News Archive - 29 October 2020

Iran announces its priorities in academic coop. with China

According to the Deputy Minister of Science for International Affairs Hossein Salar Amoli, Iran intends to expand its cooperation with China in the human workforce, artificial intelligence, knowledge-based companies, and innovative business sectors. "China is a target country for the development of our cooperation," he said. "Currently 1,600 Iranian students, mostly studying...

Iranian animation goes to German film festival

The synopsis of the story reads, “The daughter is waiting for the man to arrive. The pigeon delivers their message. The man goes on board the ship. The autumn storm shakes things up. Everyone is depressed and frustrated. The pigeon, however, does not wait until spring arrives and begins the...

Macron under foreign influence: French journalist

Macron has sparked outrage across the Muslim world by accusing French Muslims of "separatism" and describing Islam as "a religion in crisis." That coincided with the murder of a French teacher who showed blasphemous cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad to elementary school children in the class. Macron paid tribute...

Islamic Unity Conf. should pursue new ways for solidarity

Senior Shia cleric who made the second speech at the opening ceremony of 34th Islamic Unity Conference hailed the annual event for sending the message of unity to world Muslims and stressed any effort to boost solidarity in the world of Islam counts for a way of worshipping the Almighty...

Get rid of your arrogance O Macron!

Following the recent anti-Islam rhetoric by French President Emanuel Macron and his support of caricatures insulting Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim has issued a statement, urging him to leave such arrogant policies. Below is the text of his letter to Macron: In the name of Allah the most...

Man shot dead in Avignon after threatening public with weapon

He was shot dead in Montfavet, a district in the city of Avignon, on Thursday, police said, Reuters reported Authorities said he had threatened passersby earlier with a handgun. The incident in Avignon happened on the same morning at least three people were killed in a church in Nice, whose...

3 killed, several injured in knife attack in France's Nice

Mayor Christian Estrosi said on Twitter the knife attack had happened in or near the city’s Notre Dame church and that police had detained the attacker, France24 reported. Police said thee people were confirmed to have died after the attack. Estrosi tweeted, “I can confirm everything lets us think this...

Iranian, Russian deputy FMs discuss Nagorno-Karabakh conflict

During the meeting, the diplomats discussed a range of issues regarding the developments in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, as well as Iran’s initiative to improve the situation. Earlier today, Araghchi held talks with Russia's ِDeputy Foreign Minister for Central Asia and Caucasus Andrei Rudenko. Araghchi had said at Moscow Airport that...

Iranian president's special envoy arrives in Moscow

Araghchi visited the Azerbaijan Republic on Wednesday and conferred on the issue in five important and constructive meetings with Azerbaijan's president, political assistant to the president, deputy prime minister, minister of foreign affairs and deputy foreign minister. He discussed various aspects of bilateral relations, latest developments in the Nagorno-Karabakh war...

US addiction to sanctions shows invalidity of its policy

In a tweet on Wed., Mahmoud Vaezi wrote, “Addiction of White House’s team to gambling of sanctions indicates frustration of Trump’s close aides with the future of the team and discrediting of current US policies.” “Our nation will also turn the new sanctions into a document of inefficiency...

Iran Leader's letter to French youth shows hypocrisy in West

Recently, French President Emanuel Macron has sparked outrage across the Muslim world by accusing French Muslims of "separatism" and describing Islam as "a religion in crisis." He has also publicly attacked Islam in defense of the publication of derogatory cartoons of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Such blasphemous remarks have led to widespread...

Iranian president congratulates Turkey’s Republic Day

In a message to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan released on Thursday, Rouhani congratulated his counterpart on the 97th anniversary of Turkey’s Republic Day. He further said Tehran-Ankara relations are based on good neighborliness and deep-rooted cultural and religious commonalities between the peoples of the two countries. Rouhani expressed confidence...

Cleric terms ‘Islamic Unity’ as a strategy to reach peace

Addressing the opening ceremony of the 34th edition of the International Islamic Unity Conference which was held online on Thursday, Hojjat-ol-Eslam Hamid Shahriari, the head of the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought, said “The Islamic Unity Week, which coincides with the auspicious birth anniversary of Prophet...

COVID-19 infections soaring in Iran

Speaking at a daily press conference on Thursday, Health Ministry Spokesperson Sima Lari said that with the new record high of infections, the total number of COVID-19 patients in Iran has reached 596,941. She also said that 2,924 new cases have been hospitalized in the past 24 hours while 5,055...

Traditional goldsmithing in Yazd

Yazd, Oct. 28 (MNA) – Traditional goldsmithing is one of the popular arts in Yazd Province that the craftsmen and artists of this city have been working in this field for many years.

Clergymen rally in front of French embassy in Tehran

TEHRAN, Oct. 29 (MNA) – A number of clergymen in Tehran rallied in front of the French embassy in Tehran on Thursday morning to voice their strong protest against the recent anti-Islam comments by the European country’s president, Emanuel Macron.    ...

Front pages of Iran’s English-language dailies on Oct. 29

TEHRAN, Oct. 29 (MNA) – Here are the front pages of Iran’s English-language dailies on Thursday, October 29.    ...