News Archive - 14 May 2023

Erdogan’s share of votes falls below 50 percent With 89 percent of the ballot boxes opened, preliminary unofficial results show President Erdogan’s share of votes at 49.94 percent, according to the state-run Anadolu Agency. As things stand, the Turkish presidential election is going for a run-off on May 28.

Nearly 1,000 rapes were reported to have taken place in prisons since 2010, exclusive data obtained by the Observer from police forces in England and Wales can reveal, the Guardian reported. A further 2,336 sexual assaults were reported to police in the same period, and experts warned that the true...

The President of the European Council held separate meetings with the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan on Sunday before he hosted their meeting in Brissules.  According to AFP, today's tripartite meeting in Brussels was aimed at the normalization of relations between Baku and Yerevan and discussing the recent tensions...

Saying that the terrorists were arrested in Diyala province, the reports added that the ISIL plot was thwarted in the region. The detained ISIL forces were in charge of supporting terrorists' shelters, according to the reports. ISIL, which attacked Iraq on June 7, 2014, and managed to capture about 45%...

Considering May 14, 1948 as a reminder of one of the most painful tragedies in human history and the formation of a cancerous tumor in the heart of the Islamic world and the strategic region of West Asia, the Iranian foreign ministry's statement added, "This ominous phenomenon has caused the longest...

In a statement on Sunday, Ismail Haniyeh appreciated the Joint Operations Room of the Palestinian Resistance Factions for taking control of the situation in Gaza and preventing the Israeli regime from achieving its goals, Lebanon’s Arabic-language al-Mayadeen television news network reported. He went on to say that the resistance fighters...

President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi made the remarks in the cabinet meeting on Sunday evening.  Referring to the recent victories of the Resistance Front in the Gaza Strip and the call of the Zionists for a ceasefire, Raeisi stated, "Although the martyrdom of our loved ones in Gaza was saddening,...

"Delicate work is underway to fine-tune the document; we are putting the finishing touches on it. I hope that we will complete this process within a month. And we plan to report the results to the prime ministers in Sochi at the beginning of next month [during a summit of...

According to the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration, a total of 12.31 tons of saffron worth $13.36 million were exported from Iran to 29 countries during the first month of the current fiscal year (March 21-April 20), registering a 54% and 41% year-on-year rise in weight and...

Directed by Marziyeh Riahi, produced by Hossein Kakavand, and written by Marjan Riahi, the Iranian short piece will participate at the 23rd Annual deadCenter Film Festival. Linda Kiyani, Maryam Boobani, Hilda Kordbache, and Hanan Azizi are among the cast members of the film. The 23rd Annual deadCenter Film Festival will...

To celebrate the occasion, Iranians organize various meetings nationwide. Performances of 'naqqali', a dramatic style of storytelling dedicated to stories from Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh, is one of the programs on the day. Also, literati from all over Iran storm the tomb of Ferdowsi in Tus to perform programs at the site.

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Iran’s squad won the match against the Iraqi players in straight sets (25-22, 25-14, 25-18) on Sunday. Shahdab are slated to meet Afghanistan’s Kam Air on Monday. The 23rd Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship kicked off on May 14 in Manama, Bahrain and will wrap up on May 21. The...

The Iranian men's saber team defeated Italy 45/37 in the bronze medal match. Iran started the prestigious campaign with a 45-34 win over Chile and then edged past Canada 45/44 and Georgia 45/44. Iran lost to the US 45/24 in the semifinals. Ali Pakdaman, Mohammad Fotouhi, Farzad Baher and Mohammad...

After weeks of the election campaign, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan concluded his election campaign with a communal evening prayer at Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. Erdogan recited the first chapter of the Holy Quran. On the other hand, his rival Kemal Kilicdaroglu visited the mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, founder...

The rallies were held on Saturday in Tel Aviv and other cities throughout the occupied territories. "If life is still going on, it means that we are going to keep the protests and we are going to do whatever we are doing every other week...," a protester was quoted...

