News Archive - 16 May 2021

Kirill Dmitriev, the head of the RDIF, which is responsible for marketing the vaccine abroad, said that approval of the shot by Venezuela follows successful use of the two-dose Sputnik V vaccine in the country and "will help accelerate the vaccination" campaign, Reuters has reported. Developed by Moscow's Gamaleya...

It is time to show unity and determination on Palestine, and Turkey is ready to take any necessary step, said Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu at an extraordinary meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Sunday, according to Anadolu Agency. Cavusoglu said that the regime in Tel...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on the UN Security Council to seek an early de-escalation of violence between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers. He also blamed the US for the council’s lack of action so far. “Regrettably, the council has so far failed to reach an agreement, with...

Here is the full text of the resolution adopted by the virtual open-ended extraordinary meeting of the OIC Executive Committee at the level of foreign ministers to discuss the aggression by Israel, the occupying power, in the Palestinian territories, in particular, al-Quds al-Shareef, as it has appeared on the OIC...

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Three young people were injured in a shooting at a stopover in Chicago, the United States. US police on Sunday announced that three young people were severely wounded in a shooting spree in Chicago, US, ABC News reported. According to the report, US police announced in this regard that...

After the National Salvation Government in Yemen and the Sadr movement in Iraq and their declaration of readiness to help Palestine, Syria is the third country to talk of its readiness to help Palestine in the face of the Zionist regime's war. The Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad made...

“Fighting must stop. It must stop immediately,” Guterres said as he opened a Security Council session delayed by Israel’s ally the United States, calling the violence that has killed nearly 200 people over the past week “utterly appalling.” “It has the potential to unleash an uncontainable security and...

"The destroyed towers and houses in Gaza will soon be reconstructed, but Tel Aviv regime's fake solemnity will never be rebuilt," the tweet said. "Israel is weaker than a spider web," it added. HJ/FNA14000226000236...

"The chain defeats of United States in Afghanistan & #Zionists against #ResistanceAxis are a sign of failure for their polices," he wrote. "We're ready to participate with the countries of the region in a mechanism to create collective security as an infrastructure for development & welfare of their nations,"...

In a phone talk with Turkish President Erdogan on Sun., Rouhani referred to the recent aggression of the Zionist regime in Holy Quds and the massacre of the oppressed Palestinian people, saying: "Palestine issue is still the most important issue of the Islamic Ummah, and it is necessary to...

"Met today with the US Special Envoy for #Iran Mr. Robert Malley," Ulyanov tweeted. "We and members of our teams had a frank and fruitful discussion on major issues related to the Vienna talks on restoration of the #JCPOA," he added. HJ/...

Ali Akbar Velyati made the remarks in a phone call with Ziad al-Nakhala, Secretary-General of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement on Sunday afternoon. During the telephone conversation, the Secretary-General of World Assembly of Islamic Awakening hailed the Palestinians for their bravery and steadfastness they have shown over the past few...

"Tonight, two shipments of Covid-19 vaccines will arrive in the country, out of which one million doses from one source and the rest 1.4 million doses of vaccine from the COVAX," the spokesman for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Kianoush Jahanpour said on Sunday while talking to reportrs. Jahanpour added, "the process of...

Speaking in a phone conversation with the Speaker of the People's Assembly of Syria Hammouda Youssef Sabbagh on Sunday, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf called for parliaments to take serious moves to stop atrocities and crimes of Israeli regime against Palestinians. The two sides discussed the recent developments...

Speaking among senior commanders in a local ceremony on Sunday, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi said that traitors of the region should know that blood of children of Gaza in Palestine will drown compromisers of ‘Deal of the Century’. Islamic Republic of Iran considers continuation of crimes and atrocities of...

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Second Brigadier General Ahmad Taheri broke the news on Sunday morning, saying that Saravan, Sib va Sooran anti-narcotics police forces identified members of an armed and organized drug-trafficking gang who intended to transport a large consignment of narcotics from the border areas to these cities and then to the center...

Ali Lashgari, a high-ranking official with the Association of Managers and Experts of the Iranian Shoe Industry (known as ASSOMES) gave some detail about  Iran’s footwear export to foreign countries. According to Lashgari in the last Iranian calendar year, Iran’s shoe export hit 105 million dollars which have increased...

The Zionist regime's Channel 13 reported the sirens went off warning of rocket attacks in the southern Zionist settlements. The Palestinian Safa news agency also reported that al-Qassam Brigades said that a large number of rocket-propelled grenades had been fired at Ashdod, Ashkelon, ‌Beersheba, Sderot, and two military bases.  Al-Qassam...

Iraqi security forces announced on Sunday that a terrorist operation in Diyala province has been thwarted. According to the report, an ISIL terrorist intended to target civilians by importing a bomb-laden motorcycle into Diyala province and stationing it on one of Baqubah streets. The series of operations of the...

Foreign Ministry said Sunday that Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi believes that the United Nations Organization is capable of ensuring peace and stability in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of US troops. "The hastiness of the US troops withdrawal has caused significant harm to the process of peaceful settlement in...

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The diplomatic relations between Venezuela and Colombia have been strained for decades, with the two countries accusing one another of providing funding and support to insurgents or terrorists seeking to topple one another's government. Eight Venezuelan soldiers have been captured during fighting with irregular Colombian armed groups in the...

