News Archive - 17 September 2023

Northern Italy was struck by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake early hours of Mondy, about 44 kilometers (27.3 miles) from Florence, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake had a depth of 10 kilometers. Details of possible casualties and damages of the earthquake have not been released yet.

The Falcon Eye 1 exercise, in which the Amiri Guard is participating in cooperation with the Royal Guard of Oman, kicked off in the Sultanate of Oman on Sunday, the Peninsula reported. The two-week exercise is held within the framework of enhancing joint cooperation between the two sides and exchanging...

Surviving Ethiopian soldiers had been captured and the advance of Ethiopian troops had been stopped, the report said, adding that the militants also destroyed Ethiopian military equipment and seized a large amount of weapons, Sputnik reported citing the Somali Guardian news portal. The Ethiopian armed forces and the African Union...

The Iranian president made the remark in a late Sunday interview before departing the capital Tehran for a three-day trip to New York, where he is expected to address the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). "One of the pillars of the Islamic Republic's policy is interaction...

Since its early days, the Biden administration has focused on no Iran-related matter as much as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Almost at every State Department press briefing, there were statements in this regard, potentially signaling the Biden administration’s interest in reviving the tattered deal.  But behind...

Arman-e Emrooz: Details about Iran-US prisoner swap revealed Shahriar; Reviver of Persian poetry  Raeisi meets Leader before departing for New York Asia: Oil minister says Iran not to retreat from rights in Arash field Abrar: Iran-Iraq borders handed to two countries' border guards Saudi Arabia suspends negotiations with Israeli regime...

The National Day of Persian Poetry and Literature is observed every year on the death anniversary of the most prominent figure of contemporary Persian poetry Mohammad-Hossein Behjat Tabrizi – Shahriar, which falls on Monday this year. As the most prominent figure of contemporary Persian poetry, Shahriar was mainly influenced by...

The incident occurred when the shepherds took their sheep in a rugged area near the town of al-Eith in the northern part of the province, Col. Mohammed al-Bazi told Xinhua. Iraqi security forces rushed to the scene and launched an investigation into the incident, al-Bazi said, adding that the security...

Iran gained 468 points in the competitions that wrapped up in the Saudi capital on Sunday. In 89kg weight class, Mir-Mostafa Javadi snatched two gold medals for Iran in both snatch and clean and jerk categories. Iran’s Ali Davoudi bagged the bronze medal of the super heavyweight class in clean...

He defeated Georgian Geno Petriashvili 11-0 in the final bout of 125kg. Turkey’s Taha Akgül and American Mason Parris won the bronze medals. Earlier in the day, Amirmohammad Yazdani lost to American wrestler Zain Retherford 8-5 in the final bout of the 70kg. Retherford had won a silver medal in...

Olympic gold medalist David Taylor earned a third world wrestling title by defeating rival Hassan Yazdani of Iran as the US won the first three gold medals of the championships in Belgrade. Yazdani lost to Taylor 9-3 in the final match of 86kg and received the silver medal of the...

According to the Zionist media outlets, the Cyber Avengers hacker group has revealed information showing that it had targeted the electrical infrastructure of the network. Last Monday, the Zionist Ynet news website, citing information security company ESET, announced that Iranian hackers had managed to penetrate the networks of about 32...

In a statement on Saturday, Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem said the renewed calls on settlers to bear firearms are a public incitement to murder that encourages the Jewish extremists to commit further crimes against Palestinian people. “This fascist call and other similar calls by Zionist officials require clear condemnation from...

Local sources in Sudan announced that the conflict between the army forces under the command of Sudan’s de facto leader Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan and the rapid support forces under the command of Mohammad Hamdan Daghlo known as Hamidti continues in central Khartoum for the second day in a row. Referring to the...

Citing local sources, the WAFA news agency reported that the Zionist soldiers beat up three worshipers, including an elderly man and an elderly woman, near Bab as-Silsila (the Chain Gate) on Sunday morning. The violence came after the trio protested peacefully against a Zionist settler, who blew a horn at...

The victims are six women and a man in the Al-Luhayyah and Az-Zuhrah districts in the northern part of the province, Xinhua reported. This is the latest in a series of similar reported accidents across the country during this rainy season. Yemen's National Center of Meteorology issued a warning to...

The Israeli regime's fighter jets targeted the military base of the Syrian Army in the Jbab city on Sunday afternoon. No further details regarding the possible damage or causalities have been released so far. Last week, Syrian sources reported that several explosions were heard in the suburbs of the port...

