News Archive - 11 August 2021

The American daily "Washington Post" has reported that the Biden administration is preparing for Afghanistan’s capital to fall far sooner than feared only weeks ago, as a rapid disintegration of security has prompted the revision of an already stark intelligence assessment predicting Kabul could be overrun within six to 12...

Lebanese Al-Mayadeen TV reported that it had obtained a confidential document about the explosion last month (July 7th) in the port of Jebel Ali in Dubai, UAE. Al-Mayadeen reported that the document, issued by Dubai police, revealed that a six-member Israeli regime's team was present at the time of the...

Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar urged the international community to impose sanctions against Taliban, Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. Turning to airstrikes and actions taken by Taliban, Afghan Foreign Minister described the attacks as violating the commitments that the group has accepted under the February 2020 Doha Agreement.

"If we don't want to jeopardize what we have achieved so far in Vienna we cannot stretch out the negotiations into eternity," Maas told journalists in Berlin, according to Reuters. "We expect Iran to return to the negotiating table in Vienna as soon as possible, and to do so...

Adding another voice to the number of conservative critics of the Biden administration who are calling for the president's impeachment, Ellis pointed at Biden's immigration policy that she says resulted in a migrant crisis on the southern US border, and a CDC eviction moratorium that the president "knows is...

The meeting saw attendees from China, the United States, the United Kingdom, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, the United Nations, and the European Union, Reuters reported. Representatives of all parties agreed that a political solution through negotiation is the only way out for Afghanistan, and its sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity must...

The Occupational Health Departments of Hospitals get assessed by Shemiranat Health Network and the hospital with the best performance in this regard gets commended. MAHAK Hospital received this commendation for its first time in May 2021. In an interview with Mina Azadifar, an occupational health expert at MAHAK Hospital,...

Commander of the Iranian Army’s Air Defense Force Brigadier General Alireza Sabahi Fard made the comments during an inspection visit to Shahid Bordbar Air Base in the Chabahar port city in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan.  General Sabahi Fard said, "The northern Indian Ocean and the...

He made the remarks in a joint press conference with his Pakistan counterpart Shah Mahmoud Qureshi in Islamabad. Stressing that Iraq is continuing its efforts to help defuse tensions between some countries in the region, Hussein said, "Iranian and Saudi officials are negotiating on some of their issues in...

In a tweet on Wed., Ali Shamkhani Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) wrote, “In a conversation with my friend & colleague, Mr. Patrushev, SC of #Russia's Secretary, we examined the developments in Afghanistan, Syria& PG.” “Fortunately, the political obstacles to #Iran's membership in the...

Moradali Tatar, the governor of Qasr-e Shirin County in Western Kermanshah Province, where shared Khosravi and Parvizkhan border crossings with Iraq are located, said on Wednesday that in coordination with the Iraqi central government, the Khosravi border has been reopened only for trade purposes, but the Parviz Khan border is open...

"So far, 13,893,310 people in the country have received the first dose of coronavirus vaccine so far," a statement by Iranian Health Ministry said on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the statement added that 3,401,487 people have been injected with the second dose and are fully vaccinated. Overall, the number of injected vaccines in the country...

Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri said Wed. evening that in line with this morning's Leader's order for stepped-up vaccination and boosted fight against the Covid-19, he had forwarded the Leader's order to all commanders of the different sections of the armed forces. "In line...

He made the remarks in a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wed. and reiterated that cooperation between Iran and Turkey can guarantee peace and security in the region. Raeisi called the relations between the two countries of Iran and Turkey beyond the neighborhood and said...

The Islamic Jihad Resistance Movement in Palestine has warned of the consequences of a US security delegation visit to occupied lands and their meetings in Ramallah and occupied Palestine, Al-Mayadeen reported. Tariq Salmi Spokesman for Palestinian Islamic Jihad Resistance Movement in a statement on Tuesday said that the US...

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has resigned after a state investigation found he had sexually harassed 11 women, leading to mounting legal pressure and widespread calls for him to step down from fellow Democratic legislators and President Joe Biden, Aljazeera reported. “Given the circumstances, the best way I can...

Karbala governor said in a brief statement that the assassin of Karbala mayor, Abir Salim, had been arrested. He did not elaborate on the identity of the man. The Iraqi official news agency reported that Iraqi Interior Minister Othman al-Ghanmi had ordered the arrest of security forces who had been accompanied him...

The United States cannot be the "source of justice", Hezbollah Deputy Secretary-General while delivering a speech in mourning ceremonies of Muharram on Tuesday, adding that the Resistance and struggle against the Zionist regime is the only solution,  Hezbollah does not seek war, but it will respond to any Israel invasion...

A court in China found Canadian businessman Michael Spavor guilty of spying on Wednesday, sentencing him to 11 years in prison, in a decision likely to further undermine already poor relations between China and Canada, Aljazeera reported. Spavor, who for years ran a travel and cultural exchange business between...

With the escalation of violence in Afghanistan, thousands of terrorists and terrorist organizations have entered Afghanistan and are fighting against Afghan people. He called on the international community not to be indifferent to the unprecedented humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan and to convey a clear message to Taliban about peace. Speaking in...

