News Archive - 20 February 2024

Mohammad Mahdi Esmaili, the Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, visited the stand of Mehr Media Group at the 24th Iran Media Expo in Tehran's Mossalla on Tuesday. At the beginning of the visit, he said that, "I congratulate Mehr news agency for its coverage of cultural, artistic and media-related...

Thirteen council members voted in favor of the Algerian-drafted text, while Britain abstained. It was the third such US veto since the start of the current fighting on Oct. 7. "A vote in favor of this draft resolution is support to the Palestinians right to life. Conversely, voting against it...

Yahya Saree, the spokesman of the Yemeni armed forces, said in a statement on Tuesday evening that during a military operation, a number of American warships were targeted in the Red and Arabian seas with several drones. Yemeni Al-Masirah news channel reported Saree as saying that the Yemeni armed forces...

"This concerns the fuss that has been made recently in the West, including in the United States, regarding the deployment of nuclear weapons in space. Our position is clear and transparent: we have always been strongly against and are now against the deployment of nuclear weapons in space," Putin said.

Navy chief Rear Admiral Shahram Irani told IRIB news agency in the capital Tehran on Tuesday that the Iranian naval forces along with naval units from a dozen countries will stage a military exercise by the end of the current Iranian calendar, which concludes on March 19. Commenting on Iran's...

"Progress is good and the patient seems to have made a full recovery, with no ill effects that we are aware of. Patient is able to move a mouse around the screen just by thinking," Musk said late Monday in a Spaces event on his social media platform X.,...

The US and UK airstrikes were carried out on the Sardud and Al-Kaldan regions in Yemen's Hodeidah province on Tuesday night. No details regarding the possible damage or causalities have been released so far. Yemenis have declared their open support for Palestine’s struggle against the Israeli occupation since the regime launched a...

The president pointed out that the "old colonial world with wars, interventions, genocide and a superiority complex" is being replaced by "a new world with BRICS." According to him, "this world already exists and is irreversible." "The trend of the emergence of a new world and the consolidation...

The sources, speaking on condition of anonymously, said Israeli fighter jets launched four airstrikes on Monday on the coastal town, which is located less than five kilometers from the city of Sidon.  Two raids targeted the industrial area behind al-Rai private hospital, while another two struck the vicinity of...

At least 12 suspected hitmen were killed on Sunday in a confrontation between Mexican Army troops and an armed gang in northeast Mexico's Tamaulipas state, said a state security official on Monday, Xinhua reports. The incident occurred in the municipality of Miguel Aleman when an army patrol countered an "attack"...

According to the Nation news website, Pakistan decided to kick off the work on completing the project, which faced significant delays, in two phases. Authorities in Islamabad will follow up a plan to complete the 81-kilometer portion from the Pakistan-Iran border to Gwadar, a source said. Pakistan’s Special Investment Facilitation...

The warning came in a joint statement issued by 26 of the bloc's foreign ministers at the end of their Monday meeting. Only Hungary did not join in. The statement asked the regime "not to take military action in Rafah that would worsen an already catastrophic humanitarian situation and prevent...

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Ali Sabry, the foreign ministers of Iran and Sri Lanka held a joint press conference on Tuesday in Colombo, during which the Iranian top diplomat said that "{Today we had detailed talks and fruitful agreements." "We discussed all aspects of political and economic tourism cooperation," Amir-Abdollahian...

The two sides discussed and exchanged opinions regarding the expansion of bilateral relations in political, economic, scientific, technical, and technological fields. Earlier on Tuesday, the Iranian top diplomat also attended a meeting with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry at the venue of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri...

"According to preliminary information, one civilian was killed and at least three others were wounded," the emergency services said. The Ukrainian military shelled the center of Donetsk from 155mm artillery guns, the emergency services specified. The emergency services told TASS earlier on Tuesday that Ukrainian forces had shelled the center...

Zhiyu Kong the chief of the Middle East Bureau of the Chinese Wen Hui Daily in Tehran made the remarks in an interview with Mehr News Agency correspondent on the sidelines of the 24th edition of Iran Media Expo underway in Tehran. How do you evaluate the atmosphere of the...

In a letter to the head of the Security Council, Iranvani rejected the allegation leveled by the United States, stressing that Iran continues to adhere to resolutions 2140 (2014) and 2216 (2015) and has not carried out any activities contrary to these resolutions, including arming Yemen. The full text of...

Amir-Abdollahian held a phone conversation with his Malaysian counterpart Mohamad Hasan, in which the two top diplomats discussed a range of bilateral, regional, and international issues. During the phone call, the top Iranian diplomat announced Iran’s readiness to boost bilateral relations with Malaysia in the fields of technology, science, culture,...

The senior Iranian diplomat made the remark in a post on his account on X social media platform, formerly known as Twitter. He was reacting to the excuses made up by the Israeli regime to attack the Nasser Hospital. The world has not forgotten how the Israeli regime used the...

The narrative unfolds dramatically, suggesting that, in a calculated response to the specter of a broader conflict, Iran has purportedly pressed these groups to momentarily suspend their assaults on US troops. Unraveling the complexity of these weighty claims requires a discerning eye, inviting us to plunge into the intricate dynamics...

The Iranian top diplomat also attended a meeting with Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry at the venue of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka. Amir-Abdollahian left for the South Asian country on Monday afternoon in response to an invitation by his Sri Lankan counterpart Ali Sabry. During his stay...

"Russia always expressed the view that there was no realistic Plan B and that there was no alternative to the #JCPOA.  Now we can see that Russia was right," Ulyanov wrote on X. The JCPOA was signed in 2015 between Iran and the five permanent members of the UN Security...

After a meeting with the foreign ministers of the European Union on Monday, Rafael Grossi announced that he will be traveling to Iran next month. This will be his first visit to the country in the past year, and he plans to discuss safeguard issues during his trip. In his...

At the 160th meeting of the Supreme Council of the Red Crescent Society on Tuesday, Pirhossein Kolivand stated that the IRCS, as the head of the country's Humanitarian Law Committee, considers supporting the oppressed Palestinian people and protesting the deliberate violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in Gaza...

The IRGC Ground Force has recently received the ‘Shahed-131’ suicide drone and ‘Ababil-5’ combat drone. With a length of 2.6 meters, Shahed-131 weighs 135 kg and can detonate targets within a radius of 900 km. The Iranian drone had played a leading role in an IRGC war game that...

Team Melli finished in first place with a time of 3:41.72 minutes. The gold medal went to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan claimed the bronze medal. Iran’s Mahsa Mirzatabibi also seized a bronze medal in the Women's Pole Vault with 4.10 meters.  The 2024 Asian Indoor Athletic Championships are...

Iran's national table tennis squad comprised of Noshad Alamian, Nima Alamian, and Amir-Hossein Hodaei defeated their rivals from Egypt 3-1 and secured their spot in the knockout stages of the sporting event. Previously in the tournament, the Iranian team won 3-0 against Thailand but lost 3-1 against Portugal. The next match...

TEHRAN, Feb. 20 (MNA) – The Mehr Media Group's booth hosted a number of Iranian officials on Tuesday the third day of the 24th edition of the Iran Media Expo underway in Tehran.                       ...

TEHRAN, Feb. 20 (MNA) – Here are the front pages of Iran's English language dailies on Tuesday, Feb. 20.                          ...

TEHRAN, Feb. 20 (MNA) – The footage shows the final of the third season of the Women's Hockey League.