News Archive - 11 July 2021

"98.5 percent of villagers and 100 percent of Iranians [in cities] have access to the Internet," Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi said in a post on his Twitter account. Mobile Telecommunication Company of Iran, commonly abbreviated as MCI and also known under its brand name Hamrahe Avval, is the first...

Argentina’s winning goal at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro came in the 22nd minute after Rodrigo de Paul made a long pass to Angel di Maria. The 33-year-old veteran striker counted on some sloppy defending from left-back Renan Lodi to take control and lob it past goalkeeper Ederson,...

An explosion was heard from the Conoco plant, in Deir ez-Zor, eastern Syria which the US occupying forces are using as a military base, Sabereen news reported on Sunday. Further details of the blast, damage, or casualties have not yet been released. A defense official told Reuters that the incident...

The Police chief of Sistan and Baluchistan province Second Brigadier General Ahmad Taheri broke the news on Saturday, saying that following the intelligence activities of the anti-narcotics police forces of Sib va Sooran County, a drug-trafficking band that was trying to transfer drug consignment to the center of the province, was...

Faleh al-Fayaz Iraqi PMU Chief released a statement Sunday on the occasion of anniversary of liberation of ‘Mosul’, in Iraqi Nineveh province. Liberation of ‘Mosul’ city in Nineveh Governorate marked the beginning of final and complete end of presence of ISIL terrorists in Iraq, he said and reiterated that...

Somali sources reported that the presidential palace was targeted with at least five mortars on Saturday. The Al-Somal Al-Jadid reported that no one was injured in the attack, but that it caused panic in residential areas near the presidential palace. According to the report, the perpetrator of the attack...

The leaders of North Korea and China traded messages vowing to strengthen cooperation on the anniversary of their treaty of friendship, cooperation, and mutual assistance between the two countries, North Korea's KCNA news agency reported on Sunday, according to Fox News. In a message to China's Xi Jinping, North...

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ISIL takfiri terrorists launched a new hostile operation to target Iraq's electricity grid, Alsumaria TV reported. In this regard, the ISIL members tried to blow up the electricity towers in some Iraqi provinces. According to the report, Iraqi army forces thwarted ISIL terrorists' attempts to blow up transmission towers in...

Europe has not forgotten its responsibility for not being able to prevent the Srebrenica genocide, senior EU officials said, Anadolu reported. “Political leaders in the Western Balkans have to lead by example in acknowledging what happened, honoring the victims and genuinely promoting reconciliation by confronting the roots of hatred...

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society in a statement reported that 51 Palestinians were wounded during the recent clashes with Israeli forces in the city of Nablus, Palestine Al-Youm reported. According to the report, Zionist regime's military forces in a hostile act attacked Palestinian demonstrators against the settlements in the...

An Iraqi security source informed of new military equipment that has arrived at the Ain al-Asad base in western Iraq by US occupying forces. "This is in line with the precautionary measures taken by US forces to support the Ain al-Asad base against rocket and drone strikes," the unknown...

Media sources reported another missile attack on the US base at the al-Omar oil field, where US troops are stationed. The Saberin News reported that the US base at the al-Omar oil field in Syria's Deir ez-Zor province was hit by a rocket today, and smoke can be seen in the...

The world’s largest economies have thrown their weight behind a global tax reform deal that would impose a minimum levy on multinational corporations, however, the deal will ramp up pressure on a small number of holdout countries to sign on to the agreement, Finacial Times reported. The communiqué called...

 Australia's defense minister on Sunday confirmed the end of his country's involvement in the 20-year Afghanistan war, saying the troop withdrawal had taken place "in recent weeks.”   Australia has been gradually withdrawing its troops from Afghanistan in recent weeks. Defense Minister Peter Dutton told Sky News that the...

The move has seriously undermined international trade rules, a spokesman from the ministry said in the statement posted on its website, Bloomberg reported. China will take necessary steps to protect its legitimate interests, the ministry said, without elaborating. Fourteen of the Chinese enterprises that were added to the blacklist...

