News Archive - 30 November 2023

"We will accelerate our contacts to release the captives and make the ceasefire permanent," Erdogan said on X, formerly known as Twitter, on the occasion of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, Xinhua reports. "Hopefully, our initiatives will continue in a multi-dimensional manner in the future," he...

International mediators, including Qatar, Egypt and the US, were on Friday pushing for another extension of the Gaza truce ahead of its expiration at 7am local time (05:00 GMT), Al Jazeera reported.  With no extension announced by the deadline, there were reports of gunfire and explosions in the north...

Brigadier General Yahya Saree, the spokesman of the Yemeni armed forces, stated in a statement on Friday morning that the operations against Israel will continue until the regime ceases its aggression in the Gaza Strip. Saying that Ansarullah's military operations will stop as soon as Israel's aggression in Gaza ends,...

In a telephone conversation on Thursday, the Iranian foreign minister and his Emirati counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan talked about the latest developments in Gaza following the second extension of a ceasefire after weeks of deadly Israeli strikes on Palestinians. The senior Emirati diplomat also briefed the Iranian...

The top Iranian diplomat visited the Yemeni Embassy in Tehran on Thursday to convey the Islamic Republic's gratitude towards Sana'a for the support. "Yemen's support for the people of Gaza [Strip] and the [occupied] West Bank is admirable," Amir-Abdollahian said, meeting with Yemeni Ambassador, Ibrahim Mohammed al-Dailami, Press TV reported.

The Zionist regime announced the extension of the ceasefire on Thursday morning. Hamas also confirmed the truce extension. The current pause was set to expire at 7 am local time (05:00 GMT). The Zionist regime’s military leaders had ratcheted up war rhetoric on Wednesday ahead of the expiration of the...

Henry Kissinger, the toweringly influential former secretary of state who earned a reputation as a sagacious diplomat but drew international condemnation and accusations of war crimes for his key role in widening the American presence in Vietnam and the US bombing of Cambodia, died Wednesday. He was 100, NBC news...

The victim-- identified as 21-year-old Fadi Badran-- was shot in the chest during confrontations between Palestinian people and Israeli troops near the Ofer jail in the West Bank town of Beitunia on Thursday, medical sources said. According to local sources, the clashes erupted after the occupying regime’s forces started dispersing...

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian was scheduled to attend a high-level meeting of the UN Security Council about the implementation of Resolution 2217 in New York on November 29. The US government’s delay in granting visa prevented the Iranian diplomatic delegation from taking part in the meeting. However, Iran’s UN...

The fire broke out in the basement of a three-story residential building, whose 1st floor and basement had been converted into a hostel. Emergency services arrived at the scene shortly after reports of the blaze, and saw the fire had already engulfed the basement of the building. According to preliminary...

The top Iranian diplomat on Wednesday sent separate letters to Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) Moussa Faki Mahamat, Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Tasmagambetov Imangali Nurgalievich, Secretary-General of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) Felix Plasencia, and Secretary General of...

Commander of Border Guards of Joint Chief of Staff, General Ahmad-Ali Gudarzi, on Wednesday, in a meeting with Omanese Assistant Chief of Staff of the Sultan's Armed Forces for Operations and Planning, Brigadier General Hamid bin Abdullah Al Balushi, at the headquarters of the Border Guard of the Islamic Republic...

The US Treasury Department has announced more sanctions against the Islamic Republic of Iran, targeting more than 20 individuals and entities “for their involvement in financial facilitation networks” linked to the Iranian Defense Ministry as well as the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC). The Treasury announced the sanctions in a...

Kayhan Geo-politic of region changed, but not in favor of US: Leader Javan: Leader says Al-Aqsa storm led to de-Americanization Jam-e Jam: Al-Aqsa storm fire not be extinguished Jomhuri-e Eslami: Increased international efforts for Gaza ceasefire Saramad: Iran committed to all international maritime regulations Eskenas: Resistance, surrender  two faces of West...

According to Iran Press, President Raeisi, the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, together with the Minister of Roads and Urban Development, the Mayor of Tehran, and other provincial and city officials, inaugurated the Parand city metro line on Thursday. According to this report, as it was pre-planned, in...

Speaking in a telephone conversation with Khalid bin Salman Al Saud the Saudi Arabian minister of defense, Major General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri discussed the issues of mutual interests. Expressing satisfaction with the development of friendly relations between the two countries, Bagheri expressed gratitude to the government of Saudi Arabia for hosting the extraordinary...

In this meeting, referring to the 9th High-Level Conference on Peace and Security in Africa, Bagheri said, "The intelligence of the nations and the vigilance of the African governments will not allow the Western colonialists to continue plundering Africa under the guise of development." The Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister...

Combat vessels and flight units of the naval forces of the Iranian Army as well as the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) along with Oman’s Navy took part in the exercise on Thursday, according to a report by the Public Relations Office of the Iranian Army’s Navy. The drill was...

Addressing a gathering of Basij forces in Iran’s northern city of Qazvin on Thursday, Major General Hossein Salami said the Al-Aqsa Storm operation that the Palestinian Resistance forces launched outside Gaza on October 7 proved that the downfall of the Zionist regime is not distant and is much easier than...

"Today, the Progress MS-23 cargo spacecraft, which worked on the International Space Station for more than half a year, was deorbited, entered the atmosphere and disintegrated," ROSCOSMOS, the state space corporation of Russia, was quoted by TASS news agency as saying. The spacecraft undocked from ISS at 10:55 a.m.

TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (MNA) – Colorful trees and leaves in Autumn made a beautiful scenery in Iran's capital, Tehran.

TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (MNA) – Here are the front pages of Iran's English language dailies on Thursday, November 30.

TEHRAN, Nov. 30 (MNA) –  The deputy Army chief for coordination, pointing to the capabilities of Iran in the field of military equipment, said on Thursday that the country has become "self-sufficient" and exports some military equipment.