FM Araghchi to visit New York next week: Spox.

TEHRAN, Jan. 13 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is supposed to visit New York next week, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced on Monday.

Negotiations ongoing to release Hamas hostages: Rep. Waltz

TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) – President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for national security adviser, Rep. Mike Waltz, R-Fla., says negotiations for a deal to free the hostages in Hamas-Israel war “are literally happening as we speak.”

Tropical Cyclone Dikeledi kills 3 in Madagascar

TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) – Three people have died and nearly 1,000 have been affected by severe weather in Madagascar's Sava region following Tropical Cyclone Dikeledi.

Chinese envoy:

Prospects promising for Tehran-Beijing coop. within BRICS

TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) – Chinese ambassador to Iran has said the prospects of cooperation between the two countries within the framework of the BRICS group are promising.

Iran, Saudi Arabia to improve cultural ties

TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) – Iran’s Minister of Culture Seyyed Abbas Salehi says that Tehran and Riyadh are seeking to expand their cultural relations.

Iran's newest suicide drone nightmare for Zionists

TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) – The capabilities of the latest version of Iran's suicide drone Shahed 136 have caused fear and panic among the security officials of the Zionist regime.

Iran reacts to Macron’s contradictory remarks

TEHRAN, Jan. 08 (MNA) – Tehran has strongly rejected French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent anti-Iran allegations, calling them “baseless and contradictory.”

Pezeshkian receives copies of credentials of 10 new envoys

TEHRAN, Jan. 07 (MNA) – New ambassadors of a number of countries submitted copies of their credentials to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday.

At least 46 kidnapped in Nigeria's Zamfara state

TEHRAN, Jan. 07 (MNA) – Gunmen kidnapped at least 46 people, including women and children, in a raid on Gana town in Nigeria's northwest Zamfara state, residents and a local traditional leader said on Tuesday.

UN official:

Sudan facing staggering proportions of humanitarian crisis

TEHRAN, Jan. 07 (MNA) – Sudan "remains in the grip of a humanitarian crisis of staggering proportions" after 20 months of war, a senior United Nations official said on Monday, calling for more international support and unimpeded humanitarian access.

World’s 4th most populous country 'Indonesia' joins BRICS

TEHRAN, Jan. 07 (MNA) – Indonesia has become a full-fledged member of the BRICS group of the emerging economies, current rotating chair country Brazil has announced.

Gunmen from Nigeria kill 5 Cameroonian soldiers, MP says

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Gunmen from Nigeria have killed at least five Cameroonian soldiers and wounded several others in the village of Bakinjaw on Cameroon's border with Nigeria, a member of parliament for the district and a traditional leader said.

Christians value Iran as respectable, reliable: Archbishop

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Archbishop John Bonaventure Kwofie in Ghana has said that Iran is revered among the Christians in the world, saying that Christians consider Iran to be a "respectable" and "trustworthy" country.

Earthquake of magnitude 5.8 strikes Ethiopia

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck Ethiopia, the US Geological Survey and the German Research Centre for Geosciences said on Saturday.

Thousands in Morocco rally in solidarity with Gaza

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Thousands of Moroccans held demonstrations on Friday, condemning Israeli military actions against Palestinians and expressing solidarity with the people of Gaza.

Blaze destroys Ghana's largest clothes market(+VIDEO)

TEHRAN, Jan. 03 (MNA) – A raging inferno that swept through the bustling Kantamanto Market in the Ghanaian capital Accra has reduced the sprawling hub of the country's informal economy to ashes, officials said.

Ivory Coast says French troops to leave country after decades

TEHRAN, Jan. 01 (MNA) – Ivory Coast has announced that French troops will leave the country this month after a decades-long military presence, becoming the latest African nation to downscale military ties with its former colonizer.

At least 71 killed in Ethiopia road accident

TEHRAN, Dec. 30 (MNA) – At least 71 people have died in a road accident in southern Ethiopia, according to local authorities.

Ukraine opens second front in Africa : envoy

TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (MNA) – Ukraine has opened its second front in Africa, struggling to defeat Russia on the battlefield, Moscow's Ambassador to Mali and Niger Igor Gromyko said.

Iran withdraws from 2025 World Expo in Osaka: Govt. spox.

TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (MNA) – Iran’s Government Spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani said on Saturday that Iran had pulled out from participating in 2025 Expo that will be held in Osaka, Japan.

Post-election violence in Mozambique claims nearly 300 lives

TEHRAN, Dec. 28 (MNA) – Post-election violence in Mozambique has claimed nearly 300 lives, media reports said on Saturday.

Morocco migrant boat wreck on Dec 19 left 70 missing

TEHRAN, Dec. 27 (MNA) – The sinking of a vessel carrying migrants in Moroccan waters on December 19 left 70 people missing, including 25 from Mali, that country’s government said Thursday.

Russian Gen.:

US ramping up biological warfare presence in Africa

TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – The documents available to the Russian Defense Ministry show that the US is ramping up its biological warfare presence on the African continent, a Russian defense official said on Tuesday, according to Russian media.

More than 20 countries show interest in BRICS

TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – More than 20 states, in addition to the selected partner countries, are showing interest in a systemic dialogue with the BRICS group, Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov has told the media.

Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger take armies to maximum alert

TEHRAN, Dec. 23 (MNA) – Leaders of Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, which all are members of the Sahel Alliance, decided to take their defense and security forces to the highest alert.

Magnitude 5.3 earthquake rocks South Africa

TEHRAN, Dec. 22 (MNA) – A 5.3 magnitude earthquake was recorded in South Africa, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center reported.

3 World Food Program workers killed in attack in Sudan

TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Three UN workers from the World Food Program (WFP) were killed in an overnight attack on their office in Sudan's Blue Nile state, the Sudanese government said on Friday. 

French troops begin withdrawal in Chad

TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – France began withdrawing soldiers Friday from Chad, according to the Chadian Defense Ministry, after N'Djamena abruptly ended military cooperation with the former colonial power last month.

Iran, Egypt share common identity, culture

TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – After visiting historical and religious sites in Cairo on Friday, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stressed that Iran and Egypt have a common identity and culture that is rooted in the depths of history.