News Archive - 27 June 2021

According to an Iraqi security source, ISIL attacked a police checkpoint in the Riyadh district, southwest of Kirkuk on Sunday, Baghdad Today reported. Two policemen were killed and two others were injured in the attack, the source said.  This attack comes one day after the killing of five policemen in a bomb...

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Fires have destroyed two more Catholic churches in indigenous communities in western Canada, a report by TRT World has said. Authorities consider the two fires at the St. Ann's Catholic Church and the Chopaka Catholic Church "suspicious" and are looking to determine any possible connection to the church fires...

Heading a high-ranking Hamas delegation, Haniyeh arrived in Beirut on Sunday afternoon. According to an earlier statement by the Hamas bureau in Lebanon, during the visit, Haniyeh will meet with the leaders of the three branches of the Lebanese government, senior Lebanese officials as well as the leaders of Palestinian groups. In this...

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova pointed out that NATO is holding seven drills in Ukraine this year. "We understand very well that these drills have two global goals. The first one is endless destabilization along the Russian border. This is a provocation for the sake of a provocation,...

In a twitter message on Sunday, Qassem Al-Araji wrote that Hashd al-Sha’abi forces demonstrated the most beautiful scenes of ‘patriotism’ in Iraq’s Diyala province which is an honor for this country, Baghdad Al-Youm reported. “I congratulate all military forces of Iraq’s Popular glorious and magnificent march that Hashd al-Sha’abi...

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Local officials announced that at least two people were killed in a bomb blast inside a Catholic church in eastern city of “Beni” in the Democratic Republic of Congo, AFP reported. The police chief in “Beni” city said the explosion occurred at 6 a.m. local time, just one...

An unidentified quadcopter flew near Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv on Friday. Following this incident, a Delta Airlines flight that was about to land on the runway and the plane had almost completed its landing took off again and flew away from the area until the complete...

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According to local media, the Egypt, Jordan, Iraq leaders issued a final statement at the end of their meeting in the Iraqi capital in which they stressed their support for the Palestinian people. "The three countries of Iraq, Egypt and Jordan must make every effort to achieve a just and...

While strongly condemning the recent US-Israeli stance on the occupied Golan, the informed source in the Syrian Foreign Ministry announced that Syria's right to the Golan Heights is supported by legitimate international resolutions, stating that Golan Heights will undoubtedly return to Syria, Syrian State Official News Agency (SANA) reported.

Authorities gave an update on Sunday regarding the collapsed oceanfront condominium tower near Miami in Surfside, Fla., where rescuers are racing to recover any survivors beneath a mountain of rubble. The death toll has increased to 9 people, Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said Sunday, according to...

The national Iranian basketball team faced the Japanese national team for a friendly match in preparation for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics on Sunday afternoon in the city of Iwate in Japan. Iranian men's national team lost to its east Asian opponent 76 to 50. Today's match was the final match that Iran's national basketball team...

The Ministry’s Spokesperson Sima Lari announced the new figures on Sunday noon, noting that the total death toll of the outbreak has hit 83,845. According to Lari, 9,758 new infections have been detected across the country, bringing the total number of infections to 3,167,741. More than 2.83 million...

Kryl Dimitrov made the remarks a day after Iran started local manufacturing of Russian Sputnik V on Saturday.  RDIF director-general said the Sputnik V vaccines produced by the Iranian pharmaceutical company will be used in the general vaccination of the population in Iran. He added that the Russian RDIF and one...

The Deputy Ministry of Roads and Urban Development for Planning and Managing Resources' Affairs on Sunday reported the initial agreement reached between Iranian and Iraqi officials for the start of construction operation of Shalamcheh-Basra Railway. In his recent visit to Iraq, Amir Mahmoud Ghaffari announced that the two sides...

Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna made the remarks while delivering a speech in a ceremony on the occasion of International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. Despite international actions, unfortunately, illegal cultivation, production, trafficking, and consumption of narcotics have increased in recent years, Kazem...

The monthly meeting of Iran’s Army Chief Commander Major with young advisors, including a number of students from military universities, was held at Shahid Sattari Aeronautical University. “Being supported by the Ministry of Defense, today, the Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran has become a role model for...

"Don’t expect #IranTalks round 7 to start before next weekend at earliest," Laurence Norman posted on his Twitter account.  The WSJ reporter in Brussels had also reported earlier on the previous round of the Vienna talks, "Also don’t believe it’s possible to overaestimate how absolutely little progress was made...

