News Archive - 2 May 2021

As Atlas News reported, during the attack, eight Afghan soldiers were killed and six were injured. No information has been released about the number of those injured or lost lives from the Taliban group. According to the Doha agreement between the US and the Taliban, the withdrawal of foreign troops...

US President Joe Biden's claim of “Armenian genocide” by the Ottoman Empire can have only two reasons, Turkish Vice-President Fuat Oktay said, adding that the Biden's claim was in line with US domestic policy goals or Washington's desire to return to the international arena. He went on to say that...

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Turkish police detained a member of the ISIL Takfiri terrorist group in Istanbul, Sputnik reported. According to the report, this terrorist was one of the most important people close to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of this terrorist group who was killed two years ago. The mentioned terrorist was arrested...

According to Associated Press (AP), some 700 pieces of equipment from the Florida National Guard’s 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team were being discharged from the USNS Bob Hope at Durres, 33 kilometers (20 miles) west of the capital, Tirana. They will be used for two weeks of training involving up...

In a statement on Sunday, Fawzi Barhoum, a Hamas spokesman, held the Israeli regime responsible for harming the inhabitants of Sheikh Jarrah district of holy Quds, where Palestinian homes and structures are being demolished for the construction of a new settlement outpost in the area, According to Tehran-based English-language Press TV. The remarks came...

According to the Palestine Al-Yawm website, the shooting took place near an Israeli regime's military checkpoint in the "Zatra" district. The website said that two of the wounded Zionist soldiers are in critical condition. Eyewitnesses said that a Palestinian got out of a car near the military checkpoint and started shooting at...

Chairman of Bushehr Port Chamber of Commerce Khorshid Gazderazi said: "Currently, the process of customs formalities for exporters of Bushehr province in the customs of Qatar is very long and time-consuming." He noted that Qatari ports are among the main export destinations for Iranian exporters and it is vital...

The US may un-freeze Iranian assets worth a total of $7 billion, the Lebanese network Al-Mayadeen reported citing anonymous sources in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Additionally, the two countries may conduct an exchange of prisoners, the TV channel reported. According to the media outlet, Tehran might hand over four...

The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei delivered a live televised speech on the occasion of the National Teachers' Day and International Workers' Day (May Day). The 12th day of Ordibehesht, the second month on the Iranian calendar, which fell on May 2 this year, has been designated...

Security talks have been held between Iran and Britain, the source said as Al-Mayadeen reported, and the London government will soon release £400 million of confiscated Iranian assets. Iran will release Nazanin Zaghari, who has been convicted of spying for the British intelligence service in Iran.  Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is sentenced...

The synopsis of 'White Winged Horse' read, "A man returns to his Iranian hometown, which was destroyed in the war 20 years ago. He is searching for his childhood sweetheart who had promised him, eternal love - if he were to return as a white-winged horse." 'White Winged Horse'...

Jake Sullivan US National Security Adviser in a speech on Sunday announced that the United States has not reached an agreement with the Islamic Republic of Iran in Vienna. “We have not yet reached an agreement with Iran in Vienna and there is a gap that needs to be proceeded...

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Iranian Parliament Speaker’s Special Aide for International Affairs made the comments in a meeting with the head of Hamas bureau in Iran, Khaled Ghadoomi on Sunday.  At the beginning of the meeting, Amir Abdullahian pointed to the developments in the region and the events that took place in the occupied territories, saying, "The desperate...

Ned Price, the US State Department Spokesman said, "Reports about the prisoners’ swap agreement (with Iran) are not true. As we said, we always raise the issue of prisoners detained or missed in Iran, and we will not stop until we bring them back to their families,” Al Jazeera reported. Hours...

The spokesman of National Headquarters for Managing and Fighting the Coronavirus, or the National Coronavirus Task Force Dr. Alireza Raisi said on Sunday that the vaccination program against COVID-19 for the general population has been delayed until the start of autumn due to the lack of commitment to the early promises by the...

The latest statistics for the last Iranian year of 1399 (March 21, 2020-2021) released by World Trade Atlas show that despite the intensification of the cruel foreign sanctions and the restrictions on trade and travel amid the Covid-19 pandemic, Iran exported its commodities and services to more than 143 countries and imported from 123 countries. In...

Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Belarus in his visit to Gomel province met and held talks with the governor-general, chairman of Chamber of Commerce, Industry and head of Free Trade Zone of this province and exchanged their views on the strategies for activation of provincial communications as...

