News Archive - 9 August 2020

The Iranian film has been accepted into Brazil’s São Paulo International Short Film Festival, Italy’s Sedicicorto International Film Festival, Spain’s ANIFF Active Nonviolence International Film Festival, and Romania’s Anonimul International Independent Film Festival. 'Funfair' is a short film about members of a family who risk their lives to earn more...

“President Emmanuel Macron's warning in Lebanon wasn't a heal to the wound of the Beirut blast,” Hossein Amir-Abdollahian tweeted on Saturday. “With united ethnicities, faiths and movements, Lebanon who has stood firmly against Israel can maintain national unity, independence.” Amir-Abdollahian stressed, “Lebanon needs assistance and solidarity, not intervention by...

The UN's World Food Program (WFP) warned that as economically ravaged Lebanon imports 85% of its food, the flow could be severely damaged. The World Health Organization (WHO), meanwhile, said it lost several containers of essential medical supplies in the blast, with personal protective equipment (PPE) completely destroyed. "WFP is...

Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Majid Takht-Ravanchi said in identical letters to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the UN Security Council circulated on Friday that Iran “expresses its strongest objections against this violation of international law and will pursue the issue through relevant international bodies.”...

As a senior IRCS official Mohammad-Baqer Mohammadi, the deputy head of IRCS told IRNA on Saturday, the Iranian body has sent a special group to Beirut on Friday to assess the damages to the city. The relief agency said that diagnosis kits and medicine needed by COVID-19 and cancer patients...

According to al-Alam News Network, the Lebanese Health Ministry on Friday night noted that 120 people out of 6,000 wounded are in critical condition and it is probable that the death toll rises. The searching mission still continues. According to the latest data released, at least 154 people were killed in...

As reported, the security forces, have arrested the perpetrator of the explosion of a sound bomb on Sadra Street in Ziba Shahr in Zahedan, and the necessary follow-up is underway to arrest others who involved in this terrorist act. More details will be announced in the near future. On August...

Aftab: Lebanon on verge of political explosion Ebtekar: Hook’s resignation; White House’s new tactic? Etemad: US should be held accountable for financing terrorism: Deputy FM Ettela’at: US’ anti-Iranian draft resolution to be rejected: AFP Inauguration of 3 important oil, petchem projects Iran: Brian Hook; victim of Maximum Pressure campaign Rouhani...

More than 3,000 people had been evacuated as of 6 am local time on Saturday (2100 GMT Friday), according to Ministry of the Interior and Safety data, as rains battered the southern part of the Korean peninsula. Eleven people are missing, Reuters reported. About 100 meters of levee collapsed at...

In his letter to Antonio Guterres, Majid Takht-Ravanchi informed of the terrorist groups' destructive measures in Iran under the direct support of the US. The Iranian official lamented that the US has not taken any proper measures to return the group's members to Iran for being sentenced in the country, which is...

People are not receiving life-saving treatments or coronavirus protection in Iran, Sudan, Syria, or Yemen amid sanctions overreach, experts said in a statement on Friday, according to the Middle East Eye. They added that humanitarian exemptions "are not working", with people failing to receive life-saving treatments and coronavirus protection. "Sanctions should be lifted - or...

"Despite the fact that Saudi Arabia is an NPT member and has a mutual agreement with the IAEA, but it avoids accepting IAEA's investigations and does not allow any research on its nuclear activities," he said noting that Saudi Arabia is developing and implementing an obscure nuclear program.  Adding that Saudi...

“Islam teaches us that it is not possible to survive except in the presence of an Imam who is as great in value as Islam itself,” Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Ahmed Qassim said on Saturday on the occasion of the Eid al-Ghadir. He added that during the absence of the Infallible Imam,...

A car bomb explosion occurred in the city of Ghazni on Saturday evening, targeting a unit of the public protection forces, Afghanistan's Ministry of Interior said in a statement, TOLO News reported.  The explosion was followed by an attempt to storm the compound in Kotal-e-Rawza area in the city of...

The Liaison and Coordination Officers’ Operations Room, which monitors violations of the Stockholm Agreement and Ceasefire in Hodeidah, reported 158 violations staged by US-Saudi forces and mercenaries during the past 24 hours, Al-Masirah reported on Saturday night.  The source pointed out that the violations included the killing of a...

