News Archive - 27 January 2023

Fire breaks out at construction market warehouse in Moscow

"The fire was localized at 0:42 on an area of 2,100 square meters," the central office of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for Moscow told TASS. "At 02:20, it was announced that the open fire was extinguished," the press service said. Arson is not ruled out among the causes of...

Nine Zionists killed in shooting in holy Quds

The Israeli regime media announced on Friday evening that at least 7 Zionist settlers were killed and several others were injured following a shooting in the Zionist settlement of "Nabi Yaqoub" in the occupied eastern part of Quds. Some other sources said the number of the killed increased to nine...

At least 20 dead in crash between bus, truck in Chad

The accident occurred around midnight on Thursday when a local travel agency bus carrying 31 people left the capital N'djamena for the eastern city of Abeche, colliding with the truck in the town of Oum-Hadjer about 140 kilometers (87 miles) to its destination, the Transport Ministry said in a statement,...

“No delay” in response to Jenin massacre

A battalion of at least 50 Israeli military vehicles, with special forces, invaded Jenin in the early hours of Thursday setting off armed clashes with residents and resistance forces in the city and its vicinity. The exchange of fire lasted three hours until the Israeli military was forced to withdraw...

Sukhoi-30, Mirage 2000 aircraft crash in India's Morena

Search and rescue operations have been launched, news agency ANI reported. Further details regarding the crash are not known at this point.

Zionists renew brutal attacks on West Bank, Al-Quds

On Friday night, Palestinian sources announced the martyrdom of a Palestinian teenager residing Palestinian neighborhood of Silwan in occupied Al-Quds. Recently, the Silwan neighborhood has witnessed clashes between Palestinian youths and Zionist forces. Zionists used live bullets and tear gas in the clashes to counter Palestinians who protest against Zionists' policies. Earlier on Friday, Israeli...

Personal motives, not terrorism, behind Azeri embassy attack

"As of the beginning of the incident and the spread of news about it, President Ebrahim Raeisi issued strict orders for legal and judiciary surveys and severe dealing with anyone who has possibly neglected their duties, or need to be introduced to the judiciary system, including the attacker himself."...

Headlines of Iran’s Persian dailies on Jan. 28

Kayhan: Resistance missile attack to Zionist raid on Jenin Baku not defeated by Zionist media campaign Iranian cities condemn desecration of holy Quran in Europe Javan: Leader tells insulters future will be for Muslims Etemad: 3 killed, injured in armed attack on Azeri embassy Arman-e Melli: Shock to Tehran-Baku ties...

Iran Navy to unveil maritime combat helicopters

Speaking in an interview with Mehr News Agency, Rear Admiral Irani referred to the significant importance of the country’s maritime capacities, saying that the sea can be the centrepiece of the country's development. There is a great opportunity for the development of the country by sea for Iran, he added.

Iranian teen researcher wins "kid Nobel" in Sweden

Ramtin Ghasempour is among the 10 top students who attended this prestigious international competition. Previously, Ghasempour had won medals at the national student festival of Ibn Sina, the Jabir Ibn Hayyan Festival, and the Iranian Innovation Festival. Roderick MacKinnonThe Molecular Frontiers Inquiry Prize (MFIP) is the world’s first prize rewarding...

Eight Zionists killed in shooting in holy Quds

The Israeli regime media announced on Friday evening that at least 7 Zionist settlers were killed and several others were injured following a shooting in the Zionist settlement of "Nabi Yaqoub" in the occupied eastern part of Quds. Some other sources said the number of the killed increased to eight...

Dozens of Palestinians injured by Israeli regime in Nablus

Israeli forces used fatal violence on Friday to disperse rallies against the construction of new colonial settlements near Beita, south of Nablus, and another rally in Beit Dajan against threats to grab Palestinian-owned lands, Press TV reported. According to medical sources, 10 people suffered from excessive tear gas inhalation in...

Raeisi orders thorough investigation into embassy's incident

"I would like to condemn the tragic incident of the attack on the embassy of the brother and neighborly country of Azerbaijan," Vice President for Political Affairs of Mohammad Jamshidi said in a post on his Twitter account on the incident which took place on Friday morning. "Immediately after hearing...

Iran envoy stresses need for inclusive gov. in Afghanistan

In an interview with Afghanistan's TOLO TV, Hassan Kazemi Qomi stated that Iran wants the formation of an inclusive government in the neighboring country. He noted that the Islamic Republic of Iran considers Afghanistan a brotherly country and its call for national dialogue and an inclusive government should not be...

