News Archive - 7 March 2024

The statement comes a day after the Russian and Armenian foreign ministers, Sergey Lavrov and Ararat Mirzoyan, held a telephone conversation, during which “bilateral and regional issues” were discussed, according to a brief statement by Armenia’s foreign ministry. “The foreign ministers discussed topical issues of the bilateral and regional agenda,...

The Kingdom also condemned the attempt to annex wide areas of the West Bank, including Al-Quds, which violates all international resolutions, international human-rights law, and United Nations resolutions, and obstructs the opportunities for peace and stability in the region, SPA reported on Thursday. Additionally, the Kingdom reiterated the importance of...

The crash occurred in the early afternoon when the plane took off from Pampulha airport. According to the fire department of Minas Gerais, of the three people onboard, two police officers were killed while a mechanic was rescued and taken to the hospital. The federal police said in a statement...

Russia's Foreign Ministry said Washington was funding "anti-Russian" non-profit groups and "spreading disinformation" about the March 15-17 presidential election, as well as Moscow's so-called "special military operation" in Ukraine, The Moscow Times reports. "Attempts to meddle in the domestic affairs of the Russian Federation, including through subversive actions and the...

The ministry added that it shot down three drones belonging to the group and captured one of its members. An attack by ISIL mercenaries in the Deir ez-Zor countryside resulted in the killing of 18 people, including 4 members of the National Defense Forces, the wounding of 16 others, and...

According to the IRGC commander-in-chief on Thursday, the killing of women, children, and innocent people is nothing but never-ending embarrassment throughout human history, which indicates moral, political, cultural, social, and military collapse for the United States. The US plays the main and most important role in the massacre of the...

In support of the Palestinian people and resistance in Gaza and in light of the Israeli aggression on the various South Lebanon villages, the Lebanese Islamic Resistance movement Hezbollah continued striking the Zionist occupation sites near the Lebanon border, the movement said in a statement on Thursday, according to Al-Manar...

Hamas senior spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said on Thursday Israel refuses to end its onslaught on Gaza, ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid and the return of the displaced Palestinians. Another official who was involved in negotiations in Egypt’s capital, Cairo, said, “We are awaiting the final official response from...

Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei received members of the Assembly of Experts of the Leadership on Thursday. The senior clerics met with Ayatollah Khamenei after elections for the Assembly of Experts was held in Iran last week on r March 1st. Addressing the meeting, Ayatollah Khamenei said a new...

A furnace at the refinery caught fire shortly before noon local time. According to the public relations of Aftab Oil Refining Company, no serious damage occurred in the complex. Only 2 personnel were slightly injured, the source said. MNA/

“What Islamic countries can do regarding today’s developments in Palestine is to completely cut trade and exchanges with the Zionists and file lawsuits against the Zionist regime at international organizations”, Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejeie said on Thursday as he addressed an international conference in Tehran, which discussed the occupation of Palestine from...

Shaehbaz Shraif made the remarks in a post on his X account on Thursday. "I received a congratulatory call from my brother H.E Mr. Raisi, the president of Iran," to congratulate him on his re-election as the new prime minister by the country's National Assembly, Sharif wrote in his...

The senior clerics met with Ayatollah Khamenei after elections for the Assembly of Experts was held in Iran last week on r March 1st. The Assembly of Experts is a clerical body, comprised of 84 members, which is tasked with electing and overseeing the performance of the Leader of the Islamic...

Kim examined training facilities and guided actual maneuvers of military units during a visit to the base in the country’s western region on Mar. 7, the official Korean Central News Agency said. Kim instructed the military to “intensify drills to enhance its combat capabilities to restrain enemies with overwhelming force...

Osama Hamdan, one of the leaders of the Palestinian Hamas resistance movement has denounced the United States and the Zionist regime for pushing for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza, emphasizing that the resistance will not be defatted and that the end of the Israel regime is imminent. Hamdan in an...

In its latest request, South Africa said that it is "compelled to return to the court in light of the new facts and changes in the situation in Gaza -- particularly the situation of widespread starvation brought about by the continuing egregious breaches" of the Genocide Convention by Israel and...

China’s top diplomat hit out at Washington’s “bewildering” trade policy during a news conference Thursday on the sidelines of a political gathering in Beijing, where Chinese leaders have been championing high-tech development in the face of mounting curbs from Washington, according to CNN. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi accused the US...

Four other crewmembers were injured, with three in critical condition, and the vessel sustained "significant damage," US Central Command said in a statement Wednesday afternoon.  The spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Saree confirmed earlier Wednesday's reports of media about targeting an American ship from Yemen...

Addressing the UN Security Council briefing on “the situation in Afghanistan”, held in New York on March 6, Saeed Iravani said the de facto authorities in Afghanistan have failed to advance genuine ethnic and political inclusivity. “Instead, they have imposed stricter limitations on women and girls, restricting their educational opportunities.