News Archive - 17 October 2021

Some media sources reported that Israeli fighter jets flew over southern Lebanon and broke the sound barrier over these areas on Saturday. Al-Nour Station reported today (Saturday) that Israeli fighter jets broke the sound barrier in the southern airspace of Lebanon after flying over most of Lebanon's coastal areas. The...

A large fire broke out in a commercial complex in the city of Qalansweh in northern parts of the Occupied Lands of Palestine on Saturday.

"Unews" Press Agency reported of the continuation of demonstrations in Bahrain against the normalization of relations with the Zionist regime of Israel. Demonstrators in various parts of Bahrain condemned the normalization of relations with the Zionist regime and demanded the unconditional release of political prisoners.  Protesters were carrying banners...

London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights close to adversary armed groups quoted its sources inside Syria as reporting that the Syrian army has deployed a large number of its forces and equipment in northern Aleppo as the movements of Turkey and its affiliated militias have intensified over the past few days. The sources said that...

A Texas constable deputy was fatally shot and two other deputies were wounded outside a Houston nightclub early on Saturday morning, Sputnik has quoted ABC News.  The incident took place at about 2:15 am outside the 45 North Bar and Lounge in the 4400 block of the North...

Military sources affiliated with the ousted Hadi government reported that a large number of their commanders were killed around the strategic city of Ma'rib. Hundreds of members of Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi [fugitive Yemeni president] and Al-Islah Party were killed and wounded in the past few hours, Al Bawaba News...

A spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition said two drones had been fired by Yemeni forces into southern Saudi Arabia. The spokesman, however, without elaborating, claimed that Saudi Arabia had intercepted the drones before they hit the ground. The Saudi-led coalition spokesman also added that "we will take the necessary...

Answering a question raised by a reporter whether Joe Biden, who will turn 79 years old on Nov. 20, take a physical anytime soon and report it to the American public, Psaki said, "He will." Psaki's interaction with this report came two days after the press secretary had addressed the...

The Financial Times made the allegation in a report on Saturday, citing “multiple sources familiar with the test.” The hypersonic vehicle was carried by “a Long March rocket,” the paper claimed and said Beijing did not announce the launch back at the time when it actually took place,...

The series of Zionist hostile actions against Palestinians still continue in different parts of the occupied lands and territories. In this regard, the Zionist army attacked the city of Nablus in the West Bank, Al-Ahad News reported. According to the report, a fierce clash took place between Zionist military...

The New York Times, citing security officials in Port-au-Prince, said 17 Americans were abducted from a bus on Saturday. They were leaving an orphanage and heading to the airport to drop off some of its members, Al-Jazeera reported. The AFP news agency, also citing a security source, said the...

"In addition to increasing intelligence cooperation on fighting terrorism, we agreed to hold joint naval exercises in the future," chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major-General Mohammad Bagheri said in an interview with Iranian media at the end of his four-day visit to the neighboring country of Pakistan...

The Iranian health ministry reported in a statement on Saturday 7,515 new cases of Covid-19 since Friday, of which 1,197 people were admitted to the hospital. Meanwhile, the ministry said that in the past 24 hours, 181 Covid patients lost 19 lives, bringing the total to 123,876. Fortunately, 5,309,992 patients have...

According to Iran’s Seismological Center affiliated with the Institute of Geophysics of Tehran University, the earthquake occurred at 3:16 p.m. local time on Saturday at a depth of 10 kilometers. The epicentre of the quake was located at 56.51 degrees longitude and 30.95 degrees latitude. There were...

Directed by Shahram Mokri and produced by Negar Eskandafar, the film 'Careless Crime', has managed to win the Best Film Award at Olhar de Cinema-Curitiba International Film Festival. The festival was held on October 7-14, and its main focus was on films with structural innovations. "Careless Crime" has already received...

Beginning in the middle of the Iranian year of 1396(March 21, 2017-2018), when the foreign currency market fluctuations got momentum, Ahmad Araghchi, the then newly appointed Deputy Governor of the Central Bank, in coordination with the Governor of the Central Bank Valliollah Seif, decided to manage the rising prices in the foreign...

