News Archive - 15 March 2024

Iran calls for passing laws in favor of Muslim rights

Gharibabadi made the remarks at the United Nations Office in Geneva on Friday in a ceremony to mark the International Day to Combat Islamophobia. At the beginning of his address, the Iranian official touched upon the humanitarian situation in Gaza, condemning the Zionist attacks on the besieged Palestinian territory. He stressed...

WHO registers 'Family Health Program' as Iranian initiative

The program was registered in the name of the country on Friday in line with an announcement made by WHO's regional official for Europe. In line with the initiative, each Iranian is assigned an electronic healthcare file based on their national identity number. The file is used to record all...

Iran stresses Islam opposition to killing innocent civilians

Amir Saeed Iravani made the remarks in his speech at the United Nations high-level meeting to commemorate the international day to combat Islamophobia. Extending congratulations to all Muslims around the world on the occasion of the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan, Iravani touched upon the issue of Islamophobia in...

Halabja tragedy bitter example of West double standards on HR

Kan'ani made the remarks in a post on his official X account on Friday on the occasion of the 36th anniversary of the chemical attack on Halabja by former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, according to Press TV. On March 16, 1988, Saddam Hussein's regime used chemical weapons in Halabja, home...

Western media deflecting attention from Gaza: Pres. Raeisi

President Raeisi made the remarks in a meeting with a group of Iranian media people and officials of news agencies and newspapers held in Tehran on Thursday where he decried the role of the Western media outlets in diverting the public opinion of the people of the world away from...

Israeli regime failed to achieve any goals in war on Gaza

 Amir-Abdollahian made the comments in a message to the leaders of the resistance groups on Thursday night. The top Iranian diplomat congratulated the leaders of the resistance groups, as well as to the resilient and steadfast nations of Lebanon and Palestine, on the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan.

UKMTO reports of new security incident for ship in Red Sea

United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said that two missiles were flying over the vessel and heard two loud explosions in the distance. The report further said that there was no damage and the crew were reported to be safe and the vessel was reported to be proceeding towards it...

100+ martyrs in Gaza's Kuwait Roundabout massacre

The Government Media Office in Gaza reported that the death toll of the Kuwait Roundabout massacre has risen to over 100 martyrs, with 200 others injured, Lebanese Al-Mayadeen news network reported. On Thursday evening, an Israeli airstrike targeted a gathering of starved Palestinians waiting for humanitarian aid packages at the...

Yemeni army says struck US, Israeli ships

According to Yemeni Al-Masirah TV, Yahya Saree, the spokesman of the Yemeni armed forces said in a statement on Friday that his country’s army carried out new operations in the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean. The spokesman of the Yemeni armed forces said, "By the grace of God, the...

Hamas presents 'comprehensive' Gaza truce proposal

In a statement late on Thursday, Hamas announced that it had handed the new proposal to mediators, Egypt and Qatar.  It said that the "comprehensive" plan involves a ceasefire in Gaza, the delivery of aid, the return of displaced Palestinians to their homes, and the Israeli military's withdrawal from...

US aid to Gaza ridiculous amid arms supplies to Israel

Nasser Kan'ani said in a post on his X account that the United States is violating all kinds of human rights and humanitarian laws due to its complicity in equipping and arming the Zionist regime. The US's symbolic and hypocritical move in supplying and sending food to the Palestinians cannot cover...

Iran VP calls on Norway for more coop. for ceasefire in Gaza

Khazali met with Lubna Jaffery, the Norwegian Minister of Culture and Equality on the sidelines of the sidelines of the 68th annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68), which is the UN's largest annual gathering on gender equality and women's empowerment, The Iranian vice president expressed regret that while...

Leader hails medical worker for saving mother, baby lives

Masoumeh Mehravar, a midwife in the emergency call center, 115, helped a mother who was trapped in snow in Jajan Village in Mazandaran Province to give birth safely. Thorough a phone call, Mohammad Golpaygani, the head of the office of Ayatollah Khamenei conveyed the Leader’s message to the hard-working emergency...

Senior cleric hails turnout to recent elections as Jihad

Speaking during this week's Friday Prayers sermon in the Iranian capital of Tehran, Hujjat al-Islam Sediqi said "as the Lader of the Islamic Revolution stated that turning out to the elections was jihad and confronting the enemies and ill-wishers of the country, despite a year of unprecedented propaganda by the enemies and internal...

Iran’s oil sector growth exceeds 16% in 1st nine months: CBI

The CBI governor Mohammadreza Farzin put the country’s economic growth during the period at 4.5%, adding that the oil industry’s growth was achieved by several good projects the sector has implemented. Given the appropriate investments made in the oil industry, the increase in its production and economy will continue,...

Fighting Islamophobia needs Muslims collective efforts

"March 15 is the International Day to Combat Islamophobia. The divine and humanistic teachings of the merciful religion of Islam have always been exposed to the conspiratorial policies adopted by the domination-seeking system," Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said in a post on his X account on Friday, which coincides with the the International...

Iran's taekwondoka Nematzadeh secures berth at 2024 Olympics

She advanced to final match of the -49kg in the 2024 Asian Qualification Tournament underway in Tai’an, China, Tehran Times reported. Nematzadeh defeated Timor-Leste Ana Da Costa Da Silva Pinto Belo and then beat Ruka Okamoto of Japan to book a place in the final match. Nahid Kiani at the...

3rd Starship test flight most successful launch so far

The company’s Starship craft successfully launched Thursday morning, traveling more than halfway around the world before burning up over the Indian Ocean, The Washington Post reported. After two previous attempts, this latest endeavor was SpaceX’s most promising yet, a welcome occurrence for Elon Musk’s space-exploration company, Yahoo News reported.

Front pages of Iran's English dailies on March 16

TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) – Here are the front pages of Iran's English language dailies on Saturday, March 16.                        ...

Quranic gathering in Hamedan

TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) – During the holy month of Ramadan, people in Hamedan in west Iran like other Iranians go to mosques to recite verses of the holy book Qur'an. The photos show Hamedanians at Imam Khomeini Hisseiniyeh.      ...

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