News Archive - 27 March 2024

6 presumed dead after cargo ship knocks down Baltimore bridge

With dive teams facing increasingly treacherous conditions in the darkened, wreckage-strewn waters, active search-and-rescue operations were suspended about 18 hours after the accident, US Coast Guard and Maryland State Police officials said. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Shannon Gilreath said there was no hope of finding the missing workers alive due...

Iraq's Islamic Resistance targets 2 Israeli military bases

Issuing a statement on Tuesday night, the Iraqi Resistance group said that its forces have targeted the Israeli regime's Ovda Airbase in northern occupied Palestine with drones. In a separate statement early on Wednesday, the Resistance group said that it had targeted another Israeli military base in occupied Palestine. Since...

Hezbollah targets occupied Palestine with barrage of rockets

Zionist media outlets say that at least a Zionist was injured following the Hezbollah operation. Reports suggest that at least 30 missiles and rockets have been fired toward the Kiryat Shmona settlement. Issuing a statement on Tuesday morning, the Lebanese Resistance group announced that it had targeted two Israeli positions in the...

Six killed in suicide attack on Chinese engineers in Pakistan

This was the third major attack on Chinese interests in the South Asian country in a week. The first two attacks targeted a Pakistan naval air base and a strategic port used by China in the southwest province of Balochistan where Beijing is investing billions in infrastructure projects. The engineers...

Iranian short film shines at Italian film festival

Directed by Mahdiyeh Mohammadi, the short film "The Last Whinny of a Horse that Had Dreamt of Becoming a Butterfly," is about Yalda who yearns to witness wild horses in their natural habitat before her time runs out.  Mahdokht Molaei and Nima Naderi are the cast of Mohammadi's short...

Number of those injured in Moscow attack rises to 360

"As of Wednesday morning, 360 people, including 11 children, have been injured in the terrorist attack," a health emergency official said. As many as 92 people injured in the attack have been hospitalized, while 63 people have been already discharged, with 205 others receiving outpatient treatment, the official added, TASS...

Gaza death toll rises to 32,490

Israeli attacks on Gaza have also wounded at least 74,889 people since October 7. The latest figures include 76 people killed and 102 wounded over the latest 24-hour reporting period, according to Al Jazeera. Israel waged its US-backed war on Gaza on October 7 after the Palestinian Hamas Resistance group...

Israel root cause of insecurity in region: Raeisi

President Raeisi made the remarks in a meeting with the Head of the Political Bureau of Hamas Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on Wednesday. With the powerful resistance of the oppressed people of Gaza, the issue of Palestine has gone beyond the Islamic world and has become the issue of the...

Iran slams Israeli regime's genocidal nature at IPU meeting

Addressing the assembly in Geneva, Mojtaba Razakhah highlighted the atrocities committed by the Zionist regime in Gaza, where more than 32,000 innocent people have been killed over the past six months, 72% of them women and children.   He also mentioned the decree issued by the late founder of the...

IRGC military advisor martyred in Syria

Media outlets on Tuesday reported that the US army targeted areas in Syria's Deir ez-Zur, Al Mayadin, and Al Bukamal early on that day. The United States later denied carrying out airstrikes on Syria on that night. Some other reports suggest that the airstrikes on eastern Syria were conducted by...

Over 2.7 tons of narcotics seized in Bushehr

General Heidar Sousani told Mehr News Agency that 3,193 criminals were also arrested in this regard over the past year. 59 drug traffickers and 758 drug dealers have been detained, he said. Iran is at the forefront of the fight against drug trafficking and thousands of Iranian forces have been...

Iran FM terms UNSC resolution on Gaza ceasefire a victory

The top Iranian diplomat made the remarks in a meeting with the Head of the Political Bureau of Hamas Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on Tuesday. The approval of the resolution is a belated yet positive action and is considered a political victory for the Palestinian nation as a result of...

Iran into 2026 FIFA World Cup third round

Amir Ghalenoei’s men had strolled to a 5-0 victory when the two teams met at Azadi Stadium on Thursday and following Uzbekistan's win over Hong Kong earlier in the day, they needed just a win to confirm qualification. The deadlock was finally broken deep into added time of the first...

Sidelines of cabinet session

TEHRAN, Mar. 27 (MNA) – Some of the Iranian ministers answered a number of questions raised by reporters on the sideline of the Cabinet session held on Wednesday.                  ...

Alireza Ghorbani concert in Tehran

TEHRAN, Mar. 27 (MNA) – Alireza Ghorbani, a prominent Iranian traditional music singer, staged a music concert on Tuesday in Tehran.                  ...

Azadi Stadium hosts biggest Quranic gathering in Tehran

TEHRAN, Mar. 27 (MNA) – Tehran's Azadi Stadium hosted thousands of people on Tuesday for a huge Quranic ceremony.                  ...

Street Iftar in Iran's Ahvaz

TEHRAN, Mar. 27 (MNA) – A huge street Iftar ceremony was held on Tuesday night in Iran's Ahvaz city in the presence of the local people.                        ...

Huge Quranic ceremony in Tehran

TEHRAN, Mar. 26 (MNA) – On the occasion of the birth anniversary of Imam Hassan (AS) a huge Quranic gathering was held at Tehran's Azadi Stadium on Tuesday.               ...

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