News Archive - 9 March 2024

Zardari, 68, was the joint candidate of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) while his rival Mahmood Khan Achakzai, 75, was the candidate of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), Indian Express reports. The new president was elected by the electoral college of the newly elected...

“The heroes in the armed forces know about the loopholes that can be exploited while the take-off or landing of American aircraft on the ships,” Houthi wrote in an Arabic-language post on his X social media account on Saturday. “I advise the United States and its allies to issue a...

Hezbollah's media office said in a statement on Saturday afternoon that one of its attacks with rocketry weapons directly hit a gathering of Zionist soldiers in the vicinity of Hunin Castle According to Hezbollah's Al Manar TV, "Zionist Channel 12 reports a missile from Lebanon hits Upper Galilee’s Margaliotarea." The new...

Protestors from different nationalities and religions poured into the streets of London for 22nd consecutive weeks, chanting slogans about justice, and calling for ending the apartheid system, as well as an immediate cessation of war and establishing a ceasefire in Gaza, IRNA correspondent in London reported on Saturday. They first...

Nasser Kan'ani said that the sanctioning action on the part of Canada is carried out out of political and propaganda goals and in continuation of the North American country's selective approach in dealing with Iran's human rights issues. The Iranian foreign ministry spokesman added that if the Canadian authorities are...

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani held a phone conversation on Saturday to discuss the latest developments in bilateral relations and the issue of Gaza and other regional developments. The two foreign ministers discussed the bilateral relations between Iran and Qatar and emphasized the continuation of the growing trend...

In the Saturday meeting in Tehran, the Iranian minister stressed the importance of continuing joint efforts to strengthen cooperation between Iran and Armenia in various areas such as politics, economy, trade, science, and culture. Amir-Abdollahian said that developing all-out relations between the two countries would help promote “sustainable” peace and...

The Iranian Intelligence Ministry's announcement said on Saturday that the dismantling of the UK-linked network which it described as the biggest such network in Iran followed 14 months of intelligence search and investigative operations.   It added that the Nitro Bet network had transferred huge sums of money from the...

Earlier in the day, Kazakhstan finished in third place, beating China 7-4, Tehran Times reported.  The Persians also secured their berth in the 2024 World Aquatics Men’s U18 Water Polo Championships, to be held in Argentina. The Iranian team headed by Ali Pirouzkhah, defeated Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Kazakhstan...

Last week, the Iraqi Resistance group targeted the Haifa Airport in occupied Palestinian territories. Since the start of the al-Aqsa Storm operation on the 7th of last October, the occupied Palestinian territories have been targeted by Resistance groups to declare support for the oppressed people of Gaza. Israel waged its...

"The outskirts of the village of Rozhdestvenska in the Grayvoron urban district were attacked by the Ukrainian armed forces with three ‘kamikaze’ drones. Two people were killed and a third man was seriously wounded as a result of explosions. An ambulance is on its way to the site. As soon...

For the third time TV BRICS and the international outreach project "Modern Russian" held a teleconference with the Centre of Russian Studies of Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi. The conference was dedicated to Maslenitsa and allowed to find common ground in the Russian holiday of seeing off winter and...

The UH-72 Lakota helicopter went down near Rio Grande City, Texas, around 2:50 p.m. (2050 GMT) while conducting aerial "monitoring and detection" operations at the border, said US Army Major Ryan Wierzbicki. The cause of the crash was under investigation, the Army said. Wierzbicki said he had no information...

Al Jazeera news network reported that demonstrators in Madrid chanted slogans condemning the ongoing war and genocide of the Zionist regime against Palestinians, while expressing support for the Palestinian people and demanding an end to the Gaza genocide. Also, thousands of demonstrators in Amman, the capital of Jordan, held a...

US Senator Sanders said that it is a mistake to give the Netanyahu cabinet ten billion dollars, according to Yemen's official Saba news agency. Sanders stressed that Biden's efforts in Gaza are still insufficient, as this is one of the largest humanitarian crises in history. Sanders, a former presidential candidate,...

Multiple unmanned aerial vehicles targeted several Russian regions during the night The Russian military intercepted 47 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones overnight, the Defense Ministry said on Saturday morning. No fatalities were caused, according to local officials. The ministry said one UAV was shot down over Belgorod Region, two over Kursk Region,...

In a statement on Friday, the Lebanese Hezbollah Resistance Movement announced that its forces conducted multiple operations in support of the Palestinian people and their Resistance in the Gaza Strip, targeting several groupings of Israeli occupation soldiers at al-Raheb military site in the western district of operations, by using artillery...

Issuing a statement on Saturday, Brigadier General Yahya Saree said that the US destroyers were successfully hit by the Yemenis' drone. According to the Yemeni military official, the US ship PROPEL FORTUNE in the Gulf of Aden was also targeted by the Yemeni forces using drones and missiles. He said the operations...

