Report

  • Iran inaugurates Eleventh Parliament

    May 27, 2020 13:17

    Iran’s newly-elected Parliament convened for the first time on Wednesday. At the opening ceremony of the Eleventh Parliament, the head of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution’s office read a message from the Leader. After the leader’s message, President Hassan Rouhani’s addressed the Parliament. The inaugural session of 11th Parliament was attended by Judiciary Chief Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi, military commanders and other top figures.

  • Iran Border Guard Command: No evidence Afghan migrants drowned

    May 27, 2020 12:49

    According to Iran’s Border Guard commanders, it’s fake news that Iranian border guards tortured and threw dozens of Afghans into the Harirud River in western Herat Province on late April 30. The commanders say that the river is far from the Iranian border guard posts and those who try to enter the country illegally, are always treated in a humane way under international human rights law.

  • Reopening of holy shrines in Iran

    May 26, 2020 07:01

    By the direct order of the National Coronavirus Combat and Prevention Headquarters, holy shrines across the country were reopened on Monday after 69 days due to the outbreak of coronavirus. Pilgrims are required to follow social distancing and health guidelines.

  • Iranians mark Eid al-Fitr amid social distancing

    May 24, 2020 09:27

    With this prayer, Muslims bid farewell to the fasting month of Ramadhan and welcome one of the major festivities in Islam, Eid al-Fitr, or the festival of breaking the fast.

  • Display of Palestinian flag by the people in Tabriz

    May 22, 2020 17:20

    The 200-meter long Palestinian flag was paraded on the streets of Tabriz from the Mosalla crossroads to the Clock Square by demonstrators keeping social distance as precautionary measure in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Palestinians in besieged Gaza mark International Quds Day

    May 22, 2020 12:30

    Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are marking International Quds Day by holding various events. Resistance groups have held a press conference to draw attention to the Palestinian cause and slam the normalization of ties between some Arab countries and the Israeli regime.

  • Dome of the Rock model displayed in Iran ahead of Intl. Quds Day

    May 22, 2020 07:28

    On the occasion of International Quds Day, Iran's northeastern city of Mashhad has unveiled a model of the Dome of the Rock, which is a holy shrine in the al-Aqsa Mosque Compound in al-Quds.

  • Floods and destruction in Kolkata after 'super cyclone'

    May 22, 2020 07:22

    Kolkata awoke to flooded streets, uprooted trees and cars window-deep in water on Thursday, after eastern India and Bangladesh were hit by Cyclone Amphan. The death toll rose to 84 on Thursday, officials said, as people picked through the destruction left in the cyclone's wake.

  • Saudis procrastinate in swap of Hamas detainees with war prisoners

    May 22, 2020 04:55

    Yemen's head of peace negotiations Mohammed Abdul-Salam revealed in a televised interview that Riyadh continues to procrastinate [in] the release of the Palestinian detainees in Saudi Arabia in a swap deal with Saudis under the custody of Ansarullah and the Yemeni army.

  • International Quds Day

    May 20, 2020 18:44

    Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has always emphasized the importance of observing the International Quds Day. The occasion is an opportunity to highlight the plight of the Palestinian people.