News Archive - 14 September 2023

The blast occurred in Mastung district located in the northwest of Balochistan province. Initial reports included that the explosion took place near a car. The explosion left several people injured who were transferred to hospital to receive treatment. No groups or individuals have claimed responsibility for the incident so far. MP/5886061

"The Omani plane took off towards Riyadh carrying the Houthi [Ansarullah] delegation," French news agency AFP reported, citing an aviation official in the Yemeni capital Sana'a on Thursday.   The talks between Saudi officials and Ansarullah envoys will reportedly focus on a full reopening of Yemeni ports and Sana'a International...

US Ambassador Lynne Tracy was summoned on Thursday to be issued with a 'demarche' note, a form of diplomatic protest, regarding David Bernstein and Jeffery Sillin, the Russian diplomatic department has announced. Moscow declared the activities of the embassy employees incompatible with their status. They have seven days to leave...

Major General Hossein Salami made the remarks in a meeting with a group of individuals active in the field of cyberspace on Wednesday, three days after David Barnea, director of the Israeli regime’s Mossad spy agency, threatened to hit Iran’s “highest echelon … in the heart of Tehran.”  ...

The Australian charge d'affaires was informed about the strong protest of the Islamic Republic of Iran regarding the interventionist remarks of the Foreign Minister of Australia, as well as the imposition of anti-Iran sanctions. The Australian Chargé d'Affaires said that the basic policy of the Australian government is cooperation with the...

The Saudi King and bin Salman received separate letters from Raeisi over the bilateral relations between Tehran and Riyadh and ways to strengthen and support them in different fields. Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed bin Abdulkarim Al Khuraiji received the letters in a meeting with Iran's Ambassador to Saudi Arabia...

The meeting is slated to be held from September 14 to 16 in the capital of Azerbaijan. Issues such as scientific and research cooperation, as well as cooperation to combat human trafficking, drug trafficking, and cybercrime will be discussed during the event. Movahedi Azad is expected to hold bilateral meetings...

The invitation was extended by Ali Darabi, the deputy minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts of Iran, during a meeting with Saudi assistant minister of Culture, Rakan bin Ibrahim Al-Touq, in Riyadh on Thursday. During the meeting, both sides called for efforts to expand cultural and tourism relations between...

OPEC data cited in reports published in local Iranian media on Wednesday showed that Iran’s oil output had increased by 143,000 bpd or 5% last month compared to production figures reported in July. The figures showed that Iran had regained its position as the third largest oil producer in OPEC...

Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman al-Thani made the remarks in a phone conversation on Thursday with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, according to Iran’s official news agency the IRNA. Qatar has been a mediator in talks that led to a prisoner exchange deal between Iran and the United States that was made public...

Iran’s Vice-President for Science, Technology, and Knowledge-Based Economy Rouhollah Dehghani Firouzabadi in a post on X social media platform, formerly known as Twitter, announced that he had held a meeting with the Cuban president. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the G77 summit in Havana. Cuba is one of...

Muslims in Iran and other countries around the world hold rituals on Thursday to mourn the anniversary of the demise of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and the martyrdom of his grandson, Imam Hassan al-Mojtaba (PBUH). This year, the sad occasion falls on September 14. Muslims attend the mourning ceremonies in different...

The cause of the blast was not immediately known. Wednesday’s explosion took place during a demonstration marking the anniversary of Zionists' withdrawal from the Gaza Strip in 2005. The demonstrators said that the Israeli regime's soldiers fired tear gas before the deadly blast, according to Aljazeera. Witnesses told local media...

"At about 5:30 a.m. Moscow time on September 14, the Kyiv regime’s attempted terrorist attack on facilities in Russia’s territory with the use of plane-type unmanned aerial vehicles was thwarted. Eleven Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down by air defense systems over the Republic of Crimea," it said,...

Floodwater swept the living away, and on Wednesday it was washing bodies back onto the shores of eastern Libya faster than the devastated city of Derna could bury them. Libyan officials on Wednesday put the number of deaths at 8,000 and said 10,000 people are missing. Broken roads, failed communications...

He made the remarks in Tehran on Wednesday to Iraq's visiting Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, urging Baghdad to honor its relevant security commitments towards Tehran. "During the days that Iraq was besieged by the Daesh terrorist group, the Islamic Republic did not withhold any assistance from Iraq, proving itself to...

The presence of foreign forces in the region serves to further complicate the regional situation, the top diplomat told his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan in a phone call on Wednesday. Amir-Abdollahian was referring to the so-called "Eagle Partner" military exercises that kick-started between the US and Armenia on Monday. The...

The two Iranian and German top diplomats held a phone conversation on Wednesday night. During their conversation, the parties exchanged views on various issues, including the issues concerning Iran. The conversation was held frankly, based on mutual respect. MP/Spox. channel

Majid Reza Hariri, who chairs Iran-China Joint Chamber of Commerce, said on Wednesday that the funds that are going to be unfrozen will be worth $10 billion. Hariri said in a post on the X platform that there are “rumors about the release of another $10 billion” without elaborating on...

The people, who asked not to be identified discussing private deliberations, said the exact date of the swap isn’t yet set but it’s likely to be on Sept. 18, a day before world leaders convene in New York for the annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, Bloomberg reported.

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TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – As the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Reza (AS) approaches, Iranian artists are performing a Ta'zieh in Karaj for 6 nights. Ta'zieh is a ritual dramatic art that recounts religious events, historical and mythical stories and folk tales. ...

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – The people of Mashhad on Thursday held mourning ceremonies on the occasion of the demise anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and the martyrdom of the second Shia Imam, Imam Hassan (AS).                   ...