News Archive - 19 December 2022

According to Zionist media, 4 teams of firefighters managed to extinguish the fire after hours of effort. The cause of the fire is declared to be a malfunction in one of the electricity distribution stations of the shopping center. In recent weeks, many of the vital infrastructures of the Zionist...

In her commentary distributed on Monday in connection with a statement by US State Department Spokesman Ned Price about Russia's "blame" for the deterioration of US-Russia relations, the diplomat stressed that "the very effort of the United States to maintain American hegemony, by all means, ignoring new geopolitical realities, as...

"The EU Council of Energy Ministers has probably never met so frequently, but now it is justified given the energy crisis in Europe. The proposed cap on natural gas prices is wrong, harmful and dangerous, but it looks like it could still be introduced. There will be another big battle...

In a statement on Monday evening, Nasser Kan'ani, the spokesman of the Iranian foreign ministry, expressed sympathy with the neighboring and Muslim nation of Afghanistan over the tragic incident of the truck explosion inside the Salang tunnel. In addition to offering his condolences to the families of the victims, the...

Fuad Hossein, the Iraqi foreign minister made the comments in an interview with the Kurdish TV Rudaw during which he pointed to the activities of separatist groups in Iraqi Kurdistan and the actions of Baghdad and Erbil to prevent the activities of those groups. The Iraqi Foreign Minister emphasized that...

General Bahador Esmaili made the announcement on Monday, saying that Hormozgan border guards managed to identify two fuel smuggling gangs intended to transfer the smuggled fuel to the Persian Gulf region. According to the commander, the border guards confiscated 300,000 liters of diesel in Bandar Abbas and 175,000 liters in Minab. SKH/ 5659170

"The Iranian Red Crescent Society is among the top five Red Cross and Red Crescents out of 192 countries in the world and has received the Henry Davison Award for its services," Vahid Salimi said. Salimi made the comments in a ceremony in the western Iranian province of Ilam, where the...

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Sang Ahan Bafgh handball club participated in Asian contests on behalf of the Iran women’s national handball team. The Iranian team stood fourth at the Asian Women's Handball Championship. In a congratulatory message, the AHF hailed the Iranian squad’s performance at the event and wished success for the team at...

At around 7:20 p.m., officers responded to an active shooting call at the building in Vaughan, a city just north of Toronto, York Regional Police Chief Jim MacSween said in a news conference. Police found a “horrendous scene where numerous victims were deceased,” MacSween said. A surviving victim...

At least one policeman was killed and many others were injured when the TTP group seized a counter-terrorism center and took some people, hostage, in the Bannu district of Pakistan's troubled Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Out Look reported. One of the militants, who had been arrested and being interrogated at the...

Eight have died and 23 have been injured after two passenger buses collided in the Rajanpur district of Pakistan’s east Punjab province. Women and children are among the injured, some of whom are said to be in critical condition. The tragedy unfurled because of poor visibility caused by thick fog...

The incident took place on Sunday evening in a crowded cafe, public broadcaster reported. An unidentified person, who was wearing a medical face mask and a hood, walked the cafe's terrace, approached one of the tables, and opened fire, fleeing the crime scene afterward. The victims are reportedly of Albanian...

"A detachment of Pacific Fleet warships has put out to sea in [the far eastern city of] Vladivostok to participate in joint Russian-Chinese naval exercise Maritime Cooperation 2022, which will take place from December 21 to 27 in the East China Sea," the ministry said in a statement. The ministry...

It is specified that information about the fire was received by emergency services on the evening of December 18. A restaurant caught fire, located on 24 m 25 floors of a high-rise building of the VOX residential complex. The restaurant was closed at the time of the fire, presumably undergoing...

It is noted that a test satellite was launched from the Sohae satellite launching station. According to Japan’s Defense Ministry, on Sunday, North Korea launched two ballistic missiles in the direction of the Sea of Japan, Tass reported. They covered a distance of about 500 km at a maximum height...

