News Archive - 18 December 2023

The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) was ranked first in the world above Maersk Shipping Company. The MSC stood in first place, owning 795 vessels with a capacity of 5,554,321 TEU, followed by Maersk Shipping Company possessing 679 vessels with a capacity of 4,131,334 TEU. The CMA CGM Company, owning 621...

It made the decision because of the "deteriorating security situation" though said it was a temporary move, media reported pmn Monday. A number of freight companies have also suspended their ships after being targeted by the Yemeni army in Yemen. On Monday, one of the world's largest shipping firms said...

Winds blew in gusts at the speed of 99.4 mph (160 kph) in the departmental capital, Colonia del Sacramento, Xinhua reported citing the Uruguayan Institute of Meteorology. The "very strong storms" occurred in the early morning and caused "the regrettable death of two people" and "fallen trees and power...

According to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), at least 64 journalists and media workers have been killed since the onset of the war in Gaza. CPJ is also investigating numerous unconfirmed reports of other journalists being killed, missing, detained, hurt, or threatened, and of damage to media offices and...

The decree, which prevents the sale of Russian crude to those who follow the Western price ceiling, has been extended until June 30, 2024, media reported. The decree was originally signed in December 2022 and came into force in February 2023. Initially, it was expected to last until July 1,...

Three Israeli captives were killed by the regime’s military forces in the north of the Gaza Strip on Friday. Military officials claimed that the incident was a mistake. The father of Alon Shamriz, one of the murdered captives, said his killing was not a "mistake" but an "execution.” The three were...

Israeli forces stormed and bulldozed parts of Kamal Adwan Hospital in North Gaza on Saturday, burying alive and killing dozens of patients and injured displaced Palestinians, according to a video uploaded by Al-Jazeera. "After the killing of hundreds of Palestinians and the action of the Zionists in preventing their bodies...

Speaking on the sidelines of the 7th Iran International Transportation, Logistics and Related Industries entitled “Iran Trans 2023” on Monday, Mehrdad Bazrpash predicted that the construction operation of the Rasht-Astara Railway will begin in early 2024. He also referred to the Shalamcheh-Basra railway project and said expert-level talks were made...

Recently, the hacking group called Karma/KarMa announced that they had successfully entered the Zionist Israeli regime's security apparatuses and communication systems.  The details and evidence of this hacking operation have been exclusively provided to Mehr news agency (MNA).

Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani held a telephone conversation today with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, a readout of the phone call appeared first on the Pakistani foreign ministry's website said. They discussed matters of bilateral importance and the regional situation. Foreign Minister Jilani expressed Pakistan’s deep concern over...

Speaking during his regular Press Conference on Monday, December 18, the Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin "The first vice-ministerial level meeting of the China-Saudi Arabia-Iran trilateral joint committee was held on December 15 in Beijing." According to the spokesman, "the meeting took stock of the positive progress made in...

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This expansion will be marked on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the AEOI on July 7, 1974, Eslami announced on Monday at an opening ceremony of the first batch of clinics to treat wounds through plasma in three cities of Varamin, Qom, and Karaj, which...

The camp is located in the central part of the Gaza Strip, northeast of the city of Deir al Balah. A house was destroyed by the strike, according to TASS. More than 18,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, have been killed during the war that Israel launched on October 7...

A French government employee has been killed in an Israeli bombing of a residential building in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, a region previously declared a “safe zone” by the Zionist regime. “France condemns this bombing of a residential building which caused the death of many other civilians. We...

"All actions taken by the Yemeni Armed Forces are linked to lifting the siege of Gaza and halting the [Israeli] aggression against it," Mohammed Abdul-Salam said on Sunday. "If you want to stop Yemen's naval operations against the Israeli enemy, you must lift the blockade on Gaza, and food and...

The assault occurred around 22:05 pm, initiated from the occupied Syrian Golan, striking multiple points in Damascus's outskirts. The Syrian military intercepted incoming Israeli missiles, successfully downing a significant number, but not without resulting in injuries to two soldiers and some material damage. The attack amplifies a series of recent...

Khalil al-Hayya, a member of the Hamas' Political Bureau, made the remarks in an interview with Qatar's Al Jazeera television network on Sunday. "The Resistance rejects the aggression of the enemy, which must be stopped before we can discuss prisoner exchanges,” he said. "The issue of prisoner exchange is closed...