The London-based Elaph online newspaper, citing an Israeli official, reported on Sunday that Washington has informed Tel Aviv of Riyadh's stance that the “extremist” nature of the occupying regime led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is "torpedoing any possibility of rapprochement with the Palestinians, and therefore with the Saudis."...

Tangsiri made the remarks in a meeting with the families of IRGC Navy force martyrs in Mashhad on Sunday. The epic that the IRGC Navy martyrs formed is considered a turning point in the defense history of Iran in the Persian Gulf region. "We call for establishing stable security in...

Speaking in an interview with Lebanon's Al Vefagh news, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian referred to the quadrilateral talks between the foreign ministers of Iran, Syria, Russia, and Turkey in Moscow. "We proposed the idea of ​​the Islamic Republic of Iran based on which Syria and Turkey agree on the withdrawal of...

"The Tehran Times has obtained a document from one of the senior officials of Biden administration regarding Washington’s “plan” on Iran," Tehran Times posted on X social media platform, formerly known as Twitter. In late August, the Tehran Times revealed a document that showed that former US envoy for Iran...

Regarding the actions taken by Iraq regarding the security agreement, Mohammadreza Ashtiani in an interview on Sunday stated, "Some measures have been taken, we will evaluate in the 90th minute and make a decision based on this evaluation." Earlier on Monday, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kan'ani said that the deadline...

During the telephone conversation, issues that arose following the results of recent meetings held between the co-chairs of the Azerbaijan-Iran State Commission on Economic, Trade, and Humanitarian Cooperation, and further steps to be taken were discussed. In addition, the contribution of high-level meetings and interdepartmental contacts between the two countries...

Iman Valizadeh led Iran with 17 points and 3 rebounds, while  Shogo Takata scored 21 points for Japan. Iran are scheduled to meet Saudi Arabia and Qatar on Monday and Tuesday, respectively. The top teams of four groups at the end of the Group Phase will qualify directly for the...

During a meeting with the Leader on Sunday, Raeisi presented Ayatollah Khamenei the agenda of his forthcoming visit to UNGA. Wishing Iran's President good luck, the Leader advised Raeisi to this end. The Iranian president is scheduled to deliver a speech at the UNGA session in the United States.

Based on this plan, a combined maritime and rail corridor will be created from India to the UAE and will lead through Saudi Arabia to Jordan and then to Israel and will be connected to the ports of the EU countries through the ports of this regime. Despite this plan,...

At the 45th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the United Nations’ cultural organization has inscribed Iran caravanserais on World Heritage List. UNESCO has selected 54 historical caravanserais situated in 24 provinces across Iran and inscribed them on its world heritage list. With the decision,...

Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 17th IranPlast International Exhibition at the Tehran International Permanent Fairground, the minister added that 3.3 million barrels of oil and gas condensates currently produced in Iran per day are consumed inside the country or shipped abroad. He said IranPlast International Exhibition is...

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Iran’s athletes snatched one gold, one silver, and one bronze at the event. Sajjad Ganjzadeh (+84kg) defeated his opponents from Algeria, Turkey, and Azerbaijan to reach the final. In the final, Ganjzadeh beat his French rival 4-1 and claimed the gold medal of the tournament. Bahman Asgari and Mehdi Khodabakhshi...

Pito scored two goals for Brazil as well as goals from Rafa Santos and Matheus. Mojtaba Parsapour and Saeid Ahmadabbasi were on target for Iran. About 4,500 fans attended the match. Team Melli had defeated Paraguay 2-1, Colombia 2-0 and Japan 2-0 in the competition. Paraguay finished in third place,...

The Director General of Maritime Affairs of Iran's Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO), Mehdi Farahani, as the Islamic Republic of Iran's representative attended the 26th annual meeting of the Indian Ocean Memorandum of Understanding (IOMOU) on port state control in Mahe, Seychelles. The Indian Ocean MoU is an inter-governmental organization...

Video shows the pilot, who survived, ejecting moments before impact followed by a huge fireball near Turin Airport. The girl's nine-year-old brother was seriously hurt, while their parents suffered burns, BBC reported. Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini said the crash was a "terrible tragedy". Video filmed near Turin's main airport...