Iran, Azerbaijan FMs hold phone call on embassy incident

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held a telephone conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Jeyhun Bayramov, about the armed attack on the Azeri Embassy in Tehran. The Iranian foreign minister expressed his condolences and grief over the incident, which led to the death of a diplomat and...

Iran start 2023 CAFA Women's Futsal c'ship with victory

Fereshteh Karimi scored two goals, while Maral Torkman, Mahsa Kamali and Fatemeh Rahmati scored a goal each, Tehran Times reported. Iran are scheduled to face Tajikistan on Saturday. The round-robin tournament is being held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from Jan. 25 to 31. The Championship is the second edition of the...

Rocket attack reported on gas field in Iraqi Kurdistan

Local Iraqi media in the Kurdistan region reported that a rocket attack on the Khor Mor r gas field in the Kurdistan Region’s Chamchamal County in the south of Sulyamaniyeh province Friday evening. According to the Baghdad Al-Youm (Baghdad Today) website, the attack took place in the early hours of Friday...

One killed, two injured in attack on Azeri embassy (+VIDEO)

Brigadier General Rahimi, the Iranian capital police chief, announced the arrest of a person who entered the Azerbaijan embassy with a firearm on Friday morning while one of the embassy staff was entering the embassy. "This person entered the Azerbaijan embassy with a firearm (AK-47 rifle) this morning. One person...

Iran FM urges for intl. action against Israel crimes in Jenin

 Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the comments in a post on his Twitter account in the Arabic language where he also called on the international community to stop the barbaric atrocities committed by the occupying regime. "The brutal attack and massacre committed by the Zionist regime in the Jenin camp require immediate...

Using fake name for Persian Gulf will not change realties

In a statement on Thursday evening, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kan'ani has said the use of a fake name instead of “Persian Gulf” by Iraqi officials is at odds with the principle of neighborly ties and friendly relations between the two countries. Kanaani called on Iraq to correct this...

Serious investigation into attack on Azeri embassy underway

 In a statement on Friday on earlier today's attack on the Azerbaijani embassy in Tehran, Nasser Kan'ani, the foreign ministry spokesman stressed that the Iranian security forces took swift action to apprehend the attacker and he is now under investigation. "At the special order of the country's political and security...

Any acts against IRGC will make it stronger: senior cleric

"Enemies should know that such actions will make the IRGC become stronger, "Tehranˈs Interim Friday Prayers Leader Hujjatoleslam Kazem Sediqi said during Tehran's Friday Prayers in an apparent reference to the EU Parliament's resolution which calls on the bloc to blacklist the IRGC. Sediqi pointed to yesterday's annual Prayer Conference...

Foreign, interior ministers discuss Azeri embassy's incident

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Ahmad Vahidi, the foreign and interior ministers held a meeting in Tehran on Friday to discuss the possible goals and motive of an armed attacker who killed one and wounded two more this morning in an attack in the Azerbaijani embassy. Based on the preliminary evidence, the assailant...

Israel real source of proliferation in region: Iran

Addressing the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva on Thursday, Ali Bahraini noted that the West has long blocked efforts to establish a nuclear weapon free zone in the Middle East, Press TV reported. Israel, which pursues a policy of deliberate ambiguity about its nuclear weapons, is estimated to possess 200...

General Mohammadian appointed as new Tehran Police chief

Brigadier General Ahmadreza Radan issued an order on Friday to appoint general Abbasali Mohammadian as the new chief of Tehran police. General Mohammadian has replaced General Rahimi, who has been appointed as the new commander of the Economic Police commander by General Radan. MNA

Front pages of Iran’s English dailies on Jan. 28

TEHRAN, Jan. 28 (MNA) – Here are the front pages of Iran’s English language dailies on Saturday, January 28.            ...

FM visits inured Azeri staff in hospital

Speaking to reporters after the visit to the Shohadaye Tajrish hospital in the north of Tehran, the top Iranian foreign minister ruled out the attack was a terrorist action and stressed that the attacker had totally personal reasons.

People in Qom condemn desecration of holy Quran in Europe

TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (MNA) – The People of the holy city of Qom in northern Iran held a rally to denounce the recent burning of the holy Quran in Sweden. The marchers chanted slogans against the US, Israel, and the Swedish regime.    ...

Persepolis complete signing of Brazilian forward Pereira

TEHRAN, Jan. 27 (MNA) – Persepolis football team completed the signing of Leandro Marcos Peruchena Pereira.