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Celebrating Imam Reza (AS) birth anniversary in Tehran
TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – The people of Tehran attended a great celebration ceremony held on the eve of Imam Reza's (AS) birth anniversary on Friday.
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Russia ready for talks with Ukraine: Putin
TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – Russia has never refused to negotiate with Ukraine - unlike Kyiv - but now it is necessary to understand who can be done business with and who is trustworthy there, President Vladimir Putin said.
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ICJ urges Israel to provide info. about Gaza evacuation zones
TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – The two-day hearing at the International Court of Justice ended on Friday with the court's request from Israel to provide information about the existing humanitarian conditions in the designated evacuation zones in Gaza.
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Hezbollah conducts new rocket attacks on occupied Palestine
TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – Lebanon's Hezbollah fired a bunch of rockets at the occupied areas of Al-Jalil and Golan in the new round of its attacks.
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Iran, Russia working on single BRICS currency: envoy
TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – Iran and Russia are cooperating to create a single BRICS currency, Iran’s Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali announced.
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BRICS core of decision to build just world: Bagheri Kani
TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister, Ali Bagheri Kani referred to the BRICS group as the core of the international collective will to build a world based on justice and secure the interests of independent countries.
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James Webb telescope discovers 2 merging black holes
TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) –Astronomers from around the world unveiled signs Thursday of an ongoing merger between two galaxies and their massive black holes at a time when the universe was a mere 740 million years old using the James Webb Space Telescope.
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By: Morteza Aminoroayayi
National day of commemoration of Omar Khayyam
TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – Ordibehesht 28 in the Persian calendar corresponding with May 17 is the commemoration day of the world-renowned Persian poet, astronomer, and mathematician Omar Khayyam.
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Gaza death toll rises to 35,303
TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – The death toll in Gaza from Israeli attacks since October 7 has risen to 35,303 people.
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13 countries sign letter warning Israel against Rafah attack
TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – More than a dozen countries have sent a joint letter to Israel, warning against a major ground offensive in Gaza's southernmost city Rafah, according to media reports on Friday.
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3 martyred in Israel attack on S Lebanon
TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – Lebanese sources reported the martyrdom of several people as a result of the Zionist regime's attack on the al-Najariya area in southern Lebanon.
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US main supporter, partner of Zionists crimes: Senior cleric
TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – Tehran's provisional Friday Prayers leader Hojjatoleslam Mohammad Javad Haj Ali Akbari said that the US is the main supporter and main partner in all Zionists crimes.
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At least 4 dead in Houston as destructive storms lash Texas
TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – At least four people are dead in Houston after hurricane-force winds and torrential rains tore a damaging path through the city Thursday.
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Hamas:
Israeli aggression killed 70 percent of Zionist captives
TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – Hamas says the Israeli regime’s bombing of the Gaza Strip, which is enduring a genocidal Israeli war, has killed 70 percent of the Zionist captives, whom the Palestinian Resistance movement has held since an October operation.
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2 policemen killed in attack on police station in Malaysia
TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – Two policemen were killed and another injured following an attack by an armed individual on a police station in Malaysia's Johor state, early on Friday.
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French police kill man trying to 'burn synagogue'
TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – French police have neutralized an armed man who was trying to set fire to a synagogue in the north-western city of Rouen, France's interior minister has said.
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Azerbaijan relocating its embassy in Iran
TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – The Azerbaijani embassy in Iran will be moved to a new location, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan Aykhan Hajizada said.
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Spain denies port of call to ship carrying arms to Israel
TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – Spain has refused permission for a ship carrying arms to Israel to dock at a Spanish port, its foreign minister, José Manuel Albares, said on Thursday.
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North Korea test-fires ballistic missile
TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – North Korea fired a ballistic missile off its east coast on Friday, South Korea's military said, a day after South Korea and the US flew powerful fighter jets for a joint drill that the North views as a major security threat.
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Pakistan beats Iran at CAVA nations league
TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – Pakistan defeated Iran 3-1 (25-18, 23-25, 25-16, 25-20) in the Central Asian Volleyball Association (CAVA) on Thursday.
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Police investigate gunfire near Israeli Embassy in Stockholm
TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – Swedish police have detained several people and cordoned off a large area in Stockholm after a patrol heard suspected gunshots, they said on Friday, with the Israeli embassy located in the closed-off area.
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Omar Khayyam; Persian mathematician, astronomer, poet
TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – Persian poet, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher Khayyam adopted quatrains, the most compressed form of classic poetry in Farsi, to express the gist of his thoughts.
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Hezbollah hits Israeli command headquarters
TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) –The Lebanese Islamic Resistance Hezbollah movement announced that it hit the command headquarters of the 411th battalion of the Zionist enemy with suicide drones.
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VIDEO: Israel bombards various areas of Jabalia refugee camp
TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – Israel's heavy air and artillery attacks on various areas of Gaza, especially the Jabalia refugee camp in the north of this strip, led to the martyrdom and injury of several residents of Gaza.
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Russia says downgrading diplomatic ties with US possible
TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – Moscow may lower the level of diplomatic relations with Washington if certain scenarios unfold, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said.
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Iran volleyball team loses to Brazil in friendly match
TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – Iran men's national volleyball team was defeated by their Brazilian rivals in a friendly match on Thursday.
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Trio islands inseparable part of Iran's territory: FM spox.
TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – The spokesman of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the three Persian Gulf islands of Abu Musa, the Greater, and Lesser Tunbs are an inseparable and eternal part of Iran's territory.
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Israeli-occupied Eilat Port comes under attack
TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – The occupied port of Eilat was attacked by Resistance forces early on Friday.
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Ansarullah downs US MQ-9 Reaper drone
TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – Ansarullah downed a US MQ-9 Reaper drone in Yemen's northeast.
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Raeisi orders to assist flood-hit areas in northeast
TEHRAN, May 16 (MNA) – In a phone call with Khorasan Razavi Governor, President Ebrahim Raeisi followed up on the latest situation of relief to the flood victims and ordered mobilizing all facilities to help people in flood-hit areas.