111.3...

Loading, unloading over 89m tons of goods in S Iran

The director general of the Ports and Maritime Department of Hormozgan Province said that 89 million and 294 thousand tons of goods were loaded or unloaded at the provincial ports. Hossein Abbasnejad went on to say that 69 million and 595 thousand of various oil and non-oil commodities were loaded...

Iran sports minister regains consciousness after copter crash

Sajjadi suffered a brain hemorrhage in a helicopter crash in Baft, Kerman Province on Thursday. The helicopter crashed as it was trying to land at a football field. He had been hospitalized in Kerman before he was transferred to Tehran for further treatment and was put on a sleep induction to...

Iran, Iraq ink MoU in sports field

The MoU was signed between Iranian Ilam and Kermanshah provinces as well as the Iraqi Karbala and Najaf provinces. Arash Miresmaeili, president of Iran judo federation and Samir Sadiq Al-Mousawi as president of the Iraqi Central Judo Federation were among main attendees at the event. Holding courses for referees, coaching,...

Iran’s Azmoun scores a goal in Bundesliga

Azmoun's equaliser in 67th minute of the match for Bayer Leverkusen is considered his first league goal of the season. Vincenzo Grifo's opener is his 12th league goal of the campaign. Iran national football team forward joined Leverkusen from Russian outfit Zenit St Petersburg a year ago. Dubbed the "Iranian...

Iran faces propaganda war in developing nuclear program

Mohammad Eslami made the remarks addressing a conference on nuclear technology at Tehran’s Shahid Beheshti University on Sunday. Iran has freed itself from being dominated and when it does not accept domination, the enemies keep creating problems, the official said. He referred to the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientists and...

Thousands protest in Berlin over arming Kyiv against Moscow

Organized by a prominent left-wing German politician, the protest comes a day after the one-year anniversary of the start of the Ukraine war, which drew promises of more weapons from western allies, fresh sanctions against Russia and shows of support for Kyiv across the globe. "We call on the German...

Explosion in Balochistan’s Barkhan leaves 14 killed, injured

Barkhan Station House Officer (SHO) Sajjad Afzal confirmed the death toll to Dawn. He said that the injured persons have been moved to a nearby hospital. The official added that a police team has reached the site and cordoned off the area for investigations. Barkhan Deputy Commissioner Abdullah Khoso told...

Nearly 60 dead in Brazil following heavy floods, landslides

On Friday, Brazilian media reported that the death toll stood at 54, with 53 of the fatalities registered in the municipality of Sao Sebastiao, Sputnik reported. The Brazilian G1 news portal reported on Saturday that the death toll was up to 59. The search and rescue operation has been underway...

4 PMU forces killed in ISIL attack on Iraq's Al Anbar

According to the sources, the remnant members of the ISIL terrorist group attacked a village in the Al Anbar province of Iraq, killing four PMU forces. ISIL, which attacked Iraq on June 7, 2014, and managed to capture about 45% of the country's territory for a short period of time,...

40 dead as migrant boat breaks apart off Italy

Quoting unidentified port authorities near the coastal town of Crotone, in Calabria, the toe of the Italian peninsula, RAI said the ship was carrying more than 100 migrants when it ran into trouble at dawn on Sunday. It said vessels from the coast guard, border police and firefighters were involved...

Protestors in Europe demand end to sending weapons to Kyiv

The demonstrations took place in the major European capitals on Saturday, a day after an ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine entered its second year. The Saturday rally in London was organized by Stop the War Coalition. It was held at Portland Place in the city's central area, from which...

Iran futsal players’ team ranks 2nd in Spain

AE Palma Futsal has moved up one place to the second in Spain’s table. Hossein Tayebi and his countryman Moslem Oladghobad are members of AE Palma Futsal in Spain. AE Palma Futsal could emerge victorious over Ribera Navarra FS 5-1. The two players could not find the back of the...