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New Orleans police on Sunday announced that eight people were injured and one was killed in last night's (local time) shootings in the city. In this incident, five people were taken to the hospital, one of whom died due to the severity of his injuries in the hospital, CNN reported.

The series of operations of the Iraqi forces against the remnants of the terrorists of the ISIL group continues in different parts of the country, Al-Furat News reported. According to the report, Iraqi army forces targeted ISIL remnant positions in Diyala province. ِDuring the operation, Iraqi forces have managed to...

Colonel Sonny Leggett in a tweet announced, "Kandahar Airfield received ineffective indirect fire this afternoon; no injury to personnel or damage to equipment." In an interview with local media today, Police Chief of Kandahar Colonel Sharifullah Sartayib said that two rockets were fired at Kandahar Airport, but there was no damage.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says the government has approved using the Petro cryptocurrency as the basis for calculating social benefit payments, in order to tackle inflation. In early March, the Central Bank of Venezuela said it would introduce three new banknotes – 200k, 500k, and 1 million bolivars – amid...

According to Iraqi media, the blast took place on the Samawah-Baghdad road in the southern Iraqi province of Al Muthanna but did not cause any casualties. This logistics convoy was entering Iraq from Kuwait. According to the reports, no group has so far claimed responsibility for targeting the American convoy.

Tariq Arian, the Spokesperson of Afghanistan's Interior Ministry said that the incident took place Saturday night in northern Kabul, in the Karizmir district of the province's Shakardara District. At least nine people have been killed in the fire, he said, adding that so far, 14 injured have been taken to hospitals. According to...

The 29-year-old sportsman, who was unarmed, was shot dead by police on April 14. His wife Lindsay Myeni had filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the police. The body of Myeni arrived at the OR Tambo International Airport here on Saturday, Xinhua reported. A brief prayer service was held at...

TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA) – Muslims observed the Night of Decree, or Qadr Night, on Sunday, 19th of Ramadan in Imam Ali holy shrine in Najaf, Iraq.       ...

According to the informed source and based on the initial information, between 15 and 20 prisoners have escaped from a prison for terrorist convicts and drug traffickers, Sputnik reported.  So far their escape plan has not been revealed. He added that investigations are underway to return the fugitives to the prison. However,...

Fawzi Barhoum Hamas Spokesman showed reaction to the heinous moves of the Zionist regime in the expansion of settlements in the occupied lands and territories, Al-Youm News reported. The settlements of the Zionist regime will cause more displacement of Palestinians, he said, adding, “We are witnessing this today in the...

The process of evacuating residents from the nearby residential homes has started. All entrances to the area were blocked to traffic. Six firefighting teams are on the scene, with additional forces on their way, in an effort to extinguish the flames. Located 15km SE of Tel Aviv, Ben Gurion is...

Elements affiliated with Mansour Hadi's ousted government attempted to take control of the Al-Fakhr and Habil al-Abdi districts in Dhale province. However, due to the resistance of the Yemeni army forces and the people's committees, they were forced to retreat, with very heavy casualties. According to informed military sources, 40...

"We regard the manoeuvres committed by the human scum in the south as a serious provocation against our state and will look into an action corresponding to them", she said as quoted by North Korean state media KCNA. According to Sputnik news agency, her message comes after a group called the Fighters...

According to the reports, Hashd al-Sha’abi forces have targeted the positions of ISIL takfiri terrorists in the east of Salah al-Din province. The operation was mainly concentrated in the Tuz Khurmato area of Salah al-Din. According to security sources, removing the remnants of Takfiri elements in Salah al-Din and its...

The series of hostile actions of the Zionist military forces against Palestinian citizens still continue in the occupied lands and territories. Israeli army forces opened fire at a Palestinian woman in "Bethlehem" in the West Bank on Sunday, seriously injuring her, Palestine Al-Yawm reported. Palestinian sources announced that the woman...

Arab media reported on Sunday morning that the Yemeni Armed Forces had launched a drone operation against the Saudi coalition. A suicide drone was fired by Yemeni forces at Khamis Mushait in southern Saudi Arabia, Sky News reported, citing a spokesman for the Saudi coalition. The Saudi coalition, of course, as...

Ordibehesht 12 in the Iranian calendar corresponding with May 1 or 2 is the martyrdom anniversary of one of the most significant ideologists of the Islamic Revolution, Morteza Motahari. Ayatollah Morteza Motahari was one of the most prominent intellectual and cultural figures of modern time. With a very high command...