Head of the Emergency Unit of the Provincial Disaster Management and Mitigation Agency Fajar Sukma said that heavy downpours on Thursday triggered the floods and landslides in 10 regencies and towns of the province, causing bridges to collapse and sweeping away houses. The floods submerged roads, paralyzing transportation, and affected...

The latest developments in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, as well as the recent resolution of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Member States of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Saudi Arabia's city of Jeddah, were among the topics discussed between the top diplomats of...

Bagheri Kani made the remarks in a post on X social media, formerly known as Twitter, after a meeting with Qatari Assistant Foreign Minister for Regional Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi. During the meeting, the two sides discussed the ongoing Israeli regime's war against the defenseless Palestinians in the besieged Gaza...

Gharibabadi made the remarks in a letter to the secretary general of the United Nations, referring to the Tel Aviv regime's crimes against the women and girls in the Gaza Strip. The text of Gharibabadis' letter is as follows, On the occasion of March 8, International Women's Day, I would like...

Arman-e Emrooz: New phase of JCPOA talks kicks off in Doha Arman-e Mihan: Sanction not stopped Iran's aviation industry Akhbar-e San'at: Leader calls on election winners to work in favor of nation Tejarat: Biden rises new allegations against Iran Jomhouri-e Eslami: Several projects inaugurated in Khuzestan in presence of president Pro-Palestine...

"Today it is an impressive, serious association, a magnet that attracts many countries of the world. Indeed, there are more and more of them," Putin said. He recalled that the idea of the alliance originated in Russia. "At one time, at one of the international events, I proposed to our...

During a meeting with the Chairman of the Emergency Situations and Civil Defense of the Republic of Tajikistan Rustam Nazarzadeh on Friday, Vahidi emphasized the importance of cooperation and sharing experience, facilities, and equipment to better confront natural and man-made disasters. He said that Iran and Tajikistan enjoy close and deep-rooted...

"The mottos of freedom of expression by some Western claimants are hollow and showy slogans and a cover for their illegitimate political goals,"  Amir-Abdollahian said. "Blocking the media accounts of the Supreme Leader of the Revolution is not only a violation of freedom of speech, but also an insult to millions...

The Iranian wrestlers won four gold medals, five silvers, and three bronzes. Pouya Dadmarz beat Georgia’s Giorgi Tokhadze 5-2 in the final bout of 55 kg. Mohammad Hadi Saravi defeated his compatriot Mehdi Bali 5-1 in the final of 97 kg. Saeed Esmaeili collected a gold medal, beating Mahmud Bakhshilloev...

Reacting to a new report by the so-called fact-finding mission mandated by the UN on the situation of human rights in Iran, Kan'ani condemned the report, describing it as the repetition of unfounded allegations, which have been prepared based on biased and fake information; thus, the report has no lawful authority...

The border police commander of the country Brigadier General Ahmad Ali Goudarzi said that, "The members of a terrorist group who were planning to infiltrate into the country for sabotage actions were confronted by the border guards of the border regiment." He added that "In this operation, a number of...

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The Iranian national squad comprised of Saba Fadaei, Setareh Homayoon Fard, Sahar Ghasemi, Melina Ebrahimian, and Faezeh Ronasi prevailed over the hosts and took home the RX and overall gold medal. Around 20 national and international teams were participating, hailing from countries like Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Iran, Iraq, Tajikistan,...

The tournament brought 142 players from 12 countries together at The Carlton Hotel in Moscow. After defeating Andrey Esipenko in the final round, Tabatabaei became the winner of the Aeroflot Open 2024. The Iranian grandmaster, who had started off with a loss, went on to score 7.5 out of...

Regarding commercial and passenger airplanes, Iran used to be highly dependent on the purchase of airplane parts from foreigners and the sanctions imposed on the country caused a challenge in this regard, Deputy of the scientific department of knowledge-based economy development Javad Mashayekh said in an interview for Mehr News Agency.

TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian received visiting Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Vahan Kostanyan for a meeting in Tehran on Saturday.      ...

TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (MNA) – Here are the front pages of Iran's English language dailies on Saturday, March 9.                   ...

TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (MNA) – The sixth edition of the Golestan horse jumping competition was held on Friday at Shokuh and Tabiat Clubs in the city of Gorgan, the capital of Golestan Province in northern Iran.                          ...

TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (MNA) – The second snowboard competition was held in Dizin ski resort, north of the capital Tehran. The competition has provided ski enthusiasts to showcase their skills and talents.

TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (MNA) – Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi inaugurated the country's largest sponge iron factory in Ahvaz, located in Khuzestan province, on Friday.                   ...