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In a letter from the Assembly of Mayors of Iranian Metropolises sent on Friday, Tehran Mayor Pirouz Hanachi and 17 other mayors of Iran’s big cities expressed their sincere condolences to Jamal Itani, the mayor of Beirut. The Iranian mayors said the tragic incident in Beirut had “caused deep grief...

Speaking on Friday, Mehrdad Sa’adat pointed to the latest situation of admitting Iranian trucks at Turkish border and impact of the coronavirus outbreak on trade volume exchange between the two countries of Iran and Turkey and reiterated, “we try to compensate a four-month export gap with Turkey.” Presently, “we...

“People have to believe that America is our enemy and is always trying to make people tired of the Islamic Revolution,” Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Movahhedi Kermani, Tehran’s provisional Friday prayers leader, told Mehr News Agency on Sunday. “Americans think that they can witness a day when Iranian people are tired...

Noting that the world is coping with the virus for almost six months, he thanked the Iranian medical staff in the said time as well as the nation's cooperation with the administration. He added that the virus pandemic may remain for another six months or by the time a vaccine...

 Seyyed Ali Mousavi said, "The Iraqi side announced on 30 July, that the Shalamcheh trade border would be closed from Eid al-Adha to Eid al-Ghadir." “Today, the international border of Shalamcheh was reopened and traders of the two countries resumed their activities”, he added. Exports of non-oil goods, including foodstuffs,...

Celebrating the 100th anniversary of their diplomatic relations, Iran and Russia are witnessing an ever-increasing development in their mutual ties. They are conducting constructive negotiations on the JCPOA, the Syrian crisis, ongoing affairs in Iraq, Yemen, Lybia as well as regional and international cooperation in the fight against terrorism. Both...

The Commander of Maritime Guards in Hormozgan Colonel Hossein Dehaki said on Sunday that border guards in Bandar Lengeh naval base managed to identify two smuggling bands following intelligence operations. He added that they have successfully seized 1 vessel and 1 vehicle, in addition to the confiscation of 1 ton of opium. The war on...

In a statement on Sunday, the ministry said that its staff have donated 12,692,600,000 rials (nearly $55,000 USD) to the Maneuver which aims to help those families affected by the pandemic and its economic aspects. The maneuver was launched by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei...

He made the remarks in the closing session of the Loya Jirga, a gathering of Afghan politicians and community leaders. "Loya jirga made our wishes come true. Peace will make life beautiful. People were worried about freedom and their rights. All the Afghan children, boys and girls, will go to...

Mohammad Taghi Amini announced that the Cultural Counsellory of Iran in Italy Published the first volume of the book "Simorgh: Thirty Interviews with Italian Iranologists" in collaboration with IsMEO, the Italian Institute for Middle and the Far East. 1000 copies of this 275-page book including foreword of Akbar Qoli, the...

Beirut is now in a two-week state of emergency after an explosion ripped through the city killing at least 158 people and injuring thousands. 80 people are still missing due to the explosion. The blast has displaced as many as 300,000 citizens and left around 5,000 wounded. The event has...

According to Iran’s Seismological Center affiliated to the Institute of Geophysics of Tehran University, the earthquake occurred at 13:46 p.m. local time (GMT+4:30) on Sunday at a depth of 8 kilometers. The epicenter of the quake was located at 45.62 degrees longitude (west) and 34.25 degrees latitude...

Iran’s Health Ministry Spokesperson Sima Lari made the announcement on Sunday, saying that the number of total coronavirus cases in the country has so far reached 326,712 with the death toll standing at 18,427. COVID-19 has infected 2,020 people and claimed 163 lives in Iran in the past 24 hours,...

In addition, the country managed to set up new airlines in tough sanctions conditions imposed against the Islamic Republic of Iran. Speaking on Sunday in the farewell and introduction ceremony of the former head of Iranian Civil Aviation Organization (CAO), Touraj Dehghani added, “Iranian aviation industry faced a comprehensive and...

