News Archive - 28 September 2023

No evidence so far for claims Iran sold missiles to Russia

Stoltenberg arrived in Kyiv on an unannounced visit on Sept. 28, news agency Interfax-Ukraine reported, accoridng to the Voice of Ukraine webiste. "As of today, the information from our competent bodies and partners is that there is no evidence of Iran selling missiles to Russia," Zelenskyy said. The Ukrainian security...

Multiple deaths at Rotterdam university hospital shooting

The 32-year-old suspect, a university student, fatally shot a 39-year-old woman living in his neighborhood and seriously injured her 14-year-old daughter, police said in a televised news conference, according to Reuters. After setting the woman's house on fire, the gunman went to the Rotterdam Medical Centre university hospital, where he...

Iraq cooperates with Iran on judicial affairs, prisoners

 The spokesperson of the Iraqi Ministry of Justice, Kamel Amin, said in an interview with Iraqi News Agency (INA) that Baghdad has concluded memorandums of understanding and judicial agreements and the transfer and exchange of prisoners with some countries. He said that based on bilateral agreements, the process of transferring...

UK defense sec. arrives in Ukraine for talks with Zelensky

The Ukrainian president tweeted: “I received UK Defense Secretary @GrantShapps in Kyiv. “I am profoundly grateful to the UK for all the financial, humanitarian, and military support, including crucial long-range capabilities. Shapps messaged: “I’ve been back to Kyiv this week to ask President @ZelenskyyUa what he needs to win. “As...

Leader urges for learning from lessons of martyrs

In a message on Thursday, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei commemorated 8-year of Sacred Defense against foreign-backed Saddam Ba'athist regime. The Leader's message stressed that the Sacred Defense Week brings back the memory of martyrs. He described the Sacred Defense martyrs and all other martyrs as role model for all generations...

Ukrainian forces are "gradually gaining ground": NATO chief

Speaking at a joint press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Stoltenberg said "every metre that Ukrainian forces regain is a metre that Russia loses", Reuters reported. "And there is a stark contrast, Ukrainians are fighting for their families, their future, their freedom," he further asserted. "Moscow is fighting for...

Niger people celebrate expulsion of French ambassador

Relations between Niger and France, its former colonial ruler which maintained a military presence in the country have broken down since army officers seized power in Niamey in July. Accoridng to Reuters, the junta had ordered French ambassador Sylvain Itte to leave the country within 48 hours at the end...

China, Saudi Arabia to hold joint naval drill in October

The drills, dubbed “Blue Sword 2023,” will take place in China’s southern province of Guangdong in October, Beijing said, according to Al-Arabiya. “This joint training focuses on overseas maritime counter-terrorism operations, conducting exercises on sniper tactics, boat driving, helicopter landing, and joint rescue,” defense ministry spokesperson Wu Qian told a...

Headlines of Iran’s Persian dailies on September 28

Arman-e Emrooz: Qatar tries to mediate 2nd Iran, US deal Asia: Iran, Qatar launch new banking cooperation Abrar:  Are Saudi Arabia's nuclear agreements in the interest of Israeli regime? E'temad: Reports on Donald Trump's fraud, Robert Menendez's bribes as US elections race intensifies  Afkar: We call for immediate cessation of...

Ghalibaf stresses expanding Iran ties with African nations

Mohammad Bagheri Ghalibaf made the remarks in a meeting with a group of political and cultural activists and a number of South African parliamentarians in Johannesburg on Thursday. "We believe that the importance of Africa, especially South Africa, is not less than BRICS. One of the goals of BRICS is...

Iran to set up permanent base in Antarctica: Navy commander

"We have ownership in Antarctica and the plan is to hoist the Iranian flag there and establish a permanent bas," Admiral Irani said on Thursday in an interview. Iranian officials have previously talked about the need for a permanent station in Antarctica. For example, Managing Director of the Iranian National Institute...

Iranian wushu athletes win 2 gold, 3 silver at Asian Games

In the women’s 52kg, Elaheh Mansourian won a silver medal after losing to Chinese fighter Yueyao Li 2-0 in the final. She had defeated Nepalese athlete Elina Chaudhary Round of 16, Pakistan’s Samreen Altaf in quarterfinals and Indonesian Tharisa Dea Florentina in semifinals, Tehran Times reported. Shoja Panahi seized a...

Iran basketball victorious over Saudi Arabia at Hangzhou

In the match held at the HOC Gymnasium in Hangzhou, Meysam Rezaei led Iran with 17 p0ints and Saudi Arabia’s Khalid Mohammed Abdelgabar collected 15 points. Team Melli defeated the UAE 81-57 in their opening match and are scheduled to face Kazakhstan on Saturday. Iran basketball have not yet won...

Iran nuclear chief consults with Pakistani delegation

The AEOI head Mohammad Eslami and other Iranian nuclear officials held a meeting with Raja Ali Raza Anwar, Governor to the IAEA (Chairman of Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission) and also the Pakistani ambassador to Vienna.  During the meeting on Tuesday, which took place on the sidelines of the annual IAEA...

IRGC to use new satellite for military intelligence purposes

We use the collection of what we receive (from the satellite) and [the information] it gathers from the Earth to meet the IRGC’s intelligence demands,” said Major General Hossein Salami on Wednesday as he was addressing a gathering of IRGC officers and veterans in Tehran, Press TV reported. His comments...

Iran envoy stresses activation of trade ties with Riyadh

Alireza Enyati, the ambassador of Iran to Riyadh was received for a meeting with Saud bin Mohammed Al Sati, Deputy Minister for Political Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia during which they discussed bilateral relations and the dialogue area Enayati also held a meeting with Swiss Ambassador to Saudi Arabia...

Massive warehouse explosion rocks Uzbekistan capital

A massive explosion followed by a large blaze occurred early Thursday morning at a warehouse in the Uzbekistan capital Tashkent, according to Reuters and AFP news agencies, citing local media reports. The shock wave from the early morning blast shattered dozens of windows in nearby apartment blocks and some people...

Front pages of Iran’s English dailies on September 28

TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) – Here are the front pages of Iran’s English language dailies on Thursday, September 28.    ...

Noor-3 Satellite launch

TEHRAN, Sep. 28 (MNA) – Iran successfully launched the homegrown imaging satellite Noor 3 into orbit on September 27, 2023.     ...