News Archive - 5 December 2023

Reuters reported citing Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa's comments broadcast on television that the number of injured stood at 116 people. Landslides had destroyed half of one village he visited, he said. "We are here in front of bodies of our fellows. We have lost 63 loved ones. Of the...

The Gazan journalist who works for the SANAD news agency, which is supervised by the Qatari Al Jazeera media outlet, made the remarks while speaking at a summit held in Turkey's Istanbul. The 5-day summit is being held at the initiative of Al Jazeera with the topic of media and war.

The devastating flooding, caused by unusually active El Nino rains pounding several parts of the East African nation, has rendered several roads impassable, said government Spokesman Isaac Mwaura in a statement issued on Monday evening in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. "Road repairs are ongoing in affected areas depending on...

Dozens of displaced Palestinians, who had taken shelter at Maen School, fleeing the non-stop Israeli attacks, were also found injured on Tuesday, according to a medical source.   At least 10 others were killed in another attack on the Nusairat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. Israeli forces also...

According to the Department of State, Lenderking will meet with important maritime industry partners to guarantee the security of international commerce. According to White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, the US is in talks with “other countries” to establish a maritime task force in the Red Sea with the...

The UK Ministry of Defence has revealed that it is sending several Shadow R1 reconnaissance aircraft to help the Israeli regime in Gaza aggression, the Socialist Worker website reported. A military spokesperson confirmed “surveillance flights over the eastern Mediterranean, including operating in air space over Israel and Gaza”.  British...

Afghanistan's TOLO news agency announced in a breaking news piece that an explosion rocked Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan on Tuesday. ​ Tolo cited eyewitnesses as saying that the explosion occurred around 19:00 (local time) in the fifth Security District in the capital.  According to informed sources, a car belonging...

Sirens were activated in Tel Aviv and surrounding areas on Tuesday, local media reported. Al-Qassam Brigades announced that its forces had targeted Tel Aviv in retaliation for the Zionist regime's atrocities against civilians, especially women and children in the Gaza Strip. Also, the Al-Qassam Brigades announced that the fighters of...

“The so-called safe zones... are not scientific, they are not rational, they are not possible, and I think the authorities are aware of this,” James Elder, spokesman for the UN children's agency UNICEF, told reporters on Tuesday. The Israeli military had initially focused its airstrikes on the north of the...

They also warned that the Israeli regime's war on the Gaza Strip will have “dire consequences" for the entire region and the international community as well. The leaders of the six nations of the PGCC —Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, UAE, Bahrain, and Kuwait — and President Erdogan stated at the...

The bus, carrying 53 passengers, was traveling west from Iloilo City to San Jose de Buenavista in Antique province when it crashed into a concrete road barrier before plunging into a ravine of 15-meter depth around 4:30 p.m. local time in Hamtic town. Junlee Saylo, head of the antique...

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) "has received details from the local authorities that 85 dead bodies have so far been buried while a search is still ongoing" in the Igabi local government area, said Halima Suleiman, a NEMA spokesperson, during an interview with the local Channels Television. The Nigerian...

On the visit of the Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian to Moscow to participate in the annual meeting of the foreign ministers of the five littoral states of the Caspian Sea on Tuesday, "the joint statement of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Russian Federation in order...

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In the meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, foreign minister of Iran Hossein Amir-Abdollhian said that "We have always benefited from Iran-Russia diplomacy." Lavrov, for his part, said that,"Our resolve is to expand the relations between the two countries." After their meeting, the two foreign ministers of...

The field has 13 refineries and 336 wells in the Persian Gulf, producing more than 705 million cubic meters of gas daily, Heidarieh said on Tuesday, adding that each refinery in the SPGF generates over 50 million cubic meters of sweet gas and 77,000 barrels of gas condensate. The field...

"The states should develop a roadmap to lower dependence of international trade on national currencies that can be used as a tool of implementing unilateral enforcement measures or to preserve the monetary hegemony of a specific state in the global economy," the declaration reads, with its text posted on the...

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Shahab Zahedi was on target for Persepolis with a header from the center of the box just seven minutes into the match but two minutes later, right-footed Mohammed Muntari leveled the score in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium, Tehran Times reported. Shortly after, Persepolis put the visiting team under pressure but their...

With Israeli ground operations now focused on southern Gaza, conditions “do not exist” to deliver aid, the UN’s humanitarian coordinator for the occupied Palestinian territories Lynn Hastings said, warning that “an even more hellish scenario” is about to unfold in the Palestinian enclave, according to the UN’s latest Gaza assessment.

The Turkish army “neutralized” five PKK terrorists in northern Iraq, the National Defense Ministry said on Monday. "Five PKK terrorists identified in the Claw-Lock Operation area were neutralized by our Air Forces," the ministry said on X, Anadolu Agency reported. Under the pretext of fighting PKK terrorists, Turkey has deployed...

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address the US senators by video Tuesday during a classified briefing as the Biden administration urges Congress to approve the White House's nearly $106 billion request for funds for the wars in Ukraine, the Israeli regime, and other needs. White House budget director Shalanda Young,...

According to the Palestinian Information Center, citing the Palestinian Health Ministry, the five men lost their lives in separate attacks by the regime's forces on Monday. The ministry said two Palestinians were killed after Israeli forces stormed the town of Sa'ir, northeast of the West Bank city of al-Khalil, also...

Iraq’s Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba is part of the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) that works under the supervision of the government in Baghdad. Sheikh Akram al-Kaabi said in a statement on Monday that the US should expect more painful attacks by Iraqi Resistance forces on its bases and interests in the...

Bilal Ahmad Faizi, the spokesman for emergency rescue services, said an improvised explosive device (IED) went off on a busy road in Peshawar at 9:10 a.m. (0410 GMT). He said five people, including four children, were injured.