Arab parliament speakers visit Syria

A number of parliament speakers and delegations participating in the Conference of Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union, arrived at Damascus International Airport to confirm support to Syria and standing by its people, Syrian official news agency SANA reported. Head of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union, Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Mohammed Al-Halbousi told...

Iran urges Bolivia to help in creating new world order

As part of his Latin American tour, Ali Bagheri Kani held meetings with the foreign minister and vice president of Bolivia, calling for the expansion of the mutual ties.  The Iranian top diplomat held talks with Bolivian Foreign Minister Rogelio Mayta, stressing the need for further bolstering bilateral relations.

Iran, Iraq defense ministers confer on security issues

Stressing the need for maintaining and strengthening unity between the two countries of Iran and Iraq, Ashtiani stated, "Considering the efforts of some enemies to destroy and weaken these [Tehran-Baghdad] relations, it is necessary for both sides to be careful and vigilant about these conspiracies." Iran's approach toward Iraq-related...

Iran frees Spanish woman detained since end 2022

"She was freed yesterday (Saturday), but we didn't want to announce it publicly before her plane had taken off from Iran," Jose Manuel Albares told journalists. "I was able to speak with her... She is well," he said, adding she was on her way to northwestern Spain, where she is...

Environmental problems affect entire West Asia

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the comments in a message to" the first national conference on diplomacy and cross-regional environmental challenges," which was held on Sunday at the office of political and international studies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and was read out by Reza Najafi, the deputy foreign minister for...

West must stop fruitless blame game against Tehran

"The claims about Iranian drones being used in Ukraine are false," Hossein Amir-Abdollahian tweeted, dismissing baseless claims over Iran's military assistance to Russia in the Ukraine war. "The political and military delegations of Iran and Ukraine were supposed to hold the second meeting, but some western parties only make claims and...

Iran’s envoy at UN maritime agency passes away

Mandana Mansourian had held the post at the United Nations specialized agency responsible for regulating shipping over the past seven years. She died at a hospital in London on Friday. She had also served as IMO technical committee’s vice-chairwoman for two years. In a tweet, the Iranian embassy in London...

Iran basketball team advances to world cup

Iran claims the last FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 qualification spot as Australia defeats Kazakhstan 98-53. FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 is slated to be held from Fri, Aug 25, 2023, to Sun, Sep 10, 2023. This will be Iran’s fourth consecutive appearance at the World Cup in as many...

Iran hearing-impaired chess players get medals in Jordan

Armin Rahmatpour and Nayyer Golizadeh claimed gold and Pouria Jamali took a silver medal at the event underway in Jordan.  Jordanian Deaf Sports Federation and Asia Pacific Deaf Sports Confederation are organizers of the sporting event. The first Asia Pacific Deaf Blitz Chess Championship-2023 Open which kicked off on...

Iran planning on exporting nuclear technological products

Eslami made the remarks on the sidelines of the Iran 29th Iranian Nuclear Conference on Sunday. Saying that several goals and plans have been set in the nuclear industry, Eslami called for the convergence of the universities and the AEOI in order to develop resources in the nuclear field. Noting that research opportunities...

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17th Resistance Film Festival in Iran

TEHRAN, Feb. 26 (MNA) – The photo album depicts the media conference of the 17th Resistance Film Festival held in Iran.                      ...

Iranians celebrate month of Shaban

Shabaniyah eves are the religious celebrations of the birthday of the Shia third Imam, Hussain ibn Ali, Hazrat Abul Fazl Al-Abbas, Imam Zayn al-Abidin, and Imam Mohammed al-Mahdi, on the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 15th day of Shabban month respectively.

Shabaniyah eves in holy city of Karbala

Shabaniyah eves are the religious celebrations of the birthday of the Shia third Imam, Hussain ibn Ali, Hazrat Abul Fazl Al-Abbas, Imam Zayn al-Abidin, and Imam Mohammed al-Mahdi, on the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 15th day of Shabban month respectively. During this time, Shiites worldwide make a pilgrimage gathering in...