News Archive - 16 March 2022

In a statement in Kabul, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Ramiz Alakbarov said acute hunger in the country rose from 14 million in July to 23 million in March, UN News reported. He reiterated to alleviate the impacts of hunger and malnutrition while giving communities means to protect and sustain...

The ISIL terrorists were arrested during the Iraqi military operations in the different regions of the country including Baghdad, Kirkuk, Diyala, Anbar and Saladin. Iraqi forces, in coordination with the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Intelligence service in Sulaymaniyah, also arrested two members of the ISIL terrorist group. MP/5448750...

Nazanin Zaghari and Anousheh Ashouri who had been jailed in Iran for 6 years on espionage charges were released on Wednesday by Iranian judicial authorities and were handed over to British authorities and flew to the UK on board a plane. The Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said about their...

IRGC Quds Force commander says Erbil attack was decisive The IRGC Quds Force Commander Brigadier General Esmaeil Ghaani has described the recent IRGC missile attack on an Israeli base in Erbil of Iraq as a decisive action that taught a good lesson to the regime. Speaking on Tuesday in...

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A couple of weeks ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin officially announced the start of a "special military operation" against Ukraine, saying that the operation in Ukraine is not the beginning of a war, but an attempt to prevent a world war. But many countries around the world, including Europe and the United...

Three out of four Yemenis will depend on food assistance in 2022, United Nations (UN) officials said ahead of a high-level pledging conference that aims to raise funds for the war-torn country, AlJazeera reported. The UN has stressed that $4.3bn is needed to address Yemen’s food shortages this...

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The Guardian and Reuters reported a few minutes ago, quoting British officials, that Nazanin Zaghari had been released. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe is heading to an airport to leave Iran with another detained Briton, Anousheh Ashouri, according to their lawyer. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe a dual Iranian and British national who is in jail...

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Jalil Salari said that the country was currently exporting the strategic item, adding that he expected 105 ml/d of consumption in the country during Nowruz. Iran was exporting an average of 2 million liters of petrol per day, he noted. ZZ/SHANA...

However, the IEA believes that it may take months before additional volumes of oil from Iran appear on the market, as negotiations on the Iranian nuclear deal stalled before the "finish line", the Russian TASS news agency reported. Besides OPEC+ countries, United States, Canada, Brazil and Guyana can also...

The Iranian snooker player Amir Sarkhosh won Ishpreet Singh Chadha from India in the final of the  2022 IBSF Snooker Championships in Doha, Qatar on Wednesday. Sarkhosh could also become runner-up in the same competitions last week after being beaten by Pakistan’s young cueist Ahsan Ramzan. Sarkhosh defeated Singh Chadha 5-0 in the final to...

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The number of new infections increased by 8%, while the number of fatalities declined by 17% compared to the previous seven-day period. At the same time, mortality continues to decline. The past seven days saw 17% fewer deaths than during the previous seven-day period. According to the WHO COVID-19...

According to TASS, he said the delegations are dealing with fundamental differences but compromise is possible. "We will continue tomorrow. A very complex and tough negotiation process," he said on Twitter. "There are fundamental differences. But there is definitely a chance for compromise." During the break in the...

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In recent days, airstrikes of the Saudi coalition have continued, especially in the Yemeni province of Hajjah. In the early hours of Wednesday morning, Saudi fighter jets bombed the Abas and Haradh, and Hiran regions in Hajjah province 16 times. The Saudi coalition fighters also targeted the cities of...

The United Nations on Tuesday has voted in favor of a resolution naming March 15 as International Day to Combat Islamophobia. Iran led the talks that culminated in the development alongside Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Indonesia. “By marking this occasion, we can generate a better understanding of...

Speaking in an interview with France 24, Rafael Grossi claimed that as long as Russia announced that it has received written guarantees from the US on its demand on Vienna talks, the JCPOA parties are on the verge of finalizing an agreement. The top Russian diplomat on Tuesday said that Moscow...

During the phone talks, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that if Washington starts to be realistic, a good and sustainable agreement, which is in favor of all sides, will be finalized. Reviewing the latest situation of Vienna talks between Iran and the P4+1 in the Austrian capital, Amir-Abdollahian...

"We've made it a priority to pay the debt that we do owe Iran and we have been seeking ways to pay it," Truss told Sky News. She added that there was a British team in Iran, according to Reuters. International Military Services (IMS), a subsidiary of the British...

India, the world's third-largest energy-consuming and importing nation, is pinning hope on resumption of crude oil supplies from Venezuela and Iran as well as higher production from OPEC+ nations to help cool international oil prices that have hit multi-year highs. It will also evaluate the Russian offer to sell...

According to Japanese broadcaster NHK, citing a source from Japan's Ministry of Defense, North Korea fired a projectile on Wednesday that could be a missile. No other details were available in the initial report. An emergency headquarters has been set up under the Office of the Prime Minister of Japan...

TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) – The birthday anniversary of the 12th Imam or mid-Sha'ban celebration is a Muslim holiday observed by Muslim communities on the night between 14 and 15 Sha'ban. Mid Shaban is celebrated in many countries across the world, including Iran, Pakistan, Lebanon, Turkey, Bangladesh and many others.

TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) – The IRGC Navy received the newly unveiled military and defensive equipment manufactured by the IRGC experts during a ceremony attended by the IRGC chief commander Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami       ...

TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) – A group of clerics and seminary students condemned the crimes of the Al-Saud regime in executing 81 innocent Muslims in the Hejaz and the eastern region of Saudi Arabia.

A British negotiating team had been working in Tehran to secure the release of a number of dual nationals. Just a few hours before the announcement, Prime Minister Boris Johnson described the talks as “moving forward” and “going right up to the wire.” It was revealed yesterday that...

TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) – Written and directed by Sahra Ramezanian, the Iranian short film "The Sea" is scheduled to be screened at the 2022 Twin Rivers Multimedia Festival in the United States.

TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) – Ahead of the fasting month of Ramadan, marking the construction anniversary of the Jamkaran Holy Mosque and Imam Mahdi (AS) birth anniv., the ceremony of changing the flag and washing dome of the mosque was held in Qom city.

HAMEDAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) – Nowruz celebration was held in Hamedan on Tuesday with performing rituals of Iranian ethnic groups on the pavements of Bu Ali Sina (Avicenna) and Ekbatan.      ...