News Archive - 20 May 2020

Late last week, Saudi Arabia's MBC channel broadcast a program openly insulting Martyr Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, a prominent figure in the Iraqi resistance. This Saudi channel, while ignoring al-Muhandis’ long history of fighting in the resistance front, shamelessly labeled him a terrorist! However, this vile insolence did not go unanswered by...

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A part of Iran's letter states: "According to FIFA's decision to postpone the 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Lithuania until 2021, it is proposed that the Asian Futsal Championships be postponed from August 2020 to February 2021 so that the teams can prepare for the tournament due to the...

“I believe that tourism industry of the country will get back on the right track far sooner than generally expected thanks to the measures taken to deal with the spread of coronavirus in tourist destinations, hotels, stopovers, and all the centers which are affiliated with the Ministry of Cultural Heritage,...

Making the remarks in the southern province of Bushehr, Sattari said "Iran presently has a production capacity of manufacturing 1 million of serology test kits per day and monthly production of 1.5 million of C-Creative Protein (CPR) test kits." "Of the said amount a part is domestically used and the...

Deputy Head of Hamedan cultural heritage, handicrafts and tourism office, Hashem Mazaheri, said this week that traditional glassware, ceramics, wooden products, sculptures, and furniture were among the province’s exports last year. He noted that Lalejin pottery had an 80% share in the province’s handicraft exports during the said period. Lalejin,...

In his Instagram page on Tue., Hemmati wrote, “in today’s meeting of Government Economic Coordination Headquarters, as held in the presence of President Rouhani, government’s programs were reviewed with regards to the expansion and development of non-oil exports and the way of supply of imports currency in the current...

This year, International Quds Day coincides with a very difficult situation in the world due to the coronavirus pandemic, he said, adding that in this regard, it is not possible to hold gatherings in support of Al-Quds. He highlighted that every Muslim should use social media to mark International Quds...

In a tweet on Tue., the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized that Europe must listen to the world’s conscience and take bold and brave steps in defending the Palestinians against atrocities and brutalities of the Zionist regime. “Since the illegitimate establishment of the Zionist regime, Europe has left...

“The Zionist regime has a history of aggression, secret WMD programs, occupations & unlawfulness,” wrote Iran Foreign Ministry. “The Quds day is a yearly reminder to the Muslim world that the Israeli regime’s occupation & aggressive actions have been an underlying factor in conflicts in our region,” it added, also...

After the formation of the new cabinet and gaining the vote of confidence from the parliament, the Israeli regime's officials are more focused on the project of annexing parts of the West Bank to the occupied territories in an attempt to expand their occupation. Jordanian officials, and most importantly King...

Parwan province's police chief Haroon Mubarez said on Tuesday the gunmen stormed the mosque when worshippers were offering evening prayers after breaking their Ramadan fast, Aljazeera reported. It was unclear how many gunmen were involved in the attack. Afghanistan's Ministry of Interior confirmed Tuesday's attack in Parwan's capital Charekar, blaming...

“The Palestine Liberation Organization and the state of Palestine are absolved, as of today, of all the agreements and understandings with the American government and Israelis and of all the commitments based on these understandings and agreements, including the security ones,” Abbas said in the statement. The Palestinian president stressed...

PGCC members -- comprising of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Oman -- host the majority of the 23 million migrant workers living in Arab states, according to the International Labor Organization. The appalling working and living conditions of migrant laborers in these states is...

In an interview with the Arabic-language Almasirah TV, Abdul-Salam said while discussions on Yemen’s truce are underway the Saudi aggression continues to violate the agreements in this regard. Criticizing the UN’s lack of resolve in tackling Yemeni people’s challenge, he said, "The United Nations expresses the position of the United...

According to the following scheduled times, the leaders of the Islamic Resistance Movement will deliver separate speeches a speech on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 [at 17:00 to Al-Quds Local Time]. 1- Head of Hamas Political Bureau Ismail Haniyeh 2- Archbishop of Sebastia Atallah Hanna 3- Former Head of the Iraqi Sunni Court Abdul Latif Al-Humim 4- Bahrain's leading...