According to the Palestinian Information Center, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights, Al Mezan Center, and Al-Haq Foundation for Human Rights raised the alarm on Monday, warning about the repetition of the historical occasion, which witnessed the ethnic cleansing of Palestinian natives by the apartheid regime in 1948. "Israel persists...

The bus was travelling from the national capital Bangkok to Nathawi district, Songkhla province, Xinhua reported. Official investigations into the cause of the crash are underway. Thailand has one of the highest road accident rates in the world with around 20,000 people killed every year, according to the World Health...

An attempt of the Kyiv regime to carry out an attack with the use of UAVs in the night against facilities on the Russian territory was thwarted, TASS reported citing the Russian Defense Ministry statement. Air defense units on duty destroyed 22 Ukrainian UAVs and intercepted 13 more over the...

Cyclone Michaung is expected to hit the coast of Andhra Pradesh state around 11 a.m. local time (0530 GMT), the Indian weather office said, gusting in with winds of up to 110 kph (70 mph), Reuters reported. The weather office said that parts of the state are expected to...

According to Article 51 of the UN Charter, Israel as an occupying regime does not have the right to defend itself, Hala Ahed said speaking at the fourth day of a summit held in Turkey's Istanbul. The 5-day summit is being held at the initiative of the Qatari Al Jazeera media...

Kan'ani dismissed the baseless accusation leveled by the British government saying that Iran had nothing to do with the Yemeni army attacks in the Red Sea. "Such allegations are made in line with certain political goals and indicate the efforts of the British authorities to turn the realities of the...

Lynn Hastings, the UN humanitarian coordinator for the Palestinian territories, said on Monday that conditions for aid delivery to the Strip are nonexistent. “The conditions required to deliver aid to the people of Gaza do not exist,” she said, adding that the aid devilry is also complicated as two major...

Referring to his meeting with Mamanbiy Omarov, First Deputy Transport Minister of Uzbekistan, Afandizadeh said that the Uzbek side expressed interest of the Uzbek transport minister to visit Iran's railway, road, and port infrastructures soon. In this meeting, the two sides exchanged views on road cooperation and reducing the charges...

Majid Assadi, the head of the Persian Gulf Nuclear Medicine Research Center at the Bushehr University of Medical Sciences told reporters that "For the first time in the country, patients with advanced cancer resistant to treatment were treated in Bushehr Nuclear Medicine Center using Alphaza radiopharmaceutical, which is one of...

In an address to a meeting of the foreign ministers of the five Caspian countries, held in Moscow on Tuesday, the top Iranian diplomat said Iran, Russia, the Azerbaijan Republic, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan need to achieve a consensus about every decision on the Caspian Sea. Stressing the need for closer...

Strongly condemning and rejecting the baseless anti-Iran accusations made by the British representative at the UN Security Council public briefing held on November 29, 2023, Iravani stressed that the British minister, while ignoring the responsibility of his country regarding the current situation of the Middle East and destabilizing policies of the...

Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks upon his arrival in the Russian capital city of Moscow where he is scheduled to participate in the meeting of Caspian Sea foreign ministers on Tuesday morning. The top Iranian diplomat said that he would discuss ways to immediately stop the genocide in Gaza and the...

Kayhan: Leader calls for forming coalition against US bullying Javan: Iran, Cuba sign 7 coop. doc. Abrar: Iran, Cuba coop. on nanotechnology, biotechnology  Arman-e Melli: Leader urges on forming coalition against US bullying Akhbare Sanat: Biggest renewable powerplant to be produced in Iran Azarbaijan: Iraq voices readiness to hold joint...

Iran’s Minister of Agriculture Mohammad Ali Nikbakht in a meeting with the Kazakh deputy prime minister expressed his satisfaction with the trend of progress of talks in the joint commission meeting of the two countries and said that the constructive talks indicate the firm determination of the high-ranking authorities of...

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi will travel to Moscow on Thursday, December 7. Heading a high-ranking political and economic delegation, the Iranian president will visit Russia at the official invitation of his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. The main topics of discussion during the one-day visit will be the expansion of economic...

The 12th meeting of the foreign ministers of the Caspian Sea’s littoral countries, which is chaired by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, is attended by the foreign ministers of Iran, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan. The meeting will discuss the most important issues related to the Caspian Sea area, such...

Raeisi made the remarks at the Iranian parliament on Tuesday, as the brutal Israeli war on the Gaza Strip has killed almost 16,000 Palestinians, 70 percent of them women and children, over the past two months. “The cruelty against the oppressed and powerful people of Palestine is a source of...

The win took Al Hilal tally in Group D to 16 points while Nassaji can be proud of their maiden appearance in the competition, having collected six points. It didn't take long for the Saudi Pro League leaders to get ahead after Mohammed Al Burayk was put through unchecked in...

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Al Ittihad’s victory saw the Saudi Arabian club top the group with 15 points, while Sepahan finished five adrift in second place with their Round of 16 hopes hanging in the balance.  The hosts opened the scoring in the 15th minute in style, as Saleh Al Amri scored a...

Iran had previously lost to Poland 35–15 and Germany 45-22 in Group F. With their first win at Denmark/Norway/Sweden 2023, Japan progressed to the main round, where they will start with zero points, after their losses against Germany and Poland. The Asian side will face Denmark, Romania, and the winner...

The axes of the first national knowledge-based governance conference; Territorial governance was overseeing the areas of territorial governance and politics, economy, culture, society, environment, agriculture, education, security, innovation, and future.  Attending the event, the Leader's representative at universities' affairs, "Countries that claim civilization in the world and the interpretations...

TEHRAN, Dec. 05 (MNA) – Here are the front pages of Iran's English language dailies on Tuesday, December 5.                 ...