According to local Afghan media "Atlaspress", Taliban militants staged an attack on Rostaq city in Takhar province in northeastern Afghanistan last night. According to local media, Rostaq fell to the Taliban earlier today. According to the Anadolu Agency, Amrullah Saleh, the first vice president of Afghanistan, described the collapse of Afghan...

Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi who heads Iran delegation at the Vienna talks made the remarks after his meeting with the lawmakers at the National Security and Foreign policy Committee of the Parliament on Sunday while speaking to the Khaneyeh Mellat website. Araghchi said that "So far, 6 rounds...

The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Austria in a tweet in German wrote about Iran's role in the fight against drug trafficking, "Iran is at the forefront of the fight against drug trafficking, which is mainly transited to Europe." "Iran, meanwhile, is receiving little support...

In an interview with Al-Masirah, Mahmoud Abbaszadeh Meshkini said, "The US has no right to impose its terms on us; Because it violated the [nuclear] deal." He stressed that the remarks of US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken are in the direction of psychological warfare and in order...

Olympic champions Brazil are the new Men's Volleyball Nations League champions after coming from behind to see off world champions Poland in the 2021 final in Rimini, Italy, 3–1 (22–25, 25–23, 25–16, 25–14), the Olympics website reported.  It is Brazil's first Volleyball Nations League title, and become the first team to win each of the six...

Hassan Zamani, the managing director of Iran International Exhibitions at the EXPO 2020 Dubai UAE made the remarks at the press conference on Sunday. Zamaini described the Dubai EXPO 2020 as an exceptional opportunity for Iran, particularly because it will be held when the new government in Iran comes to power...

Shortages of petrol and other kinds of fuels is one of the major difficulties people in Lebanon protest against these days. The shortage has provoked public anger in the form of holding widespread protests in Lebanese cities.  His comments come few days after Lebanese Resistance Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah said...

According to a statement by the Iranian government website n Saturday afternoon, Vice President Eshagh Jahangiri forwarded the agreement between Iran and Russia on peaceful use the outer space to be implemented by the relevant Iranian bodies on Sunday afternoon. It is noteworthy that the cabinet of President Rouhani in its meeting on...

According to Saberin News, the convoys were targeted in Hillah, Al Diwaniyah, Saladin, and Baghdad on Saturday night and early Sunday. No further details of the extent of damage or casualties have been reported. Anti-US sentiments have been running high in Iraq since Washington assassinated top Iranian commander Ghasem...

Quoting a spokesperson for the coalition, Skynews reported that a suicide drone had been launched against a target in Najran. The spox claimed that the drone was intercepted before hitting the target. Hours later, Saudi media reported another drone attack this time against Khamis Mushait. At 3:40 AM local...

"I have spoken personally directly with His Holiness Pope Francis to press upon him how important it is not just that he makes an apology but that he makes an apology to indigenous Canadians on Canadian soil," Trudeau told reporters in Ottawa, Reuters reported. "I know that the Catholic...

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, a Cameron 0-120 hot air balloon struck the power lines about 6 miles west of the Albuquerque International Sunport Airport and caught fire, NBC News reported. Albuquerque police responded to the incident around 7 a.m. "Unfortunately, 4 individuals died as a result...

What is clear is that the US military presence in Syria is illegal and must end as soon as possible. Syria can no longer tolerate the continued presence of the Americans in its territory, said Faisal Mekdad. The United States has not and does not care about the Syrian people and...

The Indian Air Force has said that two low-intensity explosions were reported early Sunday morning in the technical area of the Jammu Air Force Station. Sources said that aircraft and other equipment are safe, while two people received injuries in the blasts, Sputnik reported. Two drones were used to...

The 13th Iran Presidential Election was held on June 18 and according to the statement issued by interior minister Rahmani Fazli,  Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi won Friday's votes by a landslide, gaining 61.95% of the total votes.   During the 2021 Presidential Election, some 500 international journalists from 226 foreign media covered the event...

The Armenia bloc of the country’s former President Robert Kocharyan came in second with 21.9% of the vote, TASS reported. "According to the final results, as many as 687,761 voters (53.91%) cast their vote for Civil Contract and 269,481 (21.9%) for the Armenia bloc," Central Election...

As periodical chairman of the Indian Ocean naval commanders' summit, Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi traveled to Réunion (a French department in the Indian Ocean) west of Madagascar Island to attend the Seventh Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) hosted by France. The Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) is a series of biennial...