Speaking to Iranian TV on Saturday, Commander of Iran’s Army Navy Rear Admiral Irani pointed to the confrontation of 78th Naval Fleet of Iran’s Navy Force with pirates in the Gulf of Aden and emphasized that the Iranian naval forces will counter any threat that wants to strain country’s communications...

Among other steel production companies in the country, Khuzestan Steel Company (KSC) exported 903,757 tons of slab, bloom and billets, registering a 34 percent growth as compared to the last year’s corresponding period, followed by Esfahan Mobarakeh Steel Company (EMSCO) and Esfahan Steel Company (ESC). According to the statistics...

Peter Launsky-Tieffentha, Secretary-General for Foreign Affairs in the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs of Austria, who has travelled to the Islamic Republic of Iran to hold 5th round of political talks between the two countries, met and held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian to discuss...

Iranian director, writer, and photographer Hassan Najmabadi has been selected as one of the main jury members of the 14th Jaipur International Festival in India. Born in 1993 in Sabzevar, Najmabadi started making films at the age of 18 by producing short films. He has made 14 short films and documentaries so...

The fifth round of political talks between Islamic Republic of Iran and Austria was held in Tehran on Sat. as headed by Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani and Peter Launsky-Tieffentha, Secretary-General for Foreign Affairs in the Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs of...

The clubs will face off on Tuesday for a place in the final of the continental championship, with Al Hilal looking for their second title in three seasons. Iran’s Persepolis football team suffered a heavy 3-0 defeat against Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia in the 2021 AFC Champions League...

Aftab: Former CBI officials sentenced for disrupting exchange market Ebtekat: Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces: Iran, Pakistan agree to hold joint naval drill Etela'at: UNSC condemns attack on Afghanistan Kandahar’s Shia mosque 35th International Conference on Islamic Unity to be held on Tue. Iran: Iran, China...

"The West Asian region is in a very sensitive situation today. Some complicated plans are underway to involve the countries of the region in civil wars," said the Iranian Parliament Speaker on Sunday session of the Parliament.  "Creating dispute between the countries of the region is on the...

The European Union is not thinking about a “Plan B” if diplomacy with Iran fails, EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell said on Friday in Washington, as opposed to a US statement that “every option” is on the table. “It’s time to go back to the negotiating table. And...

Iranian Foreign Minister Amir-Abdollahian, explicitly stated that Iran would pursue Parliament's "Strategic Action Plan to Counter Sanctions and Protect Rights of the People" during the nuclear negotiations, Alireza Salimi, a member of the presidium of the parliament said on Sunday. Salimi made the remarks referring to a close session held in the presence of Iranian...

Head of Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) Karim Hemmati broke the news on Sunday and said that six million doses of coronavirus vaccine of “Sinopharm” type were imported into the country, the cargo of which was landed at Imam Khomeini International Airport (IKIA) and then, delivered to the Ministry...

Directed by Mohammad Reza Lotfi, 'Reset' has been selected to be screened at the main and competition section of the 4th edition of the Festival del Cinema di Castel Volturno in Italy.  Reza Behboodi, Soodabeh Beizai, Mohammad Sedighi Mehr, Hamed Rahimi Nasr, Parisa Mohammadi and Roghayeh Afshinpour are the...

The country’s large companies in the mining and mineral sector produced a total amount of 1,622,802 tons of steel ingot in the Iranian month of Shahrivar (Sept. 21), registering a 19 percent decline as compared to the last year’s corresponding period. Accordingly, Esfahan Mobarakeh Steel Company (EMSCO) produced 4,406,805...

The Biggest Music Competition for Bands will host Bands from all over Iran The competition had more than a thousand bands registered and a total of a hundred and ten bands chosen by the selection committee to participate in the audition phase. Bandbazi will be hosted by Omid Hajili;...

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – The press conference of the 35th International Conference on Islamic Unity was held in the presence of Hamid Shahriari, the general secretary of the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought on Saturday.

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – The first stage of the country's motorcycle races in men's and women's categories was held on Friday in class 125, mini jeep, 250, 600 and 1000 CCs at Azadi Sports Complex.           ...

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Guardians Council Spokesman Hadi Tahan Nazif held a press conference on Saturday morning at the Guardian Council compound in Tehran and answered the journalists' questions.    ...