According to the public relations department of the IRGC’s Hamze Sayyid al-Shohada Base, its servicemen clashed with an eight-member anti-revolution team on Tuesday in Marivan, Kordestan province, killing two terrorists and wounding four others. Earlier in May, the base had entered an armed clash with the terrorists near Divandareh, during...

Speaking in a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, President Rouhani said that standing up to the oppressors and supporting the oppressed is one of the main pillars of the Islamic Republic of Iran, adding, "The people of Iran commemorate Quds Day, and this day is the reiteration of the fact that...

“There is no doubt that the Quds Day is the divine promised day for the decline of America and collapse of the occupying Zionist regime; and this will certainly be materialized with Jihad and resistance of the Islamic Ummah,” reads parts of the statement issued on Wednesday on the occasion...

The 100-second short film ‘Mountain’ aimed at reducing social harms, produced by the Kurdistan Art Center, tells the story of the dream of a boy on the slopes of a mountain. Hamburg International Short Film Festival is one of the major short film festivals in Germany. Compared with the longer...

In an interview with OTV, he noted coronavirus pandemic has put the Tel Aviv regime in difficulties as it did so to Lebanon but Zionists know that Hezbollah will give a harsh response to any aggression even under the outbreak of the virus. He said Zionists' hostile activities against Lebanon...

According to the latest reports on Wednesday, 5,000,630 cases of coronavirus infections were reported around the world. More than 325,156 have died, while 1,970,979 have recovered. Some 93,533 people in the US have been killed by COVID-19 since the outbreak began, and 1,570,583 cases have been confirmed. Russia has the second most confirmed cases passing...

“MalcolmX dedicated his life to justice for the underprivileged, as he'd long fought to eliminate #WhiteSupremacy in the US,” wrote Iran Foreign Ministry referring to the life of Malcolm X American human rights activist. “It's high time for the Americans from all walks of life to resist social racism &...

Approaching the International Quds Day, which falls on Friday, May 22, this year, Homayoun Sameyah, the head of Tehran Jewish Association and the newly-elected candidate at Iran’s 11th Parliamentary elections, sat for an interview with Mehr News Agency. The International Quds Day is an annual event during which demonstrators express...

Rouhani made the remarks in a phone conversation with his Kazakh counterpart Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Wednesday. The Presidents of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Kazakhstan described the development of relations between the two countries as friends, neighbors, and brothers, and said that Tehran and Astana have...

“Trumpism and the betrayal of some reactionary Arab states and some false and deceitful claimants of supporting Quds and the aspirations of the oppressed Palestinian people – who have sought to normalize political relations with the fake and usurping Zionist regime – have pushed the Palestinian intifada beyond the occupied...

Iran’s Health Ministry Spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour made the announcement, saying that over the past 24 hours, 2,346 new cases of coronavirus were reported, increasing the total number of infections in Iran to 126,949. Unfortunately, 64 coronavirus patients lost their lives in the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll...

“Any disruption for tankers is against international regulations and security,” Hatami said on Wednesday referring to the release of some reports on the threat of US officials to harass tankers carrying Iran’s fuel to Venezuela. “Both international organizations and countries that are sensitive to water regulations and security must react...

‘The other’ is a joint production of Iran and India, narrates the story of a man whose life is being stolen by the other. The festival wants to reward those productions that highlight significant aspects of local or national cultures. It talks about “inter-culture” that is the relationship between two or...

Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani expressed gratitude to all the lawmakers, parliamentary representatives and journalists for their tireless efforts in the past four years, and also commemorated the deceased members of the Parliament. The 10th Parliament began its work with 290 seats in May 2016. The newly-elected lawmakers will kick off...

Speaking on the sidelines of the Cabinet session on Wednesday, Rabiei said the government has imparted the related regulations, and Iranian mothers can now pass on their citizenship to their children. He noted that all children with Iranian mothers can receive Iranian citizenship after the age of 18. “Based on...