"Documents and audios were obtained that showed they were inviting people to join Christianity,” a government spokesman for the province Abdul Wahid Hamas Ghori said, referring to the staffers of the Swiss-registered NGO. He said security and intelligence forces had been observing the group for some time. The International Assistance...

"I have today signed with the Heads of State of Burkina Faso and Niger the Liptako-Gourma charter establishing the Alliance of Sahel States, with the aim of establishing a collective defense and mutual assistance framework," Reuters reported citing Mali junta leader Assimi Goita's statements on his X social media account.

The accident took place in the Barcelos province, some 400 km (248 miles) from the state capital, Manaus, Reuters reported. "I deeply regret the death of the 12 passengers and two crew members who were victims of the plane crash in Barcelos on Saturday," said Wilson Lima, Governor of Amazonas...

"From 01:45 a.m. to 02:20 a.m. Moscow time another attempt of the Kiev regime to perpetrate a terrorist attack on targets on the territory of the Russian Federation was stopped", TASS reported citing the Russian Defense Ministry. "Duty air defenses destroyed a Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle over...

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Under the slogan "Czech Republic against the government," Saturday's rally was mainly against the inappropriate actions of the government on inflation, tax changes, and pension adjustments, according to the Czech News Agency (CTK). There were also banners in the crowd that read "Down with the US minions" and "Down with...

The Iranian UN mission, in two identical letters addressed to UN Secretary-General António Guterres and rotating President of the Security Council Ferit Hoxha, said Washington’s cynical attempt to establish an illusory link between the alleged use of drones in the Ukraine conflict and the UN Security Council Resolution 2231 (2015)...

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kan'ani made the statement on Saturday in response to the latest claim made by Director General Rafael Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) earlier in the day against Iran. In his statement, Grossi condemned what he called Iran's "disproportionate and unprecedented" move to withdraw...

Bahador Ehramian, a board of directors member at the ISPA, said on Saturday that Iran’s steel output capacity had increased by more than six times in 20 years to reach a current figure of 45 million mt per year. Ehramian said Iran’s steel output capacity will increase by more than...

Tehran-based Tasnim News Agency quoted an informed political source as saying that the anti-Iranian opposition parties (known by Tehran as terrorist secessionist groups) have accepted the Iraqi Kurdistan Region’s call for them to disarm and get out of the border strip between Iran and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The...

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The Iranian president is scheduled to deliver a speech at the UNGA session in the United States. Raeisi is also expected to hold talks with the leaders of other countries on the sidelines of the event, as well as deliver a speech to the Iranians residing in the US. The...

Yakhchali currently plays for German club Gladiators Treves and Amini is a member of French club AS Monaco Basket. The European clubs have not allowed their players to join Team Melli for the 2022 Asian Games. Team Melli are drawn in Group A along with Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia, and the...

Tahsin al-Khafaji, a spokesman for the Iraqi Joint Operations Command made his remarks in an interview with Al-Araby Al-Jadeed News website. These measures aimed to prevent the use of Iraqi soil to attack any of the neighboring countries which has been emphasized in the Iraqi constitution, he said. Iraqi forces...

Team Melli defeated Japan 2-0 to face Brazil in the final match of the sporting event. Mehdi Karimi and Mojtaba Parsapour scored Iran's goals.  Iran’s national futsal team has already defeated Paraguay 2-1 and Colombia 2-0 in Group B. Brazil has also defeated Saudi Arabia, Japan, and Paraguay. The event...

TEHRAN, Sep. 18 (MNA) – Here are the front pages of Iran’s English language dailies on Monday, September 18.            ...

The 78th UNGA session will take place on September 18-26. The presence of high-ranking officials from different countries at the annual event provides a good opportunity for international political consultations and bilateral dialogues.

TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) – Many farmers cultivate sunflowers in Kermanshah province as one of the hubs of agricultural production. The city of Sonqor is known as the city of sunflowers.           ...

TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) – On the occasion of the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Reza (AS), a mourning ceremony was held at Shah Cheragh holy shrine in Shiraz.                   ...

TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) – Here are the front pages of Iran’s English language dailies on Sunday, September 17.         ...

TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) – The people of Zanjan attended a huge gathering in Great Husseiniya to mourn the martyrdom of Imam Reza (AS) on Friday.

TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) – The mourning ceremony of Sham-i-Ghariban (the night of the forsaken) was held at Imam Reza's holy shrine in Mashhad on Saturday night to mark the martyrdom of the eighth Shia Imam.                  ...