According to TASS, one person was killed, two were injured as a result of a fire in an apartment building in Krasnodar where, according to preliminary data, a gas explosion occurred, the city’s Mayor Evgeny Pervyshov said. According to the regional main directorate of Russia’s Emergencies Ministry, the fire...

An Iraqi security source said that a major military operation was launched on Wednesday in the al-Rutbaا desert under the supervision and through the planning of the Joint Special Operations Command. The operation involves the Iraqi Army and the Counter-Terrorism as well as the rapid-reaction organization, as well as the...

Taliban took control of the airport in Jowzjan province in northern Afghanistan on Wednesday, Al-Jazeera reported. This is while that Al-Jazeera TV network has so far declined to mention more details about Taliban’s seizure of Jowzjan Airport. On the other hand, two representatives of people of Badakhshan province in...

According to Al-Bayan, the UAE Civil Defense is trying to put out the fire at a plastic factory. According to Khaleej Times, firefighters are at the spot, carrying out the cooling operation. The factory was evacuated and no injuries were reported. The Dubai Civil Defence team said that the...

He informed that the MPs will discuss the new government's suggested ministers in an open session on the same day. This is while Abdolreza Mesri, deputy of Iran's parliament speaker, said last Wed. that the Parliament's commissions and fraction will start discussing the new Cabinet members as of Sunday, August...

Arman-e Melli: Grief in Barcelona, celebration in Paris Asia: Iraqi FM arrives in Tehran Fuad Hussein meets Javad Zarif Aftab: Riyadh's interest in uniformity of power in Iran Ebtekar: Resolving Afghan crisis goes beyond statement Iran-Israel maritime tension barrier to reviving JCPOA? Etemad: Raeisi issues 9 orders for confrontation with...

Referring to the conversation between the US and Saudi foreign ministers about Iran and the region, the Iranian Embassy in the UK in its Twitter account wrote, "All must learn that Iran cannot be the subject of their negotiations. This way proved to be fruitless." "Rather she would...

Mehrdad Jamal Arvanashi broke the news on Wed. and reiterated that more than 21 million doses of coronavirus vaccine were imported into the country over the past seven months. In a letter penned to the Deputy Ministry of Health and Medical Education Mohammadreza Shanehsaz, he stated that 21,014,610 doses...

In a tweet on Wed., Seyed Rasoul Mousavi wrote, “If Europe wants to do something for achieving peace in Afghanistan, it must act today, because, it will be too late tomorrow.” During the meeting with European ambassadors in Tehran, Mousavi called on them to take urgent measure...

According to IRINN, the Iranian Parliament received the names of new Cabinet members which was proposed by Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi. The list of ministers reportedly is as follows: Hamidreza Sajjadi for Ministry of Sport and Youth Ahmad Vahidi for Ministry of Interior Hossein Amir Abdollahian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Seyed Esmaeil Khatib for Ministry...

In a televised message delivered today, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, pointed to the recent wave of Coronavirus saying that this issue is the first and foremost issue of the country. Emphasizing the decisive performance of duties and decisions in order to deal with the disease, Ayatollah Khamenei expressed important...

At a news conference Tuesday at the Manassas Mosque, Imam Abolfazl Nahidian said the custom-made tiles were shipped in June from the Iranian city of Qom, to be used in the construction of a new mosque a few miles away, Associated Press reported. He said the tiles were a...

 The relations of the countries have been influenced under the heavy shadow of the realism school of thought which is based on arrogance and hegemony, Deputy Commander of the Iranian Army Brigadier General Mohammad Hossein Dadras said Wednesday morning. In fact, such a sinister school of thought considers power as the...

He made the remarks at the Cabinet meeting on Wed. Raeisi named the treatment and management of the pandemic as the most important issue and problem in the country today. The Iranian President called for all Iranian bodies to cooperate and use all the available capacities to manage the Covid-19 predicament.

The statistics released by the Iranian Health Ministry on Wednesday said that the COVID-19 pandemic claimed the lives of 536 Iranians in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll since the pandemic began in February 2020 so far to 95,647 people.  Meanwhile, the number of new cases has...

Seyyed Rouhollah Latifi Spokesman for IRICA broke the news on Wed. and said that ‘Milak’ Border was reopened with the passage of three Iranian trucks packed with export goods. With reopening of ‘Milak’ Border, all three of Iran's official borders with Afghanistan are open, he said, adding that trend...

Second Brigadier General Ahmad Taheri made the announcement on Wednesday, saying that Khash and Iranshahr police forces with the technical support of the province's anti-narcotics police as well as the intelligence forces in the southeastern province could identify a large and armed team of drug traffickers who were trying to transfer a large...

TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – “Noora" coronavirus vaccine, domestically made by Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences affiliated to the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), has successfully passed the first phase of its clinical trial. A presser was held on Wed. morning in this regard, with the President of Baqiyatallah University...

TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) – People in Tehran observed the second night of Muharram, preserving anti-coronavirus protocols.

A kilim is a flat tapestry-woven carpet or rug traditionally produced in countries of the former Persian Empire, including Iran, Azerbaijan, the Balkans and the Turkic countries of Central Asia. Kilims can be purely decorative or can function as prayer rugs. Modern kilims are popular floor coverings in Western...