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Zionist forces invade West Bank, detain 9 Palestinians
TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) – The Israeli regime's military forces attacked the West Bank city of ‘Nablus’ on Sunday and detained a number of nine Palestinians without any charge.
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American source claims:
China tested ‘nuclear-capable’ hypersonic missile in August
TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) – An American source claims that China has tested a “nuclear-capable” hypersonic missile in August that travelled around the Earth at a low orbit before reaching its target.
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Borrell says EU has no 'Plan B' on Iran
TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) – Stating that no 'Plan B' regarding Iran and the nuclear deal could be a good one, EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell claimed that “time is pressing” for Iran to return to talks.
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Biden plans to undergo physical exam ‘soon': Psaki
TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) – US President Joe Biden will undergo a physical examination soon but no specific date has been set, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said at a news briefing Thursday.
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Headlines of Iran's Persian dailies on October 17
TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) – Mehr News Agency takes a look at the headlines of Iran’s Persian-language dailies on Sunday, October 17.
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Saudi clubs set for semi-final of 2021 AFC Champions League
TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) – Al Nassr and Al Hilal set up an all-Saudi Arabian semi-final in the Asian Champions League on Saturday as wins over Al Wahda and Persepolis respectively took the Riyadh-based duo into the competition's last four.
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Front pages of Iran’s English dailies on October 17
TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) – Here are the front pages of Iran’s English language dailies on Sunday, October 17.
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Two drones fired into southern Saudi Arabia by Yemeni Army
TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) – The Saudi-led coalition announced that two explosives-laden drones belonging to the Yemeni army forces have been fired into southern Saudi Arabia.
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Briefing on Iran’s daily developments
TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) – The following are the Islamic Republic of Iran’s latest developments in the last 24 hours.
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Iran raps Europe's inaction to adhere to its JCPOA commitment
TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs lashed out at Europe's inaction to live up to its obligations under JCPOA, saying that after US withdrawal from JCPOA, Europe failed to comply with its obligations.
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By: Maryam Kamyab
Guardians Council spokesman presser
TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Guardians Council Spokesman Hadi Tahan Nazif held a press conference on Saturday morning at the Guardian Council compound in Tehran and answered the journalists' questions.
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Yemeni forces advance on Ma’rib, kill four senior mercenaries
TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Yemeni army forces and popular committees advanced on Ma'rib, killing and wounding hundreds of mercenaries affiliated with Al-Islah Party and ousted government of Mansur Hadi.
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Indian Jaipur FilmFest. picks Hassan Najmabadi as jury member
TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Iranian director Hassan Najmabadi has been selected as a jury member at the 14th Jaipur International Festival in India.
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Iran, Austria discuss bilateral ties, Afghanistan
TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA)– Visiting Secretary-General for Foreign Affairs in Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs of Austria met and held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian to discuss mutual relations.
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Iran’s steel exports hit 48% growth in H1
TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Iran’s major steel production firms exported 3,811,617 tons of steel during first six months of current Iranian calendar year (from March 21 to Sept. 21), showing a 48 percent growth as compared to same period of last year.
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Iran's naval forces confront pirates in Gulf of Aden: cmdr.
TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Iran’s Army Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani said that Iranian naval forces have successfully repelled attacks by the pirates in the Gulf of Aden.
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1 police officer killed, two wounded in shooting in US Texas
TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Three US constables officers were killed or injured in an ambush outside a nightclub in the US state of Texas on early Saturday morning.
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Syria deploys troops to north Aleppo as Turkey's op. looms
TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Syrian sources reported that the Syrian army had deployed its troops and fortified its positions in the north of Aleppo to counter the possible attack by the Turkish army and its affiliate militia groups.
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By: Behnam Tofighi
1st round of motorcycle racing competitions
TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – The first stage of the country's motorcycle races in men's and women's categories was held on Friday in class 125, mini jeep, 250, 600 and 1000 CCs at Azadi Sports Complex.
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Bahrainis demonstrate against normalization of ties again
TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – People of Bahrain have demonstrated once again against Al-Khalifa regime for the normalization of relations with the Israeli regime.
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Israeli regime warplanes violate Lebanese airspace again
TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Israeli region's fighter jets broke the sound barrier in the south of Lebanon after violating Lebanese airspace once again on Saturday, local Lebanese media said.
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'Careless Crime’ wins award at Brazilian film festival
TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Iranian film 'Careless Crime' directed by Shahram Mokri won the Best Film Award at Olhar de Cinema-Curitiba International Film Festival in Brazil.
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Huge fire breaks out in commercial complex in Occupied Lands
TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – A large fire broke out in a commercial complex in the city of Qalansweh in northern parts of the Occupied Lands of Palestine.
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Former CBI officials sentenced for disrupting exchange market
TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – The former governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) and one of his deputies as well as another CBI official were sentenced to jail in Iran Sat. for "disrupting the country's foreign currency market" in 2017 and 2018.
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Magnitude 5.1 quake jolts Iran's Kerman
TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – A 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck Yazdan Shahr in Kerman Province on Saturday afternoon with no immediate reports of casualties.
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Covid-19 daily death toll in Iran continues to drop
TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – The Iranian health ministry said in a statement on Saturday that 7,515 new