The tail wing of a Lao Airlines plane awaiting take-off scraped the main right wing of an Air Premia plane that was being towed at around 9:45 a.m., according to the Incheon International Airport Corp. (IIAC), the operator of the nation's largest airport. There were 118 passengers aboard...

The Public Security Directorate said officers surrounded the location of several suspects on Monday. One of the suspects “fired heavy bullets from an automatic weapon,” and the officers returned fire, the statement said. One of the suspects, believed to be a fighter, was killed in the exchange, Al Jazeera reported.

The skirmishes erupted in the village of Faqqua in the northeast of Jenin, as well as in two other regions. Zionist forces arrested two Palestinians during their raid on Faqqua. They also used plastic bullets, gas bombs, and tear gas against the Palestinians. Israeli regime forces also attacked another city in the...

The HTMAS Sukhotai sank after water flooded its power controls on Sunday night. Authorities said on Monday they had rescued 75 crew but 31 were still missing in rough seas. "It's been more than 12 hours but we will keep looking," a navy spokesman told the BBC. Search crews worked...

Greece's Anna-Maria Bura met with Turkey's Ibrahim Kalin on December 16 in the presence of German Chancellor's foreign policy adviser Jens Ploetner, Germany's former ambassador to Greece, local media reported. The meeting took place in the German mission to the European Union without any preconditions on either side, the report...

Russia's defense ministry said its forces have shot down four US-made missiles over the Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine, in the space of 24 hours, the state-run TASS news agency reported. “Four American ‘HARM’ anti-radar missiles were shot down in the airspace over the Belgorod region," Russia’s defense ministry said...

"Another upgraded Tu-160M strategic missile-carrying bomber developed by the Tupolev Company (part of the UAC within the state tech corporation Rostec) performed its debut flight," the UAC press office said in a statement, according to TASS. During the flight, the bomber’s pilots performed maneuvers to check the aircraft’s stability and...

Lukashenko personally met Putin at the airport in Minsk, the Pul Pervogo Telegram channel reported, adding that the leaders went to the residence of the Belarusian president - the Independence Palace - to hold a meeting, Sputnik reported. The talks will reportedly start in a wide format, with the participation...

“I’ve made my best efforts and my mistakes to be where I am today and I am proud! I’ve written my own story and our story ends today,” wrote Benzema, according to sports media. Benzema was hoping to play in the 2022 FIFA World Cup but a muscle injury and...

Claiming that he could visit the de-occupied peninsula as early as 2023, the Ukrainian President said that the Reconquest of Crimea has supposedly already started in Ukrainians’ heads. “Although no operation is underway, process of taking territory from Russia started in people’s minds”, Zelenskyy added, according to RT.  “The...

"American officials continue their baseless political claims and illegal actions against the Islamic Republic of Iran, questioning the conventional defense and military cooperation between Iran and Russia," Nasser Kan'ani said.  The spokesman added that "the US psychological campaign, which is based on lies and deception, is carried out in...

Addressing the third edition of the Tehran Dialogue Forum in Tehran on Monday, Kamal Kharrazi spoke about the recent development in Iran. What happened in Iran in recent months was a hybrid war, Kharrazi said, adding that many foreign media, intelligence agencies, and terrorist operations were involved in this hybrid war. Disturbing of...

The event is aimed at increasing domestic production, developing cooperation, creating healthy domestic and international competition, exchanging information and knowhow, transferring technology, and expanding international links. Exhibitors will showcase their latest products and services related to heating and cooling systems, audiovisual systems, washing machines, kitchen utensils and dishes (porcelain, Teflon,...

Iran ready to cooperate with neighbors, Persian Gulf states Speaking at the third edition of the Tehran Dialogue Forum (TDF), Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that the policy of neighborhood is the centerpiece of the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran's foreign policy. The administration uses all its might to build trust and strengthen...

Moncada made the remarks on Monday at the third edition of the Tehran Dialogue Forum. Referring to the Iranian side's emphasis on the good neighborliness policy and the development of relations based on trust, the Nicaraguan top diplomat said, "We raise fair flags for the good of humanity." Turning to...

