News Archive - 20 August 2021

Lebanese Defense Minister Zeina Akar in a speech condemned the repeated violation of Lebanon’s airspace by Zionist regime fighters in order to attack Syria, Al-Ahad News reported. According to the report, Lebanese Minister of Defense reiterated, “Flight of Israeli fighter jets at low altitudes has caused fear and panic...

Reacting to the Israeli invasion of Syria on Thursday, Hazem Qassem Spokesman of the Islamic Resistance Movement in Palestine, Hamas, reiterated that Zionist regime is the real cause of tension in the region, Ma’an News Agency reported. He further called for a real confrontation with this aggressive behavior of...

Afghanistan is seeking international assistance in rebuilding the country after years of occupation by foreign forces. Speaking in an interview with Chinese TV Network (CGTN) on Fri., Suhail Shaheen Taliban Spokesman for the Political Office based in Qatar asked for help in rebuilding various parts of Afghanistan. "We...

Iraqi official sources reported a fire broke out at Baghdad University in “Al-Jadriyah” area on Friday afternoon. The fire broke out in the Baghdad School of Physical Education, Nas News reported. According to the report, the Baghdad Civil Defense announced that relief forces are trying to extinguish the fire.

About a month ago, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defense posted on social media photographs of seven brand new helicopters arriving in Kabul delivered by the United States, Reuters reported. In a matter of weeks, however, Taliban had seized most of the country, as well as any weapons and equipment left...

"All leaders underscored the imperative of safe passage for those who wish to leave Afghanistan and the need for an inclusive political resolution that protects the fundamental human rights of all Afghans," US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement. Leaders agreed that the international community’s relationship...

Zanjan province Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture and Iran-China Joint Chamber of Commerce signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Fri. to enhance export from the Iranian province to China. Speaking in an interview with IRNA on Fri., Chairman of Zanjan Chamber of Commerce Ali Yeganeh...

Taliban forces have made significant progress in Afghanistan over the past week and have captured almost all of Afghanistan from the Afghan National Defense Security Forces (ANDSF). The successive fall of the Afghan provincial capitals to the Taliban, not with heavy weapons, fighters and helicopters, but with individual light...

Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education announced the new figure, adding that 4,064 of the newly-detected patients have been hospitalized since yesterday. Accordingly, the total number of COVID-19 patients in the country is standing at 4,616,516. The outbreak has claimed the lives of 555 people since Thursday, bringing...

Mohammed Ali al-Houthi pointed to the announcement of Secretary-General of Lebanese ‘Hezbollah’ Resistance Movement Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah that the first fuel carrier would move from Iran to Lebanon, he stated that providing oil products to Lebanon will be considered as a step towards breaking the siege of Lebanon, Al-Masirah...

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Al-Mayadeen correspondent in Syria reported that several explosions were heard in sky of Damascus on Thursday. According to the report, the sound of explosions was caused by Syrian army's air defense confronting the missiles fired from the occupied lands and territories. The report also said that Syrian air defense...

Syrian media outlets reported that five Syrian army soldiers were killed and two others were wounded in an attack by unknown individuals on a military vehicle on Thu. The vehicle was hit by an improvised explosive device while traveling between the towns of ‘Nafeh’ and ‘Ein Zikr’ in the...

In a tweet on Wednesday,  Mohammad Javad Zarif wrote, "Despite the wishes of a long line of oppressors, the battle against tyranny did not end in Karbala, or in 670 CE." "14 centuries later, resistance to oppression and struggles for freedom continue across the globe. On #Ashura2021 Hussein's...

The European Troika involved in JCPOA talks (including France, Britain and Germany) in a joint statement on Thu., regarding International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)’s recent report that Iran has increased uranium enrichment, expressed their major concern, Reuters reported. They claimed that Iran's move is tantamount to a serious...

“It’s just one big question mark,” he told NatSec Daily during an exclusive interview in his State Department office. Rejoining the multinational accord “is not something that we can fully control,” he said, citing a lack of engagement from the Iranians. Negotiations between the United States, Iran and five...

Saeed Khatibzadeh expressed his deep condolences to the families of victims of this terrorist act which happened on Thursday in Pakistan's Punjab province.  Khatibzadeh emphasized the need for fighting all forms of inhumane terrorist acts and called for the cooperation of all regional countries to punish the perpetrators,...

Israeli regime's media outlets reported that Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah's threatening remarks about the need to protect Iranian ship bound for Lebanon are of major concern to the Zionist regime's leaders. Hours after the speech of Secretary General of Hezbollah in Lebanon on the occasion of Day of Ashura on...

TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei attended the mourning ceremony of Sham-e-Ghariban (Night of the Forsaken) at Husseiniyah of Imam Khomeini (RA) in Tehran on Thu. The mourning ceremony of Sham-e-Ghariban (the Night of the Forsaken) refers to the evening and...