News Archive - 18 August 2021

The death toll rose to 78 from floods in Turkey's Black Sea region, Anadolu reported. Heavy rain hit the region in the north of the country last Wednesday, leaving 62 people dead in the province of Kastamonu, said a statement by the Disaster and Emergency Management Agency. Fourteen others...

Members of the Taliban opened fire on people rallying in support of the Afghan national flag in the eastern Nangarhar province, a local source told Sputnik on Wednesday. Some people were killed and others were injured, the source continued. Meanwhile, Aljazeera reported that at least two people were killed and...

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An Iraqi source said that the French president refused his Syrian counterpart to be invited to attend the Baghdad summit, according to RT.  The informed source said, "The Baghdad summit is a common idea of Iraq and France. One of Macron's conditions for the summit to succeed was...

Speaking to Russian President Putin, Raeisi emphasised that we are determined to promote friendly and comprehensive relations between the two countries in a way that will become a successful model for neighbourly relations. "We have a serious will to finalise the comprehensive document of Iran-Russia cooperation as soon as possible".

Iran’s Erfan Elahi won the gold medal of 70kg after defeating Dzhabrail Gadzhiev of Azerbaijan in the final bout on Tuesday night. Russia’s Stanislav Svinoboev and Bryce Andonian of USA claimed bronze medals of this category. The second gold medal of Iran was snatched by Mohammad Nokhodilarimi in 79kg...

The Iranian MP, who is a former Iranian Ambassador to Afghanistan, Fada-Hossein Maleki told Mehr News Agency that  Ghani betrayed himself by selling himself to the Americans and fleeing Afghanistan. The Afghan army has shown a lot of courage in recent years, but unfortunately in the case of the...

As reported, two Russian vessels are also on their way to Anzali. Kazakhstani vessels entered Iranian waters on August 16 as the first vessels to participate in the International Sea Cup. The sixth edition of the Bandar Anzali International Sea Cup will host the vessels from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Russia...

According to the statement, the virus has claimed 583 more lives in Iran bringing the death toll to 99,691. The statement put the total vaccination jabs at over 21 million, noting that over 5 million people have already received the second dose. Meanwhile, 7,490 patients are being treated in...

He tweeted on Wed., "The end of any occupation is a humiliating dismissal. The fate that befell the United States in Vietnam, #Afghanistan and Iraq is also the inevitable fate of the occupying Zionist regime." HJ/5284102...

The day of Ashura is the 10th day of Muharram in the Lunar Hijri calendar. This day is significant for Shia due to what occurred in Karbala on this day in the year 61 AH (October 10, 680 CE). On that day, Imam Hussein (PBUH) and his true companions...