The Public Relations of the Quds Headquarters in the southeast of the country in a statement on Monday morning announced that Second lieutenant Guardsman Mohammad Goudarzi and three Basij members identified as Rahim Bakhsh Peraki, Hamidreza Abedi and Mahmoud Nikkhahzadeh were martyred in the clashes broke out between the members of a...

Saying that Iran has always welcomed dialogue and cooperation with the countries of the region, the Iranian top diplomat cited, "Our talks with Saudi Arabia will continue on its previous path. On the path of official diplomacy, we are ready to return to normal relations and reopen embassies whenever the Saudi...

Massimo Aparo, who arrived in Tehran yesterday, held a meeting with an Iranian nuclear delegation headed by Behrouz Kamalvandi, the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) spokesperson. The IAEA team also held a meeting with Reza Najafi, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs who is also the Director...

Referring to the favorable relations between Iran and Nicaragua since the victory of the Islamic Revolution, Ali Akbar Mehrabian touched upon the efforts of the current Iranian administration for strengthening and developing relations with Latin American countries. The growth and development of cooperation between Iran and Nicaragua can be seen, especially...

In a post on his Twitter account, Mohammad Keshavarzadeh, the ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to China, said that he had lodged Iran's official complaint to the Chinese side regarding the anti-Iranian claims in the joint statement of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) and China. "In the meeting...

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Qatar's Assistant Foreign Minister for Regional Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Khulaifi met on the sidelines of the third Tehran Dialogue Forum (TDF) in Tehran on Monday. During the meeting, the top Iranian diplomat congratulated Qatar on its national day as well as the successful holding of the...

On Tuesday, Amman’s King Hussein bin Talal Center for Conferences will host a regional summit that will be attended by the leaders of several countries in the West Asia and North Africa region as well as France.  The summit, officially known as the Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership,...

Kayhan: Trump Says US 'Like A Person Dying of Cancer'   Argentina achieves World Cup title as Messi makes history Jam-e Jam: USA affraid of Iran's maritime doctorine  Shargh: Hadi Choopan makes history in US Etela'at: Lionel Messi lifts Argentina to World Cup title Massive explosion hit weapon depot in Erbil Etemad:...

In a tweet on early Monday, Kan'ani felicitated Argentinan people on winning FIFA World Cup in Qatar. According to the diplomat, the final match was spectacular and difficult and Lionel Messi and his teammates shined in the match.  Argentina has grabbed its third FIFA World Cup trophy after defeating France in penalty...

Foreign ambassadors to Iran, senior Iranian and foreign political figures, managers of think tanks, and intellectuals from 36 countries are present in the forum. Former Prime minister of Iraq Adil Abdul-Mahdi, Foreign Minister of Nicaragua Denis Moncada, and Head of Iran's Foreign Policy Strategic Council Kamal Kharrazi will deliver a speech...

Iran’s intelligence forces uncovered a plot by a Mossad espionage network to gather information from Iranian knowledge-based companies that cooperate with Iran’s defense industries. The Israeli regime’s Mossad spy agency hired data broker Frank Genin, who introduced himself as the chief of a spare parts manufacturer company and was able...

TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province of Iran is hosting a handicrafts exhibition until December 20. Some 30 booths from all cities of the province are to showcase their handicraft products.         ...

TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – Footage shows the eye-catching scenery of Chalus Road in Mazandaran Province covered with snow in autumn.            ...

TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – People of Kermanshah are preparing for the Yalda Night; the longest night of the year when friends and family members get together to eat and read poems until well after midnight.

TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – Turkey has warned Greece that it may unilaterally demarcate the borders of its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the Aegean Sea and the Eastern Mediterranean region if Greece does not withdraw its troops from Greek islands.

TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – The UK will supply Ukraine with hundreds of thousands of artillery munitions in 2023, according to a statement by the office of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak published on Sunday night.

TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – Here are the front pages of Iran’s English language dailies on Monday, December 19.      ...