News Archive - 14 September 2021

As he said the Iraqi government has also approved the new forces membership in Hashd al-Shaabi. Accordingly, Hashd al-Shabi forces will reach more than 167,000 people, he added. The body played an outstanding role in the victory of the Iraqi people over ISIL terrorists. The unity and amity of PMU forces...

US military forces relocated a convoy of tankers carrying stolen oil from Syria's Al-Jazira region and vehicles carrying military equipment into Iraq through illegal Al Waleed border crossing. A convoy consisting of 70 vehicles including tankers carrying stolen oil from Syrian Al-Jazira region and other trucks carrying several US...

Planned purchases could exceed $1 billion, according to the Belarusian state news agency Belta. Lukashenko said that by 2025 he wants dozens of new warplanes and helicopters from Russia. Belarus lacks the funds to pay for such deliveries, but Moscow has in the past offered discounted loans to weapons...

The late goal by Mehdi Torabi in the 90th minute gave Iran's Perspolis the ticket to advance from he round of 16 of the 2021 AFC Champions League to the quarte-finals. The Tajik Istiklol have now been knocked out of the Asian championships. Another Iranian representative Esteghlal-e Tehran were eliminated from...

The National Security and Foreign Policy Commission of the Parliament will hold a session tomorrow to review the details of the recent visit of the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency to Iran where Eslami will take part in. The recent visit of the IAEA chief to Tehran took...

37th Warsaw International Film Festival will be held from October 8 to 17, 2021 both online and in person. The Iranian documentary "Eastwood" directed by Alireza Rasoolinejad will be screened in the free spirit section of the festival. It is the story of an amateur filmmaker who, after seeing a...

In a tweet on Tue., Kazem Gharibabadi Permanent Ambassador of Iran in International Organizations in Vienna wrote, “Security measures at the nuclear facilities in Iran are, reasonably, tightened.” “The IAEA inspectors have gradually come up with the new rules and regulations, he added. MA/5305107...

Speaking to reporters after attending a meeting with the Iranian lawmakers on Tuesday, Bahram Einollah, the new Iranian health minister said that the general vaccination of the Iranian people is gaining momentum, adding that the country will administer 50 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines by the end of summer.

The Iranian futsal team defeated their east European rival 3-2. This was Iran's first match in the world cup. The second match of Iran's national futsal team in the World Cup will be held on Friday against the United States. The match starts at 19:30 Tehran local time. Argentina...

Seyyed Rouhollah Latifi broke the news on Tue. and reiterated that Iran’s export of products to Iraq from March 21 to August 21 showed a 31 percent hike as compared to the same period of last year. Turning to Iran’s import of products from Iraq, he stated that Iran’s...

With regard to the Afghan crisis, he indicated that Moscow is interested in communicating with everyone in Afghanistan and ensuring the security of its allies in Central Asia, noting that the US withdrawal from Afghanistan was an escape, Russia Today (RT) reported. Taliban took full control of Afghanistan on...

Russian President hosted his Syrian counterpart, Bashar al-Assad, in Kremlin on an unannounced visit to Moscow, Sputnik reported. “I am very glad to welcome you to Moscow again. And first of all, I would like to congratulate you on your recent birthday,” Putin said at the beginning of the meeting.

Iraqi media reported that the two convoys were targeted in the cities of Al-Diwaniyah and Al-Samawah. So far, no group has claimed responsibility for the two US military logistics convoys. Meanwhile, several roadside bombs exploded on the route of US military logistics convoys in Dhi Qar and Anbar provinces.

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Hashd al-Sha’abi forces in a surprising operation thwarted the malicious plan orchestrated by Takfiri ISIL terrorists for attacking civilians of this country in Nineveh province, Alsumaria News reported. According to the report, Iraqi Popular Mobilization Unit forces launched a surprise operation in Al-Zaytouna area in Nineveh province. During the...

According to Zionist media, two people, one of whom was a witness to Netanyahu's corruption case, were killed on Monday when a light aircraft crashed into the sea close to the Greek island of Samos. The Zionist source also said that the cause of the crash has not been determined yet.

We managed to shoot down a reconnaissance drone belonging to Saudi-led coalition in Saada, Yemen, Brigadier General Yahya Saree said in a press conference late on Monday. This was a WING LOONG2 reconnaissance drone that was shot down over Saada, the Yemeni military spokesman added. After the reconnaissance drone was...

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"Vladimir Putin said that due to identified coronavirus cases in his inner circle he should observe self-isolation for some time," the statement reads, TASS reported. In this light, the Russian leader will attend the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) events planned to be held...

The former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair said on the anniversary of 9/11 that Saudi Arabia with huge oil wealth is propagating a fundamental, old-fashioned, and quite a backward view of Islam.  Blair described the 9/11 terrorist attacks as an event that changed the world. He said that the...

The Russian President Vladimir Putin made a phone call to the Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raeisi on Tuesday to say that he had been quarantined for the possibility of contracting the Covid-19. During the phone conversation, the Russian president called for coordination between the two presidents to hold a meeting...

A large fire was reported in the city of Umm Al-Qayyumin near the northern coast of the country. Al-Bayan, the news service of the UAE Executive Council, said the fire broke out in a rubber factory in the Umm Al Thoub industrial area. According to Al-Bayan, rescue teams were...