The Yaşar Doğu Cup wrestling tournament ended in Turkey's Istanbul on Sunday and the Iranian freestyle wrestling team bagged 9 different medals at the end of the competitions. As many as 13 Iranian players represented their country in the prestigious Turkish tournament. Ali Gholizadegan at the 57 kg weight category, Rahman...

'Hussein Ali Shaihani' a member of Political Bureau of Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq Movement pointed to the US move in seizing websites belonging to the Resistance Movement and stated that this is a sectarian act, Al-Ahad News reported. He pointed out that the United States, by seizing the websites related...

 Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna Kazem Gharibabadi made the remarks on Saturday afternoon in an interview with Iran state TV IRIB. The Iranian diplomat referred to the three-month monitoring agreement between Iran and the IAEA signed in February which expired on May 20, but...

Alireza Jafari Commissioner of Exclusive Eurasia Exhibition in Iran broke the news on Sat. and reiterated that 100 companies as members of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) will participate in the Exhibition that will be held at Tehran Permanent International Fairgrounds. He went on to say that about 30...

The Police Chief of Sistan and Baluchistan Province Second Brigadier General Ahmad Taheri broke the news on Saturday, saying that the anti-narcotics police of the province and Iranshahr obtained clues about the transfer of drug shipments from the southern parts of the province to the central area of Iranshahr...

Beijing willing to enhance China-Iran relations to new level Referring to the remarks of the Iran President-elect on Iran-China relations, Chinese Ambassador Chang Hua said that his country is willing to work hand in hand with Iran to enhance China-Iran relations to a new level. Following the victory of Iran's...

Etema’ad: Woman sprinter to represent Iran at Tokyo 2020 Etela’at: Rouhani says Iranian scientists managed to achieve vaccine in a short time Leader preference for Iranian vaccine encouraging scientists Mass production of Iranian Sputnik V vaccine kicks off Khatibzadeh: US must return to JCPOA via lifting all illegal sanctions...

"The measure of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution in practical support of domestic production will undoubtedly increase the spirit of self-confidence and motivation of young Iranian scientists and elites to take Iran to the peaks of scientific progress in the world," said Ghalibaf on Sunday. As the Leader emphasized,...

In a statement of the Public Relations Department of Shifa Pharmed Pharmaceutical Company, affiliated to the Execution of Imam Khomeini Order (EIKO), it is read, “By conducting an experiment on blood of 10 people who volunteered in the first phase and 30 others who volunteered in the second phase...

"Regarding the Law on "Strategic Action Plan to Counter Sanctions and Protect Rights of the People", the Parliament gave the International Atomic Energy Agency three months, which was extended for another month. However, this opportunity has expired three days ago, and now we have to defend the parliament's enactment," said MP...

"Those who speak of freedom and human rights want our children to be left without food and medicine. Their plan for our nation is hunger, poverty and disease, and that is why they do not allow our nation to have financial exchanges with the world," said Major General Hossein Salami on Sunday...

The Iranian short film “All the Time” by Iranian filmmaker Shadi Karamroudi has managed to enter the competition section of Fribourg International Film Festival in Switzerland. The 35th edition of this festival is scheduled to be held from 16 to 25 July 2021. Hearing that her teenage sister is...

The recombinant vaccine produced by Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences to fight the Covid-19 pandemic was unveiled in a ceremony on Sunday. The ceremony was held in the presence of the IRGC Commander-in-Chief, Major General Hossein Salami, as well as Iranian health officials including the Health Minister Saeed Namaki at Baqiyatallah...

Speaking in an interview with the Strategic Council of Foreign Relations on Sun., Army Navy Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Khanzadi said that if anyone wants to attack the country, it should know that, considering the high power of Iran’s navy, what it gains will be...

Tehran Police Chief Brigadier General Hossein Rahimi said on Sunday that the police forces of Tehran confiscated 2.431 tons of different kinds of illicit drugs during various operations in the last week. Four drug-trafficking gangs were dismantled and 63 major smugglers were arrested, he added. 7 drug sales centers...

KARAJ, Jun. 27 (MNA) – Iranian-made copy of Russian-made Sputnik V vaccines to fight coronavirus was unveiled in a ceremony attended by Iranian Health Minister Saeed Namaki in Baharestan industrial complex in the northern Alborz Province in Karaj.         ...

SHUSHTAR, Jun. 26 (MNA) – Shushtar Historical Hydraulic System including watermills, dams, tunnels, and canals. as well as waterfalls in Shushtar region in the southwestern Iranian Province of Khuzestan, are recorded as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.     ...

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