News Archive - 16 August 2021

The Zionist regime’s forces continue their hostile actions against Palestinians in various parts of the occupied lands and territories, Al-Ahad News reported. According to the report, Zionist regime’s forces continued their hostile measures and attacked the city of "Jenin" in northern West Bank. The brutal attack was followed by...

Among the countries that signed the joint statement were Canada, France, Germany, and the UK, Anadolu Agency reported. “Given the deteriorating security situation, we support, are working to secure, and call on all parties to respect and facilitate the safe and orderly departure of foreign nationals and Afghans who...

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and his cabinet have resigned after just 17 months in power amid infighting within his coalition and a resurgent wave of COVID-19, Al-Jazeera reported. Muhyiddin held the last cabinet meeting on Monday morning before going to the palace to tender his resignation to the...

The Taliban also came to Kabul with minimal casualties and did not enter a full-scale war and took over the presidential palace. Ashraf Ghani's actions and destiny may be compared to the actions and destiny of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. After years of revolution, Gaddafi accepted US...

The Taliban effectively sealed their control of Afghanistan on Sunday, pouring into the capital, Kabul, and meeting little resistance as President Ashraf Ghani fled the country, the government collapsed. It was initially reported that Ghani along with National Security Adviser Hamdullah Muhib and head of the administrative office of...

A report by Daily Sabah cited Turkey's Defense Ministry as saying that one soldier was killed in clashes with the PKK in northern Iraq as the Turkish military's Operation Claw-Lightning continues against the PKK elements. Meanwhile, Reuters has quoted a statement by Turkey's defense ministry on Monday as saying that that three Turkish...

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A well-informed security source in Iraq's Al-Anbar province revealed on Monday that the US had spent large sums of money on developing buildings at Ain al-Asad airbase in the western part of the province. "US forces have spent large sums of money on developing buildings at Ain al-Asad airbase...

The sabotage operations of ISIL terrorists against electricity towers in Iraq continue as Alsumaria reported.  According to the latest reporters, ISIL terrorists carried out a new sabotage operation in this country, targeting several power towers in Kirkuk province. Meanwhile, a number of power towers in Saladin and Nineveh provinces were...

On Monday, China said it "welcomed" the chance to deepen ties with Afghanistan, the AFP has reported. "The Taliban have repeatedly expressed their hope to develop good relations with China, and that they look forward to China's participation in the reconstruction and development of Afghanistan," foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua...

Russian Presidential envoy to Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov said in an interview with Echo of Moscow radio station, according to TASS, "Russian Ambassador to Afghanistan Dmitry Zhirnov will meet on Tuesday with the coordinator of the leadership of the Taliban movement (outlawed in Russia) to discuss ensuring the security of the Russian...

The chairman of Council of the Russian Federation Committee on Information Policy Alexei Pushkov said that the current situation in Afghanistan "the revenge of history" on the theory of modernity and the world, and noted that this is a catastrophic situation for the United States which proved the failure of...

The fire, which has been burning in the city Navalcruz since Saturday morning, has been fed by winds of up to 70 kilometers an hour (54 miles per hour) across the Iberian peninsula. It now has a perimeter of more than 40 kilometers and may already have burned more...

According to the agency, at least 5,700 people were injured, 3,200 of them were hospitalized. The search for survivors still continues. Meanwhile, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths announced that the global organization would allocate at least $8 million to help Haiti, TASS reported.

Our World in Data which is a tracking website affiliated with Oxford University has said that more than 4.7 billion doses of coronavirus vaccines have been administered worldwide. According to a report by Anadolu Agency, data shows that China, where the coronavirus first emerged in late 2019, leads the global count...

Odey Khedran from Al-Fath coalition at the Iraqi Parliament reacted to the recent development in Afghanistan and concerns over the repetition of the Afghanistan scenario in Iraq. According to Al-Maloumeh website, Khedran said that what happened in Afghanistan was a US plot with the aim of creating chaos in...

The US official went on to say that these two men, among a thousand Afghans who were standing in peace, waved their weapons threateningly in the air, which is why they were immediately targeted! This is while that a few hours ago, senior US military officials told Associated Press...

Following the fall of the Afghan capital Kabul to Taliban and the escape of former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, the UN Security Council held an emergency meeting to review the latest situation in Afghanistan. “I encourage Taliban to practice restraint in Afghanistan. Taliban must respect international law in Afghanistan and...

