News Archive - 14 May 2021

Guterres calls for de-escalation of hostilities in Gaza

"Out of respect for the spirit of Eid, I appeal for an immediate de-escalation and cessation of hostilities in Gaza and Israel [regime]," he tweeted. "Too many innocent civilians have already died. This conflict can only increase radicalization and extremism in the whole region," he added. The death toll in...

Jordanians protest in support of Palestinians

Demonstrations against the “Zionist enemy” took place in Kerak in central Jordan, the southern city of Maan, and other cities in the south, the Jordanian news website Khaberni reported. The protesters demanded an end to normalization agreements between Arab states and the Israeli regime and burned the regime's flags.

Africa voices solidarity with Palestinians

Protests were held in cities across East Africa on Thursday to condemn the wanton killings of the Palestinian people by the Israeli regime. Grand Mufti of Uganda Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubajje urged the international community to stand by principled parameters for peace in the Israeli regime-Palestine conflict and facilitate...

Israeli airstrike hits residential house in Gaza's Shujayea

Safa Press agency is reporting in the last half hour that an Israeli airstrike has hit and destroyed a house in the Shujayea neighbourhood of Gaza City. There were no immediate reports on casualties. The report said that the home of the Hassouna family located in eastern Gaza City was...

Briefing on Iran's daily developments

Iran’s Foreign Ministry issues statement on Nakba Day Iran’s Foreign Ministry has released a statement on the occasion of Nakba Day which marks the anniversary of the establishment of the illegitimate Zionist regime of Israel. In this statement, the Iranian ministry has urged governments and international organizations to fulfill their...

Some 300 applicants register for Presidential elections

The Constitutional Council's spokesman Abbas-Ali Kadkhodaei announced the information. As the registration of applicants seeking to run for president started officially on Tuesday morning a number of famous figures have submitted their documents in the first four days. The well-known personalities that have applied for candidacy so far include ex-defense...

Hoisting Zionist regime's flag in Vienna painful, shocking

In a tweet on late Friday, Seyyed Abbas Araghchi wrote, 'Vienna is the seat of IAEA & UN, and Austria so far been a great host for negotiations." "Shocking & painful to see flag of the occupying regime, that brutally killed tens of innocent civilians, inc many children in...

Tehran calls on Baku, Yerevan to avoid fuelling disagreement

"The Islamic Republic of Iran is closely and sensitively following the developments of the past few days along the borders of the two neighbouring countries, Armenia and the Azerbaijan Republic,” Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Friday. “Iran hopes that the dispute would be settled as soon as possible with the...

Headlines of Iranian Persian dailies on May 15

Ebtekar: Mashal: Ground attack to be Zionist regime’s own trap Etela’at: Zionist crimes leave 119 Palestinian martyred, more than 600 injured Rouhani: Cooperation with Islamic countries against Zionist regime a must  Iran: Number of Gazan martyrs hit 119 Jumhuri-e Eslami: Zionists attack Qaza with 160 warplanes  European diplomats: Vienna talks...

Iranian, Spanish FMs exchange views on economic, trade coop.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met and held talks with his Spanish counterpart Arancha González Laya, and the minister of industry, trade, and tourism, Ms. Reese Maruto so as to discuss and exchange views on economic and trade cooperation between the two countries. In this meeting, Zarif referred...

Ferdowsi preserver of Persian identity, language, heritage

Abul-Qasem Ferdowsi Tusi (940 – 1020Ad) was born into a family of Iranian landowners (dehqans) in 940 in the village of Paj, near the city of Tus, in the Khorasan region of the Samanid Empire, which is located in the present-day Khorasan Razavi Province of northeastern Iran. In the course of...

Zionists continuing their crimes in Gaza

The regime continued on Friday to bombard Gaza Strip with airstrikes and artillery shells, ignoring international calls for calm. As reported, the Israeli regime's planes bombed the northern and southern parts of Gaza on Thursday night and early Friday morning. The Zionist artillery also targeted areas bordering the occupied...