The federation noted that it had also invited some European teams to the event, including Belarus and Ukraine, but the invitations have not been accepted due to concerns over the COVID-19 outbreak. Accordingly, the tournament which was initially planned to be held with six teams, will see only four teams...

In a letter to the UN Security Council, Nayef Falah Mubarak Al-Hajraf, Secretary-General of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council, has accused the Islamic Republic of supporting terrorism and sectarian organizations. Banning Iran from arms trade will lead to stability and security in the region, claimed Al-Hajraf without acknowledging that Saudi...

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"The findings of the aviation accident investigation committee and the information of the plane's black boxes were collected, and it is scheduled that Iranian and Ukrainian delegations to reach a final conclusion and issue a final statement soon," said Mohammad Eslami on Sunday regarding the publishing time of information of black boxes of Flight 752, the Ukrainian passenger...

"Preventing Iran's strategic cooperation with the East and the continuation of the national economy's dependence on oil is the basis of the West's political stance towards our country," he tweeted. "Iran has been moving towards the two targets [ i.e. developing Eastern ties and reducing reliance oil revenues] and...

Speaking at the unveiling ceremony of the carbon-fiber prosthetic feet product at the Deputy of Science and Technology Ministry, CEO of a knowledge-based firm said, “According to World Health Organization, Physical recovery, obtaining independence and the return of the disabled person to society are some of the goals which have been set...

Starting on August 3, the internal event saw top chess players of the country competing online. Maghsoodloo announced the winner of the event after 13 rounds. The competition, according to the Chess Federation, was held with the Olympiad format so as to make players ready for the upcoming FIDE Olympiad.

Abolfazl Amouei, the spokesman of the Commission made the remarks in an interview with Mehr News Agency on Sunday and adding that the Iranian Foreign Minister’s Special Aide for the Middle East and North African Affairs attended the Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission and expounded on the latest information...

The index registered a growth of 2.18 percent on this day. The TSE’s equal-weighted index gained 11,642 to stand at 546,020 points to end in green on Sunday. About 9.05 billion shares valued at 170.07 trillion rials (nearly $759 million) were exchanged for the day. IFX, the main index of Iran’s over-the-counter (OTC) market,...

In a tweet on Sunday on the anniversary of nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the US, Seyyed Abbas Mousavi lashed out at the US regime, saying that the country which is behind nuclear bombings of two cities in Japan, killing thousands of people, now claims to be advocating the...

In a tweet on Sunday, he referred to the resignation of US special representative for Iran, Brian Hook, and wrote that the appointment of Elliott Abrams for an impossible mission and putting maximum pressure on Iran shows confusion in Trump’s foreign policy. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi had also...

During the meeting, Heidari submitted the first draft of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the field of Media cooperation. He said that state media of the two countries have had a good collaboration in recent years and further expressed hope that both sides boost mutual ties in the near...

Referring that the Red Crescent Society always provides humanitarian aid to any country that needs help, without regarding any political attitude, Karim Hemmati said  “Iran was the first country to help Lebanon." He went on  to say that  preparing a 5-ton shipment to help Lebanon in less than 8 hours shows that...

Over 91,000 tons of copper cathode was produced in the country in the first four months of the current year, indicating a one percent growth as compared to the last year’s corresponding period. According to the statistical tables, Meydouk and Sarcheshmeh copper production plants produced 91,080 tons of copper cathode...

BEIRUT, Aug. 08 (MNA) – Iran has dispatched two shipments of humanitarian aid to Beirut following the devastating explosions in Lebanese capital. The consignments include food and medical supplies, and field hospitals for treatment of the injured.    ...

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The event of Ghadir Khumm refers to a sermon delivered by the Islamic prophet Muhammad at the Pond of Khumm, shortly before his death in 632 CE. According to Shi'ite traditions, in the sermon, Muhammad announced Ali ibn Abi Talib as his successor, after which the final verse of the...

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – The international Pardis 1 shopping center in Kish Island, south Iran, went on fire on Sunday morning. Firefighters are trying to contain the fire.    ...

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – The Chancellor of the Islamic Azad University (IAU), Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi made a visit to Mehr News Agency on Sunday.                                           ...