News Archive - 12 August 2021

Credible sources close to Ghazni Police Command confirmed that the Taliban have taken control of the provincial capital. According to a Kabul-based newspaper, the Taliban entered Ghazni city with the consent of Mohammad Daud Laghmani, the governor, and Fazl Ahmad Shirzad, the provincial police chief. According to the source, the...

A British-flagged vessel has sunk near the Greek island Milos. All 17 passengers of the vessel that sank in Greek waters have been rescued, the Greek coast guard said in a statement, Sputnik reported. Several ships and a navy helicopter assisted in the rescue operation, after a vessel sank...

The Taliban armed group has taken control of Ghazni, the capital of Ghazni province, about 130km (80 miles) southwest of the capital Kabul, Aljazeera reported. It becomes the 10th provincial capital to fall within days. A government source tells Al Jazeera that the Afghan government has offered the Taliban...

"Returning to the call of the co-chairs of the OSCE Minsk Group to renew the talks (on resolving the Karabakh conflict), I would like to stress that Armenia is ready to participate in the talks both at the high and highest levels, we are awaiting specific proposals," the Armenian...

The planned outpost will be located in Tajikistan's Khatlon province adjacent to Afghanistan's Kunduz province whose capital city Taliban took over this week, Reuters reported. The Russian and Tajik governments will soon sign the agreement on aid provision, Interfax quoted Deputy Russian Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov as saying. He...

The executive body of the worst-hit southwestern region of Calabria urged Rome to declare a state of emergency in the area. Regional authorities are especially preoccupied with fires burning in the mountainous area of Aspromonte in Calabria, swiping hectares of forests and pastures, Sputnik reported. The flames are threatening...

Leader calls COVID outbreak first, most urgent issue in Iran Referring to the outbreak of coronavirus in the country, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei called it the first and most urgent issue in Iran. Raeisi submits list of proposed ministers to Parliament The list of...

"The non-diplomatic action of two foreign ambassadors in Tehran has stifled public opinion in the Islamic Republic of Iran", Hossein Amir-Abdollahian tweeted Thursday. He made the comments in reaction to the photo published by the ambassadors of Britain and Russia which was similar to the famous photo of the meeting of...

The Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Mazar-e-Sharif announced today in a statement that Iran's consulate in this province has been transferred to Kabul due to the escalation of the war in northern Afghanistan. With the aim of continuing its services and carrying out its missions, the...

Written and directed by Iranian filmmaker Mostafa Davtalab, the Iranian short film "Psycho" has made it to the Festival Internacional de Cine bajo la Luna  – Islantilla Cinefórum. Being held in the city of Huelva in Spain, the fourteenth edition of the festival began on July 3 and will continue until August...

Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education announced the new figure, adding that 4,938 of the newly-detected patients have been hospitalized since yesterday. Accordingly, the total number of coronavirus, COVID-19, patients in the country is standing at 4,320,266. The outbreak has claimed the lives of 568 people since Wednesday, bringing...

The helicopter operated by Vityaz-Aero company with 13 passengers and three crew hard-landed near a lake on the south of Kamchatka peninsula, the local emergency service said. The helicopter was carrying tourists from Moscow and St Petersburg, state news agency RIA reported, citing a source at the emergency service.

Arman-e Melli: Leader: Vaccines must be provided with all means Asia: 'Milak' Border between Iran, Afghanistan reopened: IRICA spox List of Raeisi's proposed ministers to Parliament announced Aftab: Leader calls for observing health protocols in Muharram ceremonies Raeisi's proposed ministers  in coordination with Parliament Ebtekar: Leader: All Iranians must receive vaccines  Etemad: Leader:...

The ambassadors of Britain and Russia published a photo of their meeting, trying to make it similar to the famous photo of the meeting of the leaders of the three allied leaders in World War II in Tehran. Following the photo published by the Russian and British envoys, the Ambassador...

In a thread of tweets, the Russian Embassy in Tehran justified the photo published by the ambassadors of Britain and Russia which was similar to the famous photo of the meeting of the leaders of the three Allied leaders in World War II in Tehran. "Taking into account the ambiguous reaction to...

In a statement on Thursday, the Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman expressed his regret over the widespread fire in the Algerian forests which killed dozens of soldiers and civilians, injuring a number of citizens. Saeed Khatibzadeh offered sympathy to the Algerian nation and government and the families affected by the catastrophe and wished health...

TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – Imamzadeh Saleh in northern Tehran hosted mourners and lovers of Imam Hussein (PBUH) on the second night of Muharram.