The media office of the Gaza government said in a statement that 2 journalists named "Rami Badir" and "Assem Kamal Musa" were martyred in the attacks of the Zionist regime on the Gaza Strip in the last two days. Therefore, the number of journalists who were martyred by the Zionist...

Following a severe electrical storm that struck along the South American country's Atlantic coast on Saturday, at least 13 people have been killed in Argentina, Reuters reported citing Federico Susbielles, mayor of Bahia Blanca. The city is near the southern tip of Buenos Aires province, one of Argentina's top grain-producing...

Monday's missile was fired from an area near the capital Pyongyang towards the sea off the North's east coast and flew about 1,000 km, Reuters reported citing South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff. Japan's defense ministry reported the flight lasted 73 minutes, just short of the 74-minute flight by an...

WHO's Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the comment in a Sunday post on X social media platform concerning an Israeli operation targeting the Kamal Adwan Hospital in the city of Beit Lahia. Ghebreyesus said the Israeli military's attack on the facility had rendered it non-functional and resulted in the killing...

Xinhua reported citing the Guanajuato Attorney General's Office that the bloodshed occurred during a Christmas posada, a traditional Mexican celebration, in the community of San Jose del Carmen, and the investigation is underway. According to initial reports from the municipal government, a group of armed attackers arrived unexpectedly and opened...

In an interview with the Lebanese al-Mayadeen television news network on Sunday, Osama Hamdan, Hamas’ representative in Lebanon and a member of the group’s politburo, said the Axis of Resistance is “functioning in harmony.” “The pattern of the resistance’s operations in Lebanon and Iraq in supporting Gaza is carried...

The top Iranian diplomat was in Kuwait on Sunday to offer condolences to the people and government of the Arab country over the passing of Kuwaiti Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah. Later that day, Amir-Abdollahian shared a post on X, previously known as Twitter, about his short trip to Kuwait.

The interior minister on Sunday paid a visit to the Police headquarters in Rask, where 11 Police forces were martyred in a terrorist attack on Friday. Vahidi said the investigation found that members of the terrorist group had crossed the border from Pakistan and entered the southeastern Iranian province of...

Arman-e Emrooz: Leader: Nation should not forget martyrs Arman-e Melli: Funeral ceremony held for Rask terror attack martyrs Emir of Kuwait passes away Aftab: Leader terms martyrs as Iran's national identity Jam-e Jam: US facing heavy defeat in Gaza Javan: Funeral ceremonies held for 280 unidentified martyrs Jomhouri-e Eslami: 11...

Commander of the Iranian Army Ground Force Brigadier General Kioumars Heydari told IRNA on Monday that the deployment of forces in the northeastern borders of Iran is carried out to implement military spatial planning aimed at focusing on areas where there has been a lack of ground forces. According to...

Riders from Mongolia and Kazakhstan finished in second and third place, respectively. The event has brought 11 countries, namely Saudi Arabia, the US, Turkey, Iran, Syria, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Canada, Indonesia, Mongolia and Thailand together. Horseback archery is a martial art, in which a mounted archer shoots an arrow at a...

Tahmasebi won three gold medals in various fields including squats, chest presses, and deadlifts in the sporting event. Also, the Iranian powerlifter in the weight category of 93 kg bagged the gold medal with an overall of 805.5 kg. Asian Classic Powerlifting Championships is underway in Johor Bahru, Malaysia...

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In the final stage of the Wuxi 2023 World Taekwondo Grand Slam Champions Series on Sunday, the 2022 final in the -80kg was repeated between Mehran Barkhordari and his Uzbek opponent Jasurbek Jaysunov. This time, Barkhordari came out on top as he won the match 2:1. Iran’s Mirhashem Hosseini made it...

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TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – From the early hours of Monday morning, severe temperature drop caused dense fog in Abadan and Khorramshahr cities in Khuzestan province, southwestern Iran.                    ...

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – The parks and streets floors in the big city of Isfahan in central Iran are covered with leaves during the last days of autumn.   ...

TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – Here are the front pages of Iran's English language dailies on Monday, December 18.                             ...