Unconfirmed reports said on Sunday that a US-led coalition logistics convoy was targeted near the Jerishan border crossing between Iraq and Kuwait in Basra Province in the south of the country. Saberin Telegram Channel has reported the attack on the US forces but it has given no further details. KI/Nasim Online...

As the Taliban offensive gets closer to the suburbs of Kandahar city, some 50 Indian diplomats and security personnel evacuated in Indian Air Force aircraft from the Indian consulate based in the city, a report by the Khaama Press said on Sunday. The consulate is now temporarily shut and...

Collision of a car with a crowd in the market of ‘St. Florin’ City in Austria left at least 13 injured, Associated Press reported. According to the report, Austrian police announced that they are investigating the cause of collision with the crowd and have not yet found a clear...

Iran and Armenia have good potentials to expand their cooperation in various political and economic fields and the relationship between the two countries has increased in recent years, according to the Armenian ambassador to Tehran Artashes Toumanian in a meeting with a group of businessmen from Iranian Markazi Province and...

The allied Yemeni forces, which consist of the Yemeni army and Houthi Ansarullah-led Popular Committees, have fully retaken the Al-Bayda Province in the southeast of the capital Saana.   The Yemeni forces succeeded in defeating the Saudi-backed ousted Hadi government forces and their mercenaries as well as the terrorist groups in...

As 18 days have passed since collapse of 12-story residential tower in Miami, Florida, city officials announced an increase in the number of bodies found to 90, but dozens of people are still under the rubble. Miami Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said that 71 victims have so far been...

Apart from the supervisory staff, officials, coaches, and athletes who will accompany the Iranian sports teams and athletes in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, there are other Iranians who are invited by the different world federations as referees, jury, doctors, other representatives to represent them in the massive and highly prestigious event.

“Our presence in the Atlantic is a response to the Americans’ claims that Iran could never sail in the ocean,” Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said on Saturday evening in an interview with IRIB. The remarks come as Makran sea base and Sahand frigate are sailing in the Atlantic as...

In a tweet on late Saturday, Saeed Khatibzadeh pointed to the presence of Western politicians at the meeting of the Mojahedin-e Khalq terrorist organization (MKO also known as MEK), saying, "Bought western politicians (incl #LyingCheatingStealing Pompeo) sell themselves cheap for a Europe-hosted circus arranged by a once Saddam-backed terrorist cult...

Aftab: Police: Mellat Park incident not security case Ebtekar: Consequences of possible fall of Afghanistan Rouhani: 500k per day can be vaccinated in Iran Etemad: Ambiguous US decisions in Afghanistan Etela'at: UN: Israel's settlements building tantamount to war crimes Jomhoury-e Eslami: Afghan women take up arms against Taliban Kayhan: US urges...

Dr. Homayoun Sameyah broke the news on Sun. and said that the coronavirus vaccine jointly produced by the Islamic Republic of Iran and Cuba will hit the domestic market within the next few months. While expressing his satisfaction with the success of joint production of COVID-19 vaccine between Iran...

"Following the unrest in Afghanistan, a number of Afghan armed border guards and a number of Afghan customs officials asked the border police of the Islamic Republic of Iran to let them enter our country," Second Brigadier General Mehdi Hajian said. As he added, the Afghans were accommodated by Iran for a few...

In an interview with Mehr News Agency on Sunday, Sho’ayb Bahman stated that the US strategy is that Afghanistan can be a geographical location for dragging insecurity, threats and terrorism to neighboring countries, such as Iran, Russia and China. In clarifying the importance of security in Afghanistan for the...

'Penetration' tells the story of a young couple who move into a sinister house and experience strange and transcendental events. The short piece has taken part at Onyko Film Awards in Estonia, too. Portland Horror Film Festival™ is the first dedicated Horror genre film festival in Portland. Portland Horror Film Festival™...

"With regards to civil wars in Afghanistan, nothing special has happened at the border between Iran and Afghanistan and there is complete security and peace on all the eastern borders with that country," said Brigadier General Mohammad Pakpour on the sidelines of a visit to the Dowqarun border on Sunday. "Following...

Providing the latest statistics on the coronavirus infection, the Health Ministry’s spokeswoman said on Sunday that the pandemic has claimed 165 lives over the past 24 hours. The overall coronavirus death toll in Iran stands at 85,859, Sima Lari added. She said the total number of people who tested...