The event was held in Moscow on the occasion of the 880th birth anniversary of the Iranian poet. As reported, 57 works of art including manuscripts, miniature images from Ganjavi's books, and several large and small carpets also containing images of Ganjavi's book subjects were showcased in the event. The purpose of...

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Arman-e Melli: Saudi Arabia, Turkey do not want improvement of Iran’s ties with West: expert Ebtekar: Danger of African coronavirus in southern provinces JCPOA revival; a disaster for Israel Etemad: Araghchi: Differences became clearer Ettela’at: Bomb blast in Afghanistan kills 27, injures 110 Gen. Soleimani became more unique after martyrdom:...

Posting a message on his Instagram account on Sunday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif spoke about the recent internal development around the leaked audio file that became a tool for some separatist movements. In the past week, there have been many interpretations of my statements; some have tried to...

Speaking with IRNA on Sun., Vajihollah Jafari expounded on the latest situation of Comprehensive Steel Plan in the country and added, “According to the latest studies, 39.4 million and 37.18 million tons of steel ingot and sponge iron were produced by the end of the last Iranian calendar...

"After years of warning that such domination of Palestinian life could lead to apartheid, it is now clear that Israel has crossed all human borders and entered the valley of apartheid and racial discrimination," the report said.  In an interview with the British Guardian newspaper, the director of West...

The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has sunk into oblivion. There is no more such conflict and if someone thinks that this conflict continues, he is wrong. And Azerbaijan has no plans to use force in the territory of compact settlement of Armenians in Karabakh. These words belong to the President of Azerbaijan.

According to the Public Relations Department of the Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA), Iranian Animation “Crab” made its 16th international appearance at the Atlanta International Film Festival in the United States. Along with several other short films from the United States, France, Germany, Qatar,...

South Korea’s Ambassador to Tehran Ryu Jeong-Hyun bid farewell to Zarif as his tenure ended in Iran. HJ/

Despite oppressive and unjust sanctions imposed against the country as well as restrictions caused by the spread of coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic, Islamic Republic of Iran managed to export its non-oil products to 143 world countries last year, Seyyed Rouhollah Latifi reiterated. He went on to say that Islamic Republic of...

In an interview with Al-Arabiya on Tuesday evening, the Saudi Crown Prince said that Iran is a neighbor of Saudi Arabia and hopes that his country can have good relations with it. Many believe that the Saudi Crown Prince's remarks about Iran and Yemen show significant changes in Saudi Arabia's hostile...

"Iran and Iraq have agreed to continue imports of Iranian gas and electricity and Iraq will pay its debts to Iran," Hantoush said on Sunday hailing Tehran-Baghdad warm ties. "In recent years, Iran has helped Iraq supply its needed fuel for the power plants and to exported electricity to this country," he...

Sima Lari, the spokeswoman of the ministry, announced the new record figure, adding that 2,711 of those newly-detected patients have been hospitalized. The total number of COVID cases in the country is standing at 2,534,855 she added. The outbreak has claimed the lives of 394 people since Saturday, bringing the death...

President Hassan Rouhani made the remarks during the 222nd session of gov't Economic Coordination Headquarters chaired by him, during which he first touched upon the issue of supplying foreign currencies necessary to purchase and import anti-Covid 19 vaccines from abroad. Speeding up the domestic production or imports of vaccines, accelerating the supply...

The US media made the claim citing Iranian and Iraqi officials who spoke on condition of anonymity. Recent reports claimed that Tehran and Riyadh have held negotiations in Baghdad to solve disputes. Both Tehran and Riyadh have rejected the reports. Meanwhile, Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh reacted to the...

TABRIZ, May 03 (MNA) – Iranian health care staff are combating the lethal virus in the Islamic month of Ramadan amid the spread of a fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic in Iran.    ...

TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA) – Here are the front pages of Iran’s English-language dailies on Sunday, May 02.

MASHHAD, May 02 (MNA) – The ceremony of 19th night of holy month of Ramadan was held in the holy shrine of Imam Reza (PBUH) in Mashhad on Sat. by fully observing of anti-coronavirus and social-distancing protocols. In this ceremony, Ayatollah Alam al-Hoda Leader’s representative in Khorasan Razavi province...

TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA) – People of Tehran observed the Night of Decree, or Qadr Night, on Sunday, 19th of Ramadan in Behesht-e Zahra while following health protocols amid the coronavirus pandemic.           ...

TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA) – The Iranian Para-athletes who are going to attend the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo received second doses of Covid-19 vaccines at the Azadi Sports Complex medical center.    ...