In an exclusive interview with Al-Alam, Iraj Masjidi, the ambassador of Iran to Baghdad, explained the process of talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia in Iraq. "There were several rounds of talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia in Iraq, which were temporarily suspended due to the change of administration in Iran,"...

"Indeed, an Afghan Air Force plane crashed the other day in the Surkhandarya region of Uzbekistan. Currently, the details of the incident are being studied and the relevant information will be reported later," Spokesman for the Defense Ministry of Uzbekistan Bakhrom Zulfikarov told TASS. The Gazeta.uz media outlet...

Concurrent with the fall of Kabul to Taliban and rising concerns about the critical situation in Afghanistan, movements and consultations between countries have intensified to prevent escalating insecurity and resolving the crisis in the country. Accordingly, Islamic Republic of Iran has repeatedly emphasized the need for dialogue between Afghan...

According to Al-Mayadeen, Al-Fayyadh invited Assad in his visit to Damascus. He delivered the official invitation of the Iraqi government to Assad. At the end of August, a meeting is scheduled to take place in Baghdad in the presence of the leaders of Iraq's neighboring countries (Iran, Turkey, Jordan,...

According to the statement released on Monday by the Iranian Health Ministry, the number of total coronavirus cases in the country has so far reached 4,467,015 with the death toll standing at 98,483. Over the last 24 hours, 41,194 new cases of COVID-19 infection were detected, 5,044 of whom required hospitalization, according...

Referring to the recent developments in Afghanistan, Raeisi said, "The military defeat and the withdrawal of the US from Afghanistan should become an opportunity to restore life, security and lasting peace in this country." He made the remarks on Monday while discussing the latest Afghan developments with the Iranian...

The spokesman for the Civil Aviation Organization of Islamic Republic of Iran Mohammad Hassan Zibakhsh told reporters on Monday afternoon, "Kabul Airport Flight Control Center has announced that it is not possible to travel to this country by air due to the fact that the controller system of this airport...

Referring to the recent unrest in Afghanistan, Brigadier-General Ali Reza Elhami said that Iranians should not be worried about the security of the country's borders. "The powerful armed forces of Islamic Iran, especially the army air defense forces, are constantly monitoring the country's territorial borders." "No plane and drone will...

The Police Chief of Sistan and Baluchistan Province Second Brigadier General Ahmad Taheri broke the news on Monday, saying that the police forces of the province obtained clues about the transfer of drug shipments from the southern parts of the province to the northern provinces of the country. In this operation,...

Mohammad Javad Zarif made the remarks in his meeting with the Chinese Special Envoy for Afghanistan Affairs Yue Xiaoyong on Monday.  During the meeting, the two sides discussed the latest developments in Afghanistan. At the beginning of the meeting, Zarif congratulated the 50th anniversary of the beginning of diplomatic relations between...

"The Islamic Republic of Iran strongly hopes that the lives, property and honor of all individuals, especially unarmed civilians, during the recent rapid developments in Afghanistan will be protected from any aggression and that all parties will show restraint and foresight in this regard and not allow the geography...

On Monday morning, the Kazakh ships entered the waters of Iran in Anzali port.  The sixth edition of the Bandar Anzali International Sea Cup will host the vessels from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Russia on the Caspian Sea, and about 400 personnel will take part in the competition. International Sea...

Brigadier General Alireza Sabahifard made the remarks in a local ceremony on Monday and emphasized, “Today, Air Defense Force of the country should enjoy high power and ability to respond to any threat and aggression orchestrated against the Islamic Iran like heroes during the Eight Years of Sacred Defense...

Iran has made progress in its work on enriched uranium metal, the International Atomic Energy Agency said in a report to member states on Monday seen by Reuters. "On 14 August 2021, the Agency verified ... that Iran had used 257 g of uranium enriched up to 20% U-235 in...

TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) – Iranian FM Javad Zarif met and held talks with the Chinese Special Envoy for Afghanistan Affairs Yue Xiaoyong in Tehran on Monday. They discussed bilateral ties and the latest developments in Afghanistan.    ...

TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) – The vaccination center in Yazd is witnessing a large number of the people of the historic and touristy city in the southeast of Iran these days to get vaccinated against the Covid-19.    ...

TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) – A video-mapping projection was performed in Tehran’s Azadi Tower on Sunday evening on the occasion of the holy month of Muharram.                     ...

After the Taliban swiftly took back control of the Afghan capital, the stability of the country likely depends on its neighbors in the region.