News Archive - 23 February 2024

Chief Justice of Isfahan Province Asadollah Jafari, on Friday, announced that eight terrorists were arrested in the province ahead of ceremonies to commemorate the 45th anniversary of the victory of Iran's Islamic Revolution earlier in February. He added that intelligence forces also detained 13 terrorists and seized large amounts of ammunition...

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The virtual meeting "From Ukraine to Gaza: The Emergence of a New World Order" was held on February 19, 2024, in the presence of Baburin and Mohammad Reza Moradi, Director General of Mehr’s Foreign Service. The Russian politician made the remarks in an exclusive interview with Mehr News Agency about...

A 60-km diameter lunar crater located on the southern hemisphere of the moon is named after him as "Nasireddin". Khajeh Nasir al-Din Tusi (1201–1274) was a Persian polymath and prolific writer. Tusi, one of the greatest Persian scholars, was also known as a philosopher, mathematician, astronomer, theologian, physician, and prolific...

In an interview with Mehr News Agency on the sidelines of the 24th Iran Media Expo which was held in Tehran last week, the Turkish envoy stressed, "Unfortunately, Islamic countries have not taken any effective action to stop the war in Gaza." Saying that the meetings held by Islamic...

"Despite the fact that there are no legal restrictions on the sale of ballistic missiles, Iran is morally obligated to refrain from arms deals during the Russia-Ukraine conflict to avoid fueling the war. This is rooted in Iran's adherence to international laws and the UN Charter," the mission said. Citing...

The helicopter was covering the Caucasia-Medellin-Tulua route when it disappeared from the radar, General William Rene Salamanca, the head of the National Police, said at a press conference with Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez. Salamanca said authorities will investigate the exact causes of the accident, Xinhua reported. After learning of the...

The new US-UK aggression targeted the As-Salif region in Al Hudaydah province located in western Yemen three times. Yemenis have declared their open support for Palestine’s struggle against the Israeli occupation since the regime launched a devastating war on Gaza on October 7 after the territory’s Palestinian Resistance movements carried out a...

Speaking at the sermons of Friday prayers held at the University of Tehran, Haj Ali Akbari stressed that after 140 days of war, Gaza has become a great exhibition of failures of global arrogance. The occupying Israeli regime had never experienced such a blow in 75 years of its life, he added.

During the phone talk, Amir-Abdollahian stressed the need for Iran and Pakistan to pursue the implementation of the recent agreements reached between the two countries to broaden security and anti-terror cooperation. He also appreciated the successful national election in Pakistan and expressed hope that the country's new prime minister and...

During a visit to the province on Friday, Mohammad Eslami said the construction of the Darkhovin Nuclear Power Plant was well underway some 12 years after Iranian authorities had initially decided to abandon the project because foreigners had reneged on their contractual obligations. “We decided to do this project ourselves,”...

Saree added that the Yemeni forces also targeted a port in occupied Palestinian territories in solidarity with the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The Yemeni forces have been conducting many such operations against Israeli vessels or those heading towards the occupied Palestinian territories' ports. The operations have been described as...

According to TASS, more than 100 people were injured. In addition, the Israeli military carried out strikes in the Al-Zeitun area in Gaza City. Twenty people died there and several more went missing. Media outlets also reported one death and 15 injuries as a result of an Israeli drone strike...

Firefighters struggled to contain the fire that engulfed the high-rise and were working “exclusively” on cooling the building’s exteriors, Jorge Suárez said. Given the “characteristics of the building,” firefighters have not been able to enter to address the fire from inside, he added. At least 14 people were injured in...

Assistant to Iran’s foreign minister and the director general of the foreign ministry’s Persian Gulf Department Mohammad Ali Bak lodged an official protest with the Kuwaiti ambassador to Tehran over the Arab country’s recent controversial statements and unilateral claims. "The Islamic Republic of Iran believes that an agreement on this...

The Iranian delegation is led by Jalil Rahimi, a member of a parliamentary group that represents Iran in APA, and also includes Abolfazl Amouei, the spokesperson for the Iranian parliament’s national security and foreign policy commission. The 14th APA Plenary meeting kicked off in Baku on February 20 and will...

TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – Here are the front pages of Iran's English language dailies on Saturday, Feb. 24.                       ...

TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – On the occasion of the Mid-Sha'ban holiday, the birth anniversary of the 12th Imam of Shia Muslims, mawkibs (voluntarily prepared stations) in Qom are preparing to serve pilgrims.

The nationwide university entrance exam for the master's degree in Iran was held on Friday morning. The university entrance exam is known as "Konkour" in Iran.                 ...