News Archive - 4 May 2023

The city's medical examiner confirmed that Neely died from compression of the neck, DW reported.  The passenger, a 24-year-old Marine veteran who appeared to be white, was questioned and released without charges. His name has not been publicly released. Neely was screaming in "an aggressive manner" while complaining of hunger and...

The shooting occurred at a government high school in the remote town of Parachinar, nestled on the border with neighboring Afghanistan, Anadolu Agency reported.  Students at the school were taking annual exams when the shooting took place. Police said they were investigating the motive behind the incident, adding that...

Commenting on the Ukrainian drone attack on the Kremlin in the early morning hours of Wednesday, the presidential spokesman said, "We know very well that the decisions to carry out such actions, such terrorist attacks, are made not in Kyiv. Rather, it is precisely in Washington [where the decision-making is...

The downing of the drone came as the Israeli regime's army killed at least three Palestinians and wounded four others while firing live ammunition during a raid in the northern city of Nablus. The Israeli regime's army and intelligence service claimed in a statement that two of the men killed...

Speaking in an exclusive interview with Arabic-language Asharq News, Aboul Gheit underscored that Syria's return to the Arab League is “very likely” as heads of Arab states would come together in the Saudi capital city of Riyadh on May 19. He noted Syria's return to the Arab League will take...

"NATO’s continued eastward expansion to the Asia-Pacific region and the alliance’s interference in regional affairs will inevitably undermine peace and stability," Tass quoted as Ning saying in response to a question about NATO’s plans to open an office in Japan. The diplomat emphasized that Asia "should not become an arena...

According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, the woman has been identified as Eman Ziyad Odeh, 26. Ahmad Jibril, the head of the Palestinian Red Crescent Emergency and Ambulance Department told WAFA that the Israeli regime's forces opened fire at a Palestinian woman near the Einabus square. He said that...

In chaotic scenes after weeks of rain in the region, one video clip posted by the state-owned Rwanda Broadcasting Agency showed muddy water gushing down an inundated road and destroying houses, Reuters reported.  "We woke up at 2 a.m and heard people screaming," Angelique Nibagwire, 47, said from...

“They destroyed the lawful government in Ukraine [in 2014], put crooks and bandits in charge, provided them with money and weapons, imbued them with a sense of absolute impunity and provided political cover and military support,” Zakharova said on Thursday, according to Russia Today.  Zakharova stressed that Russia holds “Washington, London,...

Ebrahim Raeisi, who is on a two-day visit to Syria, made the remarks in a meeting with Syrian Prime Minister Hussein Arnous on Thursday.  Referring to Iran's great potential in economic fields, Raeisi stressed, "Iran-Syria cooperation should continue and expand in the calm days after the crisis in commercial and...

Speaking on Thursday afternoon in a meeting with Faisal Mekdad, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Syria, during his visit to Syria, Ebrahim Raeisi stated that Iran has been a friend of regional countries during their difficult times, and said, "Iran was a friend and supporter of the Syrian nation...

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Saeed Sharifi, in the 83- kilogram weight class, ranked runner-up in the second day of the tournament slated for May 2-6, 2023. Sharifi prospered in the bench press with a record of 210 kilograms, earning the silver medal in the Asian tournament. He also recorded 290 kilograms in the squat...

The MoU was signed on Wednesday by Iran’s Minister of Information and Communications Technology Issa Zarepour and his Syrian counterpart Iyad Mohammad al-Khatib on the first day of a two-day official visit to Syria by Iran’s President Ebrahim Raeisi. Under the document, Iran will help Syria rebuild its communications infrastructures...

“The faces of two of the martyrs have been deformed completely due to the heavy fire they were hit with, making it difficult to identify them,” the ministry said, Aljazeera reported. The Israeli regime's army and intelligence service claimed in a statement that two of the men killed were behind...

"How would Americans react if a drone hit the White House, the Capitol, or the Pentagon? The answer is obvious for any politician as well as for an average citizen: the punishment will be harsh and inevitable," TASS quoted as Antonv saying. "Russia will respond to this insolent and presumptuous...

The self-ruled Island’s Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng said on Thursday that the US postponed the delivery of 66 new F-16Vs and the ministry was working to minimize the damage and "make up deficiencies.” Back in 2019, Washington approved a $8 billion sale of F-16 fighter jets to Taipei, which...

"The President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro Moros, on behalf of the Venezuelan Government and People, expresses his total condemnation of the assassination attempt, to the degree of frustration, which was intended to be committed against the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin," reads a statement from...

Indigenous representatives from 12 Commonwealth nations called on the 74-year-old British monarch to start a process toward "a formal apology and for a process of reparatory justice to commence" in a letter sent to him just three days prior to his luxurious coronation celebration in London despite the country's record...

Raeisi made the remarks in a joint press conference with his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Wednesday, during which the two sides lauded their respective nations’ resistance against political pressure and economic sanctions imposed by the United States and Western governments over the years. “Indeed, the Syrian people...

In his two-day visit, President Ebrahim Raeisi is accompanied by a large political and economic delegation including many ministers.  Upon his arrival in Damascus, President Raeisi was keen to highlighted the strategic nature of the visit, which he hailed as being in line with the strategic relations between Iran...

Mohammad Rezvanifar, head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration, made the remarks in a recent meeting with the Minister in charge of Customs Cooperation of the Eurasian Economic Commission Eldar Alisherov, Financial Tribune reported. According to the Iranian official, the administration of President Ebrahim Raeisi is determined to...

"The US has expressed concern about the Iranian president's visit to Syria and its results and described them as malign!" Nasser Kan'ani wrote in a tweet on Thursday. "Of course, the anger of the malign regime, whose horns have been broken in Syria and the entire region by Iran...

Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN headquarters in New York Saeed Iravani wrote a letter to the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and President of the United Nations General Assembly Csaba Kőrösi, complaining about the negative consequences of the US unilateral sanctions on the environment, health, wellbeing and...

During his official two-day visit to Syria, Ebrahim Raeisi had separate meetings with a group of leaders and commanders of the Islamic Resistance and Palestinian thinkers on Thursday morning, and emphasized, "The issue of Palestine and the freedom of Quds is the most important issue of the World of Islam...

Seyed Mohammad Marandi who accompanies the Iranian president during his visit to Damascus, in an interview with Al-Mayadeen, said that Iran still welcomes the revival of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreement.  He added that the text agreed last year is acceptable. The JCPOA was signed in 2015 between...

Sputnik quoted UK media as saying that the talks come after French media earlier reported football club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) was deciding not to extend Messi's contract for another term. French media reported on Tuesday that PSG chose to not extend the contract for another term in addition to a...

Abdolrasul Pishahang, who serves as CEO of Iran’s Thermal Power Plants Holding Company (TPPH), said on Wednesday that domestic firms had manufactured some 100,000 parts needed in servicing operations in Iran’s power plants in recent years. Pishahang said Iranian-made parts are being supplied to power plants in the region and...

TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA) – Iran's first gallery alley in the historical passage of Shiraz's Qavam House attracts tourists with a contrasting approach between tradition and modernity in the historical context of Shiraz city. It was implemented in 2018 by Dr. Adel Yazdi, an artist, painter, sculptor, and his...

TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA) – Here are the front pages of Iran’s English language dailies on Thursday, May 4.         ...