Local sources in the northeastern Syrian province of al-Hasakah said today (Tuesday) that US troops landed in a helicopter around the city and conducted a search in the area and abducted two people from a home. According to the Syrian SANA news agency, the Kurdish militia accompanied the American troops during...

The Central Asian nation’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday summoned the American Ambassador to Dushanbe, John Mark Pommersheim, to protest formally against the controversial comments, Sputnik reported. “A verbal note of protest was conveyed to the US Ambassador in connection with the statements by the President of the United States...

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Taliban acting foreign minister called on Tuesday for international donors to restart aid, as the Taliban government seeks to shore up the country's finances. Amir Khan Muttaqi told a news conference in the capital Kabul that the international community should not politicize their assistance. He declared that the Taliban will make sure that...

Vahid Jalalzadeh made the remarks in his meeting with Danish Ambassador to Tehran Jesper Vahr. Referring to the long-standing relationship between Iran and Denmark, Jalalzadeh said, "The long history of trade and economic interactions between the two countries has strengthened the friendly relations between Iran and Denmark." He...

Mahmoud Abbaszadeh Meshkini made the remarks in an interview with Mehr news agency on Tue. and reiterated that IAEA’s access to the nuclear sites will be subject to the Parliament's law on the lifting of sanctions. Turning to the visit of IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi to the Islamic Republic...

Leaders of 12 countries in the region, including Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi will travel to the Tajik capital of Dushanbe to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit that is slated to hold on September 16-17. According to analysts, the crisis in Afghanistan will be one of the main topics...

Two Iranian plays "Holodomor" written by Ali Safari and directed by Raha Haji Zeinal and "Women's Auschwitz" directed by Ali Safari as well as the theater troupe "Trilogy" have been invited to participate in the Golden Lion International Theater Festival. Holodomor and "Women's Auschwitz" will compete with others performances from Italy, Canada, Poland, Hungary,...

According to Mohammad Reza Rezaei Kouchi, the private sector is going to buy the planes, and the banks are going to provide the required facilities for it. With reconciliation in the air at the Vienna talks to reinvigorate the 2015 nuclear agreement, Iran Air has been trying to press Boeing to revive...

The meeting was chaired by President Raeisi and focused on increasing non-oil exports and its affiliated regulations. According to the previous report, it is predicted that the value of foreign trade will experience a €5 billion growth by yearend (Mar. 20, 2022). President Raeisi had earlier emphasized the adoption of...

The web-based Persian language education system "Mina”, was unveiled on Monday with the aim of honoring Persian language and literature, in the presence of Abdulali Ali-Asgari, head of IRIB  and Gholam Ali Haddad-Adel, head of the Sa'adi Foundation. Teaching the Persian language is a national issue that should be considered...

The Health Ministry issued a statement on Tuesday, saying that 22,329 new cases were identified over the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s total number of identified cases to 5,340,656. It added that the total death toll from the viral infection has reached 115,167 with 408 new deaths. According to the Health...

Major General Gholam Ali Rashid, the commander of the Khatam-al Anbiya Central Headquarters met and held talks with Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani, Minister of Defense and Armed Forces Logistics of Iran. In this meeting, General Rashid expressed his satisfaction with the appointment of Ashtiani as the new Iranian defense minister, appreciating his measures...

The commander said that Iran's naval authority is the result of years of planning and effort by individual members of the Navy. "Today, the Navy has the ability to build combat units at the highest level of technology," he said. "The attention paid to the issue of training and optimization of...

Filmed in Russia and Iran, 'Spring in Autumn' tells the story of an Iranian woman who leaves her husband and travels to Russia. Memories of her world cup trip come up, as well as a secret. The film, which has so far been screened at more than 30 international festivals, has...

Organized by the German Archaeological Institute, Tehran Branch (DAI), and the Iranian Research Institute of Cultural Heritage & Tourism, a virtual symposium will be held under the title of Working on Stones in the Achaemenid Empire. According to the Iranian archaeologist Zohre Zehbari, a member of the German Archaeological Institute, the event will take...

According to the researchers, the advantages of the new technology are simplicity, cost-effectiveness and the capacity to find harmful particles in low concentrations. The results were published in the Microchemical Journal (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/articleabs/pii/S0026265X21005725). The use of thiabendazol for food products is prohibited in Russia and the European Union.

An international powerlifting tournament was held in Armenia with the participation of athletes from Iran, Armenia, Russia, and Georgia.  At the end of the competitions, the Iranian team in both men and women's divisions won the title of the tournament after winning eight gold medals. Iran had sent 11...

The synopsis of 'Ballad of a White Cow' read, "Mina's life is turned upside down when she learns that her husband was innocent of the crime for which he was executed, so she starts a silent battle against a cynical system for her own and her daughter's sake."...

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – The 15th edition of the Men's Wushu Premier League is underway in Tehran.     ...

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – Here are the front pages of Iran’s English language dailies on Tuesday, September 14.                     ...

In producing raisins using acid, grapes are first picked into clusters and are placed in a basket. Then, the basket is immersed in a solution of acid for a few minutes and finally, sunlight is used to dry the raisins.

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – Beating Mahram team in the final match, Pooshak-e Vancy team won the title of Iranian Tennis competition League.

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – Some vaccination centers in Tehran are working 24/7 in line with the government's instructions to step up the general vaccination rate. The photos show Kordestan vaccination center in the middle of Tehran run by Tehran Uni..    ...