News Archive - 30 December 2023

According to a senior health official in central Gaza, hospitals were filled with wounded Palestinians following Israel’s heavy bombardment, as fighting continued on Friday and early Saturday in al-Bureij, Nuseirat, and Maghazi refugee camps, Press TV reported. Israeli tanks pushed deeper into districts in central and southern Gaza overnight, with...

Maliki made the remarks on Saturday during a ceremony held in the Iranian embassy in Baghdad to remember Gen. Soleimani, a top military commander who was assassinated in a US drone strike on January 3, 2020 when he was leaving Baghdad's airport along with Iraqi paramilitary commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis...

In capital Tehran, people gathered in Imam Hossein (AS) Square to show their support for the Islamic Republic. Holding handwritten signs and placards, they condemned the continuation of hostilities by the United States and the Zionist regime against the Iranian nation. They chanted "Down with US" and "Down with Israel".

Armin Sohrabian headed home just after the hour mark in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium and substitute Peyman Babaei scored the hosts’ second goal in the 72nd minute. Paykan forward Amir Shahim scored a consolation goal in the added time. Esteghlal moved up to top with 32 points, one points above Sepaha,...

The fire broke out when inmates threw flammable liquid through a window of a cell at Comcar, whose official name is Unit 4 Santiago Vazquez, Xinhua reported. Luis Mendoza, director of the National Rehabilitation Institute, said at a press conference on Friday that it was a "specific incident" and "not...

"If in Washington thought for a moment about ordinary Ukrainians, if there was at least a shred of compassion here, then we can clearly see the solution - immediately stop the hybrid war and thereby avoid numerous casualties," TASS reported citing Antonov on Saturday. "The ‘magic pot’ that has been...

Almayadeen reported citing Brigadier General Saree's warning statement on Friday as saying, "We caution the American enemy of the repercussions of any escalation against our nation and our people." Brigadier General Saree, through his account on X, added, "We caution all nations against getting involved or cooperating with the...

The op-ed published by the Wall Street Journal on Thursday asked for a direct confrontation with Iran under the pretext that Tehran is “sowing chaos” in West Asia. "The Iranian regime is at the center of most of the Middle East’s problems and much of global terror," the former prime...

Sabereen News, a Telegram news channel associated with Iraqi anti-terror Popular Mobilization Units – better known by the Arabic name Hashd al-Sha’abi – reported that there were Lebanese nationals among the victims of the attack that targeted a military installation in the city of al-Bukamal early on Saturday. The development...

The lawsuit says Israel’s actions are “genocidal in character because they are intended to bring about the destruction of a substantial part of the Palestinian national, racial and ethnical group.” “The acts in question include killing Palestinians in Gaza, causing them serious bodily and mental harm, and inflicting on...

In a statement on Friday, Biden condemned Russia’s latest missile barrage on the neighboring country, calling it a “brutal attack” and claiming that Moscow wants to “obliterate Ukraine and subjugate its people,” Russia Today reported.  The Russian Defense Ministry had earlier said its forces conducted 50 “group” strikes and...

Ukrainian forces shelled the city of Belgorod on Saturday, killing over a dozen civilians and injuring over a hundred others. The settlement of Urazovo was also targeted. The latest figures put the number of killed at 14 and the injured at 108. At least 10 people including one child were...

The Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement has categorically dismissed claims by a French daily newspaper that the group was already informed of the large-scale surprise attack by members of Hamas and other Gaza-based resistance fighters against Israel in early October. Hezbollah’s media bureau in a statement late on Friday described Le...

According to a report by the Syrian official news agency, a military source has told local Syrian media that, "At about 17:20 p.m. on Saturday, the Israeli enemy launched an aerial act of aggression from the direction of the Mediterranean Sea, west of Lattakia, targeting some points south of...

A UN Security Council meeting in connection with the shelling of Belgorod has been requested for 11:00 p.m. Moscow time (20:00 GMT) and Russia has demanded the participation of the Czech envoy to provide explanation regarding the arms supplies to Kiev, Russian Deputy Envoy to the United Nations Dmitry...

Ali Soleimani said that the exported commodities have reached $8.264 billion in the said period, which indicates a 9 percent growth in terms of weights compared to the same period last year. Most of the exported goods include petrochemical products, gas condensate, cement and clinker, fresh vegetables, and aquatics,...

In an interview with Mehr News Agency, Qassem Salman al-aboudi said that the success of Operation Al-Aqsa Storm launched by the Gaza-based Hamas resistance movement against Israel on October 7 was achieved thanks to the initiatives of Martyr Soleimani. Political and regional observers are well aware of the important role of the Palestinian...

The Co-Chairmen of the Azerbaijan-Iran Joint Commission - Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan Shahin Mustafayev and Minister of Roads and Urban Development of Iran Mehrdad Bazrpash attended the inauguration ceremony of the bridge. The local economic officials have said that the bridge plays a major role in reducing traffic jams...

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs made the remarks while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a commemoration ceremony held for Martyr Seyed Razi Mousavi in Tehran on Saturday. "Martyr Seyed Razi Mousavi was truly one of the best. During all my trips to Syria for many...

Member of the Egyptian Council for Foreign Affairs, Rakha Ahmad Hassan, said in an interview with the Arabic service of Russia’s Sputnik news agency on Friday that an exchange of ambassadors is likely to happen soon. He pointed out that Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi's congratulations to his Egyptian counterpart Abdel...

Lunient General Soleimani, commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), and Abu Mahadi al-Muhandis, the second-in-command of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), were martyred along with their companions near the Baghdad airport in a US drone strike, on the direct order of Donald Trump, the...

Delivering a speech at a ceremony to commemorate the Iranian famous philosopher late "Ayatollah Mesbah", Iran's President Ebrahim Raeisi said the 'Dey 9 Epic' (December 30) occasion must be taken as a source of generating vigilance against the Western-backed seditions in the country. December 30 coincides with the ninth day...

The match will be held at the Olympic Stadium in Kish Island in Persian Gulf, Persian Gulf.  The media had previously reported that Team Melli would play Indonesia in a friendly match in Doha, scheduled for Jan. 7. Team Melli are in Group C with the UAE, Palestine and...

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Mohammadi, 23, died in a tragic road accident in Bam, Kerman province Saturday night. “Extremely sad news. Our thoughts are with Melika Mohammadi’s family, friends, and everyone at the Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation at this difficult time,” Infantino posted on his Instagram account. Earlier this week, the president...

TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (MNA) – Here are the front pages of Iran's English language dailies on Satuday, December 30.

TEHRAN, Dec. 30 (MNA) – In commemoration of the memory of 1,800 martyrs of Razavi Khorasan, mothers and wives of the martyrs planted trees in a ceremony on Saturday in Mashhad on Saturday.      ...