Zionist regime attacks target on Lebanese-Syrian border

The decades-old Israeli occupying regime-Palestine conflict has flared up again in recent days with two sides launching air attacks at each other.  The death toll is on a constant rise. The latest fatalities bring to 113 the official death toll, including at least 31 children. More than 580...

9 injured in Rhode Island shooting

Nine people in Rhode Island's capital were injured in a shooting Thursday, Providence Police Chief Hugh Clement said during a news conference. Three victims are "very seriously injured, maybe critically," Clement said. Only one patient was taken to the Rhode Island Hospital by ambulance while the rest arrived in...

US Air Force plane deliveres secret cargo to Zionists

As Sputnik reported on Friday noon, the cargo and transport aircraft used by air forces, the  C-17 Globemaster III, delivered a secret cargo to the Tel Aviv Ben Gurion Airport in early Friday. The plane left Ramstein Air Base, located in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, on Thursday night and landed in Ben Gurion...

Chinese smart satellite facility begins work in Wuhan

China's first smart manufacturing plant for satellites has started formal operation in Wuhan, Hubei province, featuring an annual production capability of as many as 240 satellites, its owner said. The first satellite made by the complex rolled off the assembly line on Thursday at a production commencement ceremony. The...

12 killed in explosion at Kabul mosque during Friday prayers

Ferdous Faramarz, the spokesman for the Kabul police, said 12 people, including the mosque’s Imam, had been killed, and 15 others wounded, Reuters reported. The blast happened inside the mosque when people had gathered for Friday prayers on the second day of Eid al-Fitr – which was supposed to...

Iran’s Foreign Ministry issues statement on Nakba Day

In this statement, the Iranian ministry has urged governments and international organizations to fulfill their duty to end the occupation of the Zionist regime and its continuing crimes and aggressions against Palestinians. The following is the full text of the Foreign Ministry's statement:  "Today marks the Nakba Day, while beloved Palestine is...

Iran wheelchair basketball team drawn in Group of Death

The Persians are pitted against reigning world champions Great Britain, 2016 Paralympic champions the US, world bronze medalists Australia, Germany, and Algeria in Group B, the Tehran Times reported. Group A consists of hosts Japan, Rio 2016 silver medalists Spain, Paralympic bronze medalists Turkey, Canada, South Korea, and Colombia.

Zarif meets with Spanish counterpart in Madrid

They exchanged views on the latest state of relations between the two countries in various political and economic fields on Thursday. Reviewing the relations between the two countries in various fields, Zarif assessed the capacity of economic cooperation between the two countries beyond the current condition and stressed the need...

Security forces detain, dismantle terror team in SE Iran

According to a statement by the Public Relations Department of IRGC Quds Force, a terror team has been dismantled and two terrorists are killed in an operation in the southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan. Some equipment and ammunition were seized from the terrorists during the operation. One of the IRGC forces has...

Iran coronavirus update: 10k new cases

Iranian ministry of health announced the new figure, adding that 1,545 of those newly-detected patients have been hospitalized. The total number of COVID cases in the country is standing at 2,732,152. The outbreak has claimed the lives of 202 people, bringing the death toll to 76,433 More than 2.19...

2-passenger plane crashes in east Tehran

Confirming the incident, Civil aviation authority spokesman Mohammad Hassan Zibakhsh said that investigations are underway to clarify the incident. Some sources say that the aircraft belongs to Iranian Police Aviation (HAVA NAJA) but Zibakhsh did not reject or confirm the subject. HJ/IRN84328778...

When Tel Aviv shakes

Netanyahu, the corrupt Prime Minister of a fake regime fighting for his political life, sought to strengthen his internal position by continuing to commit crimes against the oppressed Palestinian people, unaware that the Zionist regime was exposed to the most severe rocket attacks in its history by Palestinian resistance...

Front pages of Iran’s English dailies on May 15

TEHRAN, May 15 (MNA) – Here are the front pages of Iran’s English-language dailies on Saturday, May 15.   ...

4th day of presidential candidates registration

TEHRAN, May 14 (MNA) – Registration of candidates for the upcoming presidential election is continuing for the 4th day in Tehran on Friday.    ...