News Archive - 19 January 2023

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the pilot of the Beechcraft A36 reported "engine issues" at about 6:15 p.m. local time when it was about one mile from the Westchester County Airport. The plane had initially been reported missing after air traffic controllers lost "radar and radio contact" with...

In Paris, more than 80,000 people took to the streets, with demonstrations occurring in another 200 cities, BBC News reported. Philippe Martinez, the head of the General Confederation of Labor, said the number of protesters was likely closer to 2 million. Macron has described the changes, which raises the retirement...

Speaking during a ceremony held to commemorate 437 Holdy Defence martyrs in the city of Bandar Anzali, Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagheri Ghalibaf pointed to the European Countries' recent attempt to blacklist the Iranian IRGC as a terrorist organization and said that "The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is an...

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held a phone conversation with China's new Foreign Minister Qin Gang on Thursday evening. Amir-Abdollahian congratulated the Chinese government and people on the arrival of the new Chinese year and wished success to Gang in his new post as the new Minister of Foreign Affairs. The...

An official with the customs department of Kermanshah said that during this period, the province's exports have increased by four percent in value compared to the same period last year. Bakhtiar Rahmanipour added that the value of goods exported from the customs borders of Kermanshah province is five million and...

Addressing a ceremony on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the Consultative Center for Studies and Documentation in Beirut,  Nasrallah said, "I would like to extend my sincerest gratitude to my esteemed brothers who have shouldered the responsibility of overseeing this center, as well as to all the brothers and...

"Today, security for us, not only for Russia, is even more important. You know the designs of our Western neighbors. Not only Ukraine. They are trying to use Ukraine against Belarus as well. But what I find amazing and pleasantly surprising is that Ukraine is still holding on. It refrains...

Iran, the two-time winner of the AFC finals, was drawn with the UAE – also a two-time winner – Malaysia and Uzbekistan in Group B. The finals in Pattaya (March 16-26) will be the 10th edition of the AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup. Group A consists of Thailand, Bahrain, Afghanistan,...

Raeisi made the remarks in a phone call with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on Thursday. He stressed the need for further cooperation between Tehran and Moscow. The Russian president, for his part, voiced his country’s readiness to promote cooperation with Iran in the fields of energy, transportation and transit.

Speaking in a cabinet session on Thursday, Raeisi briefly referred to a recent amendment to a resolution by the European Parliament which calls on the EU and its member states to include the IRGC on their terror list. “This move is out of desperation and it comes after their failed...

The commander of the border guards in Bushehr Province Colonel Yadollah Sharafi said that a vessel carrying 212,000 liters of smuggled fuel was confiscated in Kangan County. 8 offenders have also been arrested and handed to the judiciary, he added. Subsidized fuel in Iran is seen as an opportunity for...

Referring to the cruel sanctions imposed on Iran and Belarus, the director of the Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection (IRIPP) said that the two countries should expand their bilateral relations. Hossein Ranjbar Aghdam added that further steps could be taken in import and export areas. Iran pays close attention...

When asked to comment on the statements of the US State Department spokesman Ned Price, about the actual possibility of the Ukrainian armed forces striking the Crimea peninsula using American weapons, the Russian diplomat said, "We note that the rhetoric of American officials is becoming more and more militant. The...

|Addressing a Security Council session on the situation in the Middle East held on Wednesday, the Permanent Representative of Syria to the United Nations Bassam Sabbagh said, “At a time when the world hopes that the crises will be solved, and peace, prosperity and stability will prevail, the Israeli occupation authorities have...

Their vehicle was shot at on a main road in the Turkish province of Mardin, ministry spokesman Ahmed Al Sahaf said, the National News reported.  One other person was injured in the attack. Sahaf said the Iraqi embassy in Ankara and the general consulate in Gaziantep were following up...

Farhan Haq, the deputy spokesperson for the United Nations, told reporters in New York on Wednesday that the graves had been uncovered in two villages in northeastern Ituri province, about 30km (19 miles) east of the town of Bunia. A total of 42 victims, including six children, were discovered in...

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Addressing a UN Security Council open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, on Wednesday, Amir Saied Iravani said, “Sympathy alone is not enough." He added that the Israeli regime’s oppressive, expansionist and apartheid practices against Palestinians continued unabated in 2022, and the Palestinian people,...

"The visibility of the #IAEA in #Iran was reduced as a result of the #US policy, as a matter of fact. It can be proved by indisputable facts," wrote Uyanov in a tweet on Thursday in reaction to the remarks of Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Addressing the UAE-based Korean forces during a recent trip to the Persian Gulf Arab state, Yoon drew a parallel between the alleged threat posed to his country by North Korea and what he called the "threat" facing Abu Dhabi from Iran. He then described Iran as the "most-threatening nation" to...

