News Archive - 19 October 2023

OANA calls for protection of journalists in Gaza conflict

In a statement issued on Thursday, the Organization said it is deeply concerned about the safety of the journalists working in the region. The full text of the statement follows: The ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinians in Gaza has reached a level that threatens the safety of journalists in...

Regional situation resembles ‘powder keg’ ready to explode

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks on Thursday before leaving the Saudi port city of Jeddah, where he attended an emergency meeting of the Executive Committee of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on the bloody Israeli bombardment of Gaza. He said all the foreign ministers who participated in the session...

Protests rage on across world after Israel hospital attack

More than 500 people lost their lives in the Israeli airstrike against al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday. Thousands of Palestinians were present at the facility when the attack took place. Numerous world leaders have vehemently denounced the massacre. Major cities across the world have also turned into...

Two US bases in Syria targeted with drones, rockets

Lebanon’s al-Mayadeen news network reported on Thursday that the Al-Tanf base, located in Homs Governorate, was targeted by three drones, but the extent of damage is still unknown. Sabereen News, a Telegram news channel associated with Iraqi anti-terror Popular Mobilization Units, also reported the incident. The Al-Tanf base is located...

Israeli attack on Gaza hospital as organized state terrorism

Speaking at the OIC’s emergency ministerial meeting discussing Israeli aggression on Gaza, Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Hussein Ibrahim Taha on Wednesday said the latest incident represented a war crime. He added that it was incompatible with all human values and emphasized that organized state terrorism deserved accountability...

China reacts US veto of UNSC resolution over Gaza

The US veto of a United Nations Security Council resolution demanding a humanitarian pause in the Gaza Strip is unjustifiable, says Zhang Jun, China’s Permanent Representative to the UN, amid rising civilian causalities in the blockaded coastal sliver. “The US veto of the resolution cannot be justified,” Zhang Jun said...

Biden tells Netanyahu US backs Israel ground invasion of Gaza

Biden visited Tel Aviv on Wednesday amid an intensified Israeli campaign of airstrikes on Gaza, the most densely-populated strip of land in the world, which has killed at least 3,500 Palestinians and injured over 13,000. “In our meeting today we agreed on a set of actions and steps that make...

Over 40 Palestinians killed as Israel continues to pound Gaza

Nine people were killed, including seven children, when fighter jets struck a house in Khan Younis south of Gaza City, state news agency Wafa reported. Several people reportedly remain trapped under the rubble. More than 30 Palestinians were also killed and dozens injured in Israeli airstrikes in Rafah in the...

Russia says sending 27 tons of humanitarian aid to Gaza

"A special plane has taken off from the airport at Ramenskoye near Moscow for El-Arish in Egypt. The Russian humanitarian aid will be handed over to the Egyptian Red Crescent to be sent to the Gaza Strip," Deputy Minister Ilya Denisov said in a statement, The Moscow Times reports. Denisov...

Israel regime warns 24 hospitals to evacuate in Gaza

In terms of providing medical care and relief, the ministry announced that three hospitals are now completely out of service, while 25 others have suffered partial damage in the Gaza Strip, Roya News reports. Earlier, Palestinian Health Minister Mai Alkaila warned of the imminent collapse of the healthcare system in...

Israel drone attack kills 10 in West Bank's Tulkarm

The Palestinian Resistance announced that they fired rockets at Tel Aviv and Netivot in response to the crimes committed by the Israeli army against Palestinian civilians. Following the rocket attack of the Palestinian Resistance on the occupied territories, warning sirens were sounded in "Tel Aviv", "Gush Dan" and Netivot.  The...

Top Iran, Turkey military officials discuss Gaza developments

According to a statement issued by the Turkish Ministry, parties also discussed and consulted on bilateral and regional defense and security issues, especially the latest developments in the region. Following the escalation of the Zionist regime's crimes against the oppressed people of Gaza, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces...

Rejection of Gaza res. double oppression against Palestine

The ongoing events against the oppressed people of Palestine in Gaza belie the West's claims about advocating civilization, freedom, and human rights, Raeisi said on Thursday while addressing a meeting in Tehran to honor great achievements of the country's health sector. The president described the incidents in Gaza as heart-wrenching,...

Iran, Jordan FMs discuss latest developments in Gaza war

In this telephone conversation, the two sides discussed the latest developments in Palestine and the brutal invasion of the Zionist regime in the Gaza Strip. The necessity of immediate and effective action to stop the Zionist regime's war crimes against the homeless people of the Gaza Strip, especially women, and children,...

'US responsible for war crimes against Palestinians'

Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations has criticized the US for vetoing a UN Security Council resolution that would have called for humanitarian pauses in the Gaza war, saying that Washington bears the responsibility for the continued war crimes against Palestinians. “Having once again vetoed a UN Security Council...

Headlines of Iran's Persian dailies on October 19

Kayhan: Massacre of Gazans with US bombs Arman-e Emrooz: End of Israel regime begins: Raeisi Arman-e Melli: Protests rage on across world after Israel's hospital attack Abrar: Bombing Gaza hospital, headless bodies Drone attack reported on US bade in Iraq Afkar: Tehran people condemn Israel attack on Gaza hospital Tejarat:...

Israel continuing crimes could lead to entry of other actors

Following the escalation of the Zionist regime's crimes against the oppressed people of Gaza, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri held a telephone conversation with Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Qatari Defence Minister Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah. Calling for the immediate action of the international community...

All sanctions on Iran as “baseless, unjust, unlawful”

The statement was issued on Wednesday following the termination of certain provisions of the UNSC 2231 Resolution. The full text of the statement follows: 1. The Islamic Republic of Iran recalls its position as reflected in document S/2015/550 dated 20 July 2015 and continues to insist that all sanctions and...

Sangsar tribe fesival in Semnan province

Mahdishahr or Sangesar is one of the cities of Semnan province. The city is the home of the Sangesar tribes, whose nomadic families live in the summer area, and it was known as the tribe in the past, and some changed the name a few decades ago

Front pages of Iran’s English dailies on October 19

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