According to Iraqi media, Iraq’s parliament, in the 2021 budget, allocated funds for the purchase of advanced military equipment in order to keep pace with the progress of the world's armies. The Deputy Chairman of the Security and Defense Committee in the Iraqi Parliament, Nayef Al-Shammari, announced on Saturday...

There are still widespread fuel shortages as of Saturday in the southeastern parts of the United States, where the major fuel supplier Colonial Pipeline Co. announced a return of its entire system to normal operations on Thursday after a ransomware attack forced the company to shut its network for...

Following a successful lift-off from Mahia, first-stage burn, and stage separation, Rocket Lab experienced an anomaly during its 20th Electron mission, "Running Out Of Toes". The issue occurred following second-stage ignition during the flight on May 15, 2021, UTC, resulting in the loss of the mission. The launch vehicle's...

"The Armenian side yet again firmly asked the Azerbaijani Armed Forces to leave the sovereign territory of the country and return to the initial positions without any preconditions in order to avoid the further aggravation of the situation and unpredictable consequences," the statement said, TASS reported. On Wednesday, the...

Issuing a statement in reaction to brutal crimes of the Zionist Regime, the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba strongly condemned the Israeli regime's indiscriminate bombing of the Gazan people, which has so far killed at least 122 people and injured hundreds. The following is the text of the...

In this statement, Yemen’s Ansarullah Movement called on Yemeni people to hold a large-scale rally on Monday to show solidarity with the Palestinian people and condemnation of Zionist regime’s atrocities and crimes against the oppressed people in Palestine. Participation of Yemeni people in the "Victory Rallies" will be carried...

Spain says its troops have left Afghanistan simultaneously with the withdrawal of foreign troops from the country.  Welcoming by Spain's King Felipe VI and Minister of Defence and Foreign Affairs Margarita Robles, 24 men and women military forces arrived in Madrid's military airport, according to a Spanish media outlet.

The following is the full text of the Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif's address to a virtual emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) amid the escalation of a new round of conflict between the Palestinian resistance forces and the Israeli regime's military in the occupied Palestinian territories on...

"The Asian Football Confederation has today confirmed the withdrawal of the DPR Korea Football Association from the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022," the AFC said in a statement, according to a report by the rance 24. No reasons were given for the withdrawal but South...

EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell said on Sunday that a meeting would be held on the escalating fighting between the Israeli regime and the Palestinian Resistance. In a tweet on Sunday, Borrell wrote, “In view of the ongoing escalation between Israel and Palestine and the unacceptable number of civilian...

Some informed sources in one of the Arab countries in the Persian Gulf region report that the UAE has cooperated militarily with the Zionist regime in the war it has started against the occupied Quds and the Gaza Strip. "Flights between Abu Dhabi-Dubai and Tel Aviv have increased dramatically...

Abu Hamza said that this new and advanced missile has been used during the "Sword of Quds" battle with the Zionist regime, Palestine Al-Youm reported. According to the report, this sophisticated missile was used in yesterday's attack of Islamic Jihad Resistance Movement against Zionist regime’s aggression on the Palestinian...

During the telephone conversation on Sunday, Iranian and Lebanese parliament speakers discussed the recent developments in Palestine and holy Al-Quds. While congratulating Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of fasting month of Ramadan, to his Lebanese counterpart, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf pointed to the recent crimes committed by the...

The online meeting is being held to discuss the situation in occupied Quds and Gaza, at the request of Saudi Arabia. The meeting between foreign ministers of OIC member nations addressed continuing Israeli regime's attacks in the Palestinian territories, which have escalated since last Monday.  Zarif arrived in Rome to...

The ceremony was held at the Amirkabir University of Technology in Tehran and was attended by several Iranian officials and MPs. Simorgh's current processing power is more than one petaflops (i.e. one thousand million million (1015) floating-point operations per second). This supercomputer will support businesses with the goal...

Iran’s Health Ministry Spokesperson Sima Lari made the announcement on Sunday, saying that 18,230 new cases of infection with the COVID-19 were found over the past 24 hours, 1,787 of whom were hospitalized. She added that the number of total coronavirus cases in the country has so far reached...

A total of 25 lawmakers in the Iranian Parliament issued a statement on Sunday to express their support for the Palestinians and the Quds resistance. The lawmakers said in their statement the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran awakened the Islamic countries and led the Muslim nations to rise up...

Following extensive intelligence operations, the IRGC Ashura Division forces of the province were informed of the activities of members of a large drug-trafficking gang in the province. As reported, five smugglers have been arrested in this regard in addition to the confiscation of 590 kilograms of Heroin. In addition to...

Condemning the recent attacks of the Zionist regime on Gaza Strips and Quds, Iranian journalist and media activists issued a statement on Sunday. The following is the full text of the statement: What is happening in occupied Palestine in recent days is undoubtedly contrary to all the sublime human, moral...

TABRIZ, May 17 (MNA) – "Espareh Khoon" is a beautiful village in the north of Tabriz, East Azarbaijan province, with picturesque Tulip farms.

TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – On Sunday morning, Tehran's largest drive-in vaccination center was opened in Velayat Garden.

TEHRAN, May 16 (MNA) – Egypt started dredging works for expanding the Suez Canal's southern section to allow two-way traffic in the international man-made waterway, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) announced Saturday.

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TEHRAN, May 16 (MNA) – Stressing that the Islamic Republic of Iran does not need JCPOA, an Iranian parliament member added, “Iranian officials need to learn from the past and make the most of the potential of neighboring countries.”