During the table tennis tournament underway in Qatar, Nima Alamian and Noshad Alamiyan lost to opponents from South Korea. The Iranian players lost to their rival from the Asian country 3-2. As the result, Alamian's brothers failed to advance to the semifinal stage of the event. Iran's duo ranks 49th...

The blacklisting would include the IRGC military force, the volunteer Basij force, and the IRGC’s Quds Force.  In the resolution, the European Parliament welcomed British preparation for the inclusion of the IRGC on its list of terrorist organizations and call on all like-minded countries to do the same. In...

Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Uzbekistan Hamid Nayyerabadi and Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Saidov held talks in Tashkent. During the meeting, the recent enhancement of bilateral relations between the two countries is emphasized. It also stressed the significance of fully implementing the agreements...

In a statement on Thursday, the General Staff of the Armed Forces said the unwise call by the European Parliament is in contravention with all international regulations. “In addition to being unprecedented in international rules and regulations, the recent move by the European Parliament will affect regional and global security,...

The senior Iranian diplomat also wished speedy recovery for the injured. At least 15 Armenian military servicemen were killed and three others in serious condition after a fire broke out in the barracks of a military unit, the country's defense ministry said Thursday. "According to preliminary information, 15 servicemen were...

Two people were killed and about 80 injured in the stampede on Thursday, Al Jazeera quoted the Iraqi interior ministry as saying.  The report added that there were more than 60,000 spectators outside the stadium. Hosts Iraq are set to face Oman in the final of the eight-nation Persian Gulf...

According to the Sabereen News report, the convoy of the US forces has been targeted in Baghdad by a roadside bomb. No further details have been released about the possible casualties or damages. This is not the first time that US military convoys are attacked in different parts of Iraq.

"According to preliminary information, 15 servicemen were killed as a result of a fire that broke out in the barracks of an engineer and sniper company of a military unit ... and the condition of three servicemen is assessed as serious," the ministry said in a statement. According to the ministry,...

Ardern, holding back tears, said that it had been a tough five and a half years as prime minister and that she was only human and needed to step aside. "This summer, I had hoped to find a way to prepare for not just another year, but another term -...

Palestinian media outlets reported that the Zionist military forces stormed the camp on Thursday morning, triggering violent confrontations with local residents. The two victims were identified by Palestinian media as 58-year-old Jawad Bawatqa and 26-year-old Adham Jabarin. Bawatqa was a teacher who was shot by an Israeli sniper and succumbed...

In a post on Telegram discussing NATO support for the Ukrainian military, Medvedev said, "Nuclear powers have never lost major conflicts on which their fate depends." Speaking on Wednesday during a visit to a factory in St Petersburg that makes air defence systems, Russian President Vladimir Putin said he had...

The Russian army will destroy any weapons given by the United States and other Western countries to Ukraine and will retaliate to attacks on its territory, including Crimea, Antonov said. The US and several Western countries recently announced new military supplies to Kyiv, including battle tanks, armored infantry vehicles and...

The European Parliament voted for the bill with 598 in favor, 9 against, and 31 abstentions. There may also be a vote by the European Parliament on a “plan to suspend the JCPOA” talks with Iran on Thursday. Also, next Monday the European governments may decide whether to put the...

In a Thursday phone call with EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian strongly criticized the European Parliament’s “emotional, injudicious, incorrect and unprofessional” behavior, which is in conflict with political rationality and civility. “It is necessary to respect mutual security in the world of diplomacy and increase mutual trust...

Leonid Slutsky who is in Tehran to coordinate the visit of the head of the Russian Duma to Iran and the holding of a meeting of the High Commission of Parliamentary Cooperation between the two countries held talks with Amir-Abdollahian on Wednesday. Amir-Abdollahian in the meeting described the cooperation between the...

TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) – Following snowfall in Shahr-e Kord in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran, the fog has engulfed the city and has created some eye-catching scenery.        ...

TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) – Located in Bojnord in the North Khorasan province of Iran, the embankment dam of Abdolabad has been frozen these days due to cold weather sweeping across the country.            ...

Some 978,000 individuals are competing for seats in national art universities across the country and 450,577 volunteers comprising 56 percent women and 35 percent men will compete for seats in national universities in Biology/Experimental Sciences. Moreover, 309,219 volunteers comprising 35 percent women and 65 percent men will compete in Mathematics/Physics...

TEHRAN, Jan. 19 (MNA) – Here are the front pages of Iran’s English language dailies on Thursday, January 19.            ...