News Archive - 1 July 2021

Al-Jazeera television now reported in a breaking news item that a car bomb had exploded in Herat, western Afghanistan. According to the report, the incident took place at the Herat police headquarters, killing and injuring several people. Afghan officials have not yet commented on the matter. No individual or...

The Saudi coalition committed a new crime in the Al-Raqo border area in Saada Province in northern Yemen on Thursday, July 1, killing or injuring eight Yemeni civilians. According to Yemeni "almasirah.net", two Yemenis were killed and six others were wounded in a Saudi coalition missile and artillery attack...

"Anyone who dares try to do that will have their heads bashed bloody against the Great Wall of steel forged by over 1.4 billion Chinese people," Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday, at Tiananmen Square in Beijing during a ceremonial meeting to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding...

Nobody has been pulled alive from the mounds of pulverized concrete, splintered lumber and twisted metal since the early hours of the disaster on June 24 in the oceanfront town of Surfside, Florida, adjacent to Miami Beach,Reuters reported.  Authorities put the number of people missing and feared trapped...

The WHO said in a statement that a 10-week decline in new coronavirus infections across the region has come to an end and a new wave of infections is inevitable if football fans and others drop their guard, according to Reuters. Last week, the number of new cases rose...

The two-stage Falcon 9 rocket lifted off into a cloudy afternoon sky at 3:11 p.m. EST (1511 GMT) from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station here in Florida, following a 24-hour delay due to a range violation caused by a wayward plane in the...

Russian warships have carried out a live fire training exercise in the Black Sea, the country’s Black Sea fleet said on Thursday, as Ukraine and NATO countries held military drills in the same wider area, Reuters reported on Thursday. The Sea Breeze drills, led by Ukraine and the United...

"On the ninth anniversary of the launch of Al Mayadeen Media Network, we were late in issuing Al Mayadeen net in English, yet here it is; our first English edition officially launched. It is our third edition after our Arabic and Spanish editions," Ghassan Ben Jeddou, Al Mayadeen Network CEO...

Iran envoy: Those who broke promise must take hard decisions A top Iranian envoy says those parties to the JCPOA that violated the agreement in the first place must now adopt 'hard decisions' regarding the deal. "Those who broke their promise are the ones who must prove their sincerity...

At Leader's decree, Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i will replace Ebrahim Raeisi who won the June 18 presidential elections and is now Iran's President-elect. President-elect Raeisi wrote a letter to the Leader yesterday calling on him to appoint a new head to the Judiciary amid his busy schedule of selecting cabinet members. In...

Arman-e Melli: Without approving FATF-related bills, billions of dollars to remain blocked Asia: Akbar Komijani appointed as new CBI governor Crypto-currencies witness transactions four times more than exchange market  Aftab: Difference between Raeisi and Keyhan daily when it comes to JCPOA Ebtekar: JCPOA bumpy road  Etemad: Meeting between Raeisi...

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations Majid Takht Ravanchi made the comments on the sidelines of the Wednesday meeting of the UN Security Council to discuss the implementation of Resolution 2231 which endorses the JCPOA. "The need for US guarantees is vital and evident...

Ayatollah Khamenei the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, at the suggestion of some institutions and experts, has designated July 7-12 as American Human Rights week and has called for this opportunity to be used to Disclosure and condemn human rights violations by the United States. The initiative of the Leader of...

Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Health Ministry Spokeswoman Sima Lari put the death toll from COVID-19 in Iran at 84389, saying the disease has taken the lives of 125 patients over the past 24 hours. She said the total number of people who tested positive for COVID-19...

China's ambassador to Tehran Chang Hua made the remarks in a meeting with the chairman of the Iranian parliament's Economic Committee Seyed Ehsan Khandoozi on the advent of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Iran and the People's Republic of China (PRC). Hua described the economic and trade exchanges between...

"Last year, we had more than 7% industrial growth, while many countries had negative economic growth last year and the world economy shrank by 3%, in the year 1399 (March 21 2019-2020) Iran witnessed a positive economic growth of 3.6%," President Hassan Rouhani said at a virtual inauguration ceremony...

As the NATO troops and the United States are withdrawing from Afghanistan, the Turkish government has offered to continue its military presence in Kabul. The Mehr journalist reached out to Turkish political commentator Mehmet Ali Güller to find the answer to Turkey's demand that its troops remain in Afghanistan. Here...

"On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Communist Party of China, I would like to extend my sincere congratulations on the remarkable achievements of this party," the top Iranian diplomat said in a post on his Twitter account on Thursday to mark the 100th anniversary of the founding...

"The #Viennatalks on #JCPOA will resume as soon as all the Participating States are ready for what is supposed to be the final stage of negotiations. This isn’t the case in point yet. Some participants need more time. Looks like we will meet in Vienna not earlier than next week," Russian...

Earlier this week, the Director-General of Iranian East Azerbaijan Province Airports Ramin Azari said that the flight to Yerevan is operated by Armenian Airways, owned by Armenia Republic. Azari said With the establishment of this flight, the number of foreign flights at Tabriz Airport will increase to 32 flights per week.

TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) – Humanities and math students took the nationwide university entrance exam in Iran known as "Konkour" on Thursday Morning. The exam was held for art students on Wednesday morning.     ...