In this conversation, Iranian envoy Saeid Kharrazi expressed content about the formation of an association in Kyrkyztan for addressing Palestine's issues. He referred to 'Deal of the Century' as the latest conspiracy against Muslims, which is better to be called as 'Betrayal of the century'. The Iranian ambassador added that the...

‘Longer than ever’ tells the story of an old judge who, after years of experience, is on the verge of a difficult decision that could jeopardize his many years of credibility. MINIKINO FILM WEEK (MFW) – Bali International Short Film Festival is designed as an annual event. Minikino Film Week...

As he said in the beginning years after the Revolution population growth rate stood at 2.45 percent with an annual growth rate of 2.5 percent but the figure incrementally declined to 1.5 percent within the years and it, unfortunately, stands at less than one percent. "The issue will...

“There are two aspects to pursuing this case, one international and one internal,” he said in an interview on Wednesday. “In the international arena, we have been in contact with international judicial institutions since the early days of the assassination, including a detailed conversation with a senior Iraqi judicial official,...

In a Wednesday tweet, Mousavi wrote, “As global health is at stake & we need global solidarity & science-led leadership more than ever, Trump's letter to @WHO Director-General is undermining the professionalism & independence of the Organization. It is a vain attempt at the wrong time.” US President Trump...

Some excerpts of the statement are read as follows, The noble nation of Islamic Iran, oppressed people of Palestine and all oppressed in the world Commander Qassem Soleimani was the commander of combatants of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps [IRGC] on the battlefield. Everywhere in the world, if any arrogant...

The new sanctions affect the Great Tehran Penitentiary in Iran's capital, the Law Enforcement Forces Cooperative Foundation, and Qarchak Prison, also situated in Tehran. All three entities are targeted with secondary Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA)-related restrictions. The sanctions are also imposed by seven other officials in the...

In this bilateral talk, the two sides also discussed issues related to the Caucasian region [South Caucasus] and Central Asia. Iranian Embassy in Russia announced in a statement that “in this phone talk, the two sides exchanged their views on the bilateral ties, situation in Afghanistan, Shanghai Cooperation Organization [SCO], coronavirus...

Afghanistan noted that the investigations can help the improvement of the case, shed light on details, and influence the final decisions of the two sides over the case. On May 1, some claims surfaced in media reports that Iranian border guards had tortured and thrown as many as 57 Afghans into...

He made the remarks in a meeting to investigate and explain the use of nuclear radiation in industry, agriculture, and medical treatment in Markazi province. As he explained there are currently three gamma and one electron-beam system in Iran. He added that currently, there are three Gamma systems in the country in Tehran, Bonab, and Shahrekord,...

Some 26,290 kilograms of illicit drugs consisting of 18,951 kilograms of opium and 2,356 kilograms of hashish, 556 kilograms of heroin, 181 kilograms of crystal, 37 kilograms of grass, 152 kilograms of morphine, and 4,057 kilograms of other kinds of drugs have been confiscated by police forces across the country...

TEHRAN, May 19 (MNA) – Mehr news agency has taken a look at the simple fast-breaking tablecloths which have been spread by people around the city [either at homes, mosques or businesses] on the occasion of holy month of Ramadan.       ...

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – The ceremony of second stage of operation of new rail fleets in the current year named after ‘Surge in Production’ was held at the venue of Central Building of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways on Tue. in the presence of Minister of Roads...

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – The 22nd phase of archaeological excavations, i.e. the exposure, processing, and recording of archaeological remains, of Hegmataneh commenced on Tuesday. Hegmataneh is located in a suburban area of Hamedan. It is universally well known because the Median Dynasty was established over there. After...

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – Here are the front pages of Iran-based international newspapers on Wednesday, May 20.              ...

SANANDAJ, May 20 (MNA) – The tulip flowers on the plains of the western Iranian city of Sanandaj, Kordestan province, have given a mesmerizing scenery to that region.       ...

TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – Here are photos that compare the same spots in central Tehran on March 24 and May 13. Iranian officials and medical experts have warned that people should continue to follow social distancing guidelines despite the re-opening of the economy.    ...