 Following the attendance of the Slovenian Prime Minister in the virtual meeting of the MKO terrorist group, Kristina Radej, the Ambassador of Slovenia to Tehran was summoned to Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday. In this meeting, it was emphasized that the presence of the Prime Minister of Slovenia...

The Presiding Board of the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) appointed Mehdi Mahdavikia on Sunday as the new manager of the Iranian Under-23 national football team. Mehdi Mahdavikia used to play for the national men's football team as the right-winger or full-back. The decision to appoint Mahdavikia as the new coach...

Gholam Reza Abdali, the head of Ilam's department of environment said on Sunday that following the reports from the public that a leopard was present in one of the city's habitats, the forces of the Malekshahi Environmental Protection Unit have been installing camera trap in the area. After several days, the...

In a message, a large number of Palestinians living in camps in Syria had congratulated the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on the victory of the Palestinian nation and the resistance in the 12-day battle in May against the occupying regime of Israel and expressed their gratitude to the Leader of...

The synopsis of 'Sky Sun, Tile Sun' read, "Something seems to be going great for the village. The sun is up and bright but suddenly something happens that casts darkness everywhere." 'Sky Sun, Tile Sun' is a symbolic 6-minute animation without dialogue. The animation has 12 characters, all...

At the end of their mission in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Keijo Norvanto, ambassador of Finland, British Ambassador Rob Macaire, and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Belarus to Iran Yuri Lazarchik met with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to bid farewell. The farewell sessions were held at the...

A spokesman for the Iranian electricity industry (Tavanir) Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi said the country imports electricity from Turkmenistan, the Republic of Azerbaijan and Armenia as the temperature rises during summer hot days. He added that Iran has stopped its exports of electricity to neighboring countries, except for about 50 megawatts exports...

At the beginning of his mission in the Islamic Republic of Iran, the newly-appointed Ambassador of South Korea Yun Kang-Hyeon met and held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif.  HJ/5255631...

Iran will send the volleyball team (12 athletes), taekwondo (three athletes), table tennis (one athlete), and archery (one athlete) to the Games at the abovementioned date. Iran is expected to take part at the 2020 Olympic Games with 68 athletes (57 male and 11 female athletes). The 2020 Olympic...

In this trip, the Armenian Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran Artashes Toumanian paid a visit to two industrial units in the named province, too. On the sidelines of the Armenian envoy trip, Deputy Governor for Economic Affairs of Markazi province Saeed Farrokhi said, "Markazi province is among the...

During the phone talk, Foreign Minister Zarif called for a clarification of European Union’s position regarding the recent remarks of Slovenian prime minister. Following the presence, exaggerations and baseless remarks of Prime Minister of Slovenia yesterday in the virtual meeting of the terrorist group (MKO) and considering that Slovenia...

KERMANSHAH, Jul. 11 (MNA) – Amir Al-Momenin Zurkhaneh is located in Kermanshah. It hosts noblemen who exercise using heavy wooden clubs to build muscle, display chivalrous values and embrace high integrity.

TEHRAN, Jul. 11 (MNA) – Esteghlal defeated Saipa 2-0 on Saturday night on matchday 27 of the Iranian Professional League.

MASHHAD, Jul. 11 (MNA) – Several programs were held on Sat. night at the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) in Mashhad, northeast Iran, to mourn the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Jawad (AS). Sunday is the 30th day of the lunar Hijri month of Dhul Qaadah, which marks the...

TEHRAN, Jul. 11 (MNA) – The closing ceremony of the 23rd International University Theater Festival of Iran was held in Iranshahr Theater on Saturday evening.               ...

TEHRAN, Jul. 11 (MNA) – A hot summer has triggered early autumn in the Iranian capital of Tehran. The tree leaves have already turned yellow during the first month of the summer.      ...

TEHRAN, Jul. 11 (MNA) – A mourning ceremony was held in Imamzadeh Qazi al-Saber of Tehran to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Imam al-Jawad, Ninth Infallible Imam of Household of Holy Prophet (PBUH).