First unofficial results put Erdoğan ahead in Turkish elections The first unofficial results of the Turkish parliamentary and presidential elections show President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan maintaining a lead against his main rival Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. Counting begins: President has posted a tweet declaring the end of the elections. Erdogan wrote on...

The G7 and EU will ban Russian gas imports on routes where Moscow has cut supplies, the Financial Times reported on Sunday citing officials involved in the negotiations. The decision, which is to be finalized by G7 leaders at a summit in Hiroshima next week, will prevent the resumption of...

The footprints, believed to be 300,000 years old, were discovered near a lake in the Schoningen Paleolithic complex in Lower Saxony, Sputnik reported. Surrounded by tracks from several animals, the footprints are thought to belong to the extinct Heidelberg man (Homo heidelbergensis). “Depending on the season, plants, fruits, leaves, shoots,...

With the participation of the Syrian delegation, activities of the senior officials meeting preparatory for the Economic and Social Council of the works of the Arab League (AL), scheduled to be held on May 19 in Saudi Arabia, kicked off in the Saudi city of Jeddah, SANA reported. The Syrian...

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the statements made by the Zionist regime's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, "who beats the drums of war and sheds Palestinian blood and is proud of that," Al Mayadeen reported.  The statement said Ben-Gvir has continuously urged "for more assassinations in the...

Ilham Aliyev and  Charles Michel hailed the restoration of the Brussels format of the process of normalization of relations between Azerbaijan and Armenia. Aliyev expressed his gratitude to Charles Michel for his efforts in this direction, Azertac reported.  During the conversation, they discussed the developments related to Azerbaijan-Armenia relations...

Kayhan: Zionist source: Resistance disturbed life in occupied lands with psychological war Etela'at: Iran champion at 2023 Asian Weightlifting C'ships Jomhuri-e Eslami: Election only way for Pakistan out of trouble: Ex-PM Eghtesad-e Mardom: Iran, Saudi Arabia stress reaching agreement on trade, custom coop. Asia: Iran extends gas export to Iraq...

New data released by the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) show that heavyweight Iranian producers of minerals and mining industry products exported 4.68 million tons worth $951 million from March 21 to April 20, to register a 55% and 12% year-on-year rise in tonnage...

As per tradition, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei paid a visit to the 34th Tehran International Book Fair currently underway at the Grand Mosalla of Tehran. While there, Ayatollah Khamenei engaged in talks with a number of publishers present at the fair. During his visit,...

The Iraqi ambassador was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran after the members of the separatist groups were invited to an official ceremony in Iraq's Kurdistan region as well, Nasser Kan'ani told Fars News Agency. Condemning the aforementioned actions, the Iranian side described the...

Amir-Abdollahian and Pedersen met and held talks at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Tehran. Details of their meeting were not released so far. MP

In a mission codenamed "360-Degree", the 86th flotilla has broken the record for the distance an Iranian flotilla has navigated around the world. Salalah Port of Oman is the last stop of the 86th flotilla before returning to Iran's Bandar Abbas port. The fleet began its mission in September 2022...

The ceremony was hosted by the South African Ambassador Vika Mazwi Khumalo and ambassadors and heads of accredited diplomatic missions in Tehran and Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mahdi Safari took part in the ceremony. Freedom Day is the commemoration of the first democratic elections held in South Africa on 27...

Irani said that “global arrogance” tried to block the flotilla’s mission through threats and sanctions, but it did not succeed. “The [US] sanction was no more than a rant based on international law. They could not even prevent the flotilla from sailing into the Panama Canal ... This was another slap...

The 3rd round of the KANS scientific competition held concurrently with the International Innovation and Technology Exhibition (INOTEX 2023) at Tehran's Pardis Technology Park from May 9 to May 12, came to an end with the awarding ceremony of KANS winners. The last day of the 3rd round of KANS,...

The team competition of the Saber Fencing World Cup was held in Madrid and the Iranian team advanced to the semi-finals on Sunday. Iran first defeated Chile and then Canada and faced Georgia in the quarter-finals. The Iranian team won the Georgia team, with a score of 45-44 and advanced...

Brigadier General Ali Balali said on Sunday that the Islamic Republic has made significant advances in the construction of drones by using indigenous knowledge over the past few decades. Today, the knowledge and capability of various UAVs inside the country are all domestic and the UAVs are being built in...

He in an interview with IRNA published on Sunday stressed that Tehran is exchanging messages with Washington through various channels during talks on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal and the removal of sanctions. The top Iranian diplomat stated that “a good development has taken place in the course of...

Directed and written by Saeed Bojnoordi, 'Cocoon' is the story of a child called Mousa who suffered a nervous shock during the aerial bombardments of the war. He gradually weaves a mental cocoon for himself and avoids others, but the bud of love changes his life path. The 40th edition...

The website of Global Energy Monitor based in the United States has said in a report that Iran is the world’s top country in terms of oil pipelines under construction. The report says that the development comes despite the fact that Iran's energy sector is under tough US sanctions. The report...

The armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran are equipped with the best modern defense equipment in the world, Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard said on Sunday. Referring to the joining of new equipment and systems to the Air Defense Force, Sabahifard said that the air defense force is constantly progressing and...

Rasht-Caspian Railway Project in Gilan Province will be inaugurated in the next two months, Kheirollah Khademi, Iran Deputy Minister and CEO of the Construction and Development of Transportation Infrastructures Company said during an inspection visit, according to a report by the ministry's news service. Upon completion of this rail project...

Kazem Gharibabadi made the remarks on Sunday at the first meeting of "the Taskforce for Recording of US Human Rights Record" which was held at the Islamic Development Coordination Council in Tehran. He said that "When we talk about the revealing and review of American human rights record, we do...

Ali Asghar Khaji made the remarks in the meeting with the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen, who is on a visit to Tehran on Sunday where he also emphasized the fight against terrorism and respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria.  Other topics discussed...

Heading a delegation, Novak is scheduled to visit Iran on May 16 and 17th, Iranian media reported on Sunday. The Russian official is expected to hold meetings with high-ranking Iranian officials including Iran's Oil Minister Javad Owji, Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Mokhber, and the Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI)...

Hossein Diab, the governor of the city of Aleppo in northern Syria praised and thanked the stance and support of the Islamic Republic of Iran for liberating the province and providing assistance during the recent terrible earthquake in northern Syria, and said that Aleppo is ready for the presence of...

Ehsan Khandouzi, the Iranian minister of economic and financial affairs held a meeting with Sultan bin Salem bin Saeed al-Habsi, the Minister of Finance of Oman on the sidelines of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group’s Annual Meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Referring to the recent visit of the President...

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Hitting the record of 10.16 seconds in men’s 100m, Hasan Taftian, the Iranian sprinter gained the silver medal at the Jamaica Indoor Athletics Championships and stood in second place. Kadrian Goldson ranked in the first place, while Rodney Brendon gained the bronze medal after Taftian. Taftian has been training...

The championship of Iranian weightlifters at the 2023 Asian Weightlifting Championships once again demonstrated the abilities of the worthy people of this country, Raeisi wrote in a message. Offering felicitations on this victory, the president wished the Iranian athletes more success. The Asian Weightlifting Championship ended today at noon with...

For the first time in Iran’s naval history, the 86th flotilla undertook a long voyage around the world and sailed in the Indian, Pacific and Atlantic Oceans without relying on aid from shores. It set sail from Iran’s southern port city of Bandar Abbas on the Persian Gulf on September...

TEHRAN, May 14 (MNA) – Here are the front pages of Iran’s English language dailies on Sunday, May 14. RHM...

TEHRAN, May 14 (MNA) – Tehran Municipality opened a festival dubbed "Flower and Rose Water" in the west of the capital in District 22. The festival started a few days ago and will run until May 19.   ...

TEHRAN, May 14 (MNA) – Quri Golm or Gori Lake is a small lake in the uplands of East Azarbaijan Province in north-western Iran. Together with the adjacent reed marshes, it is an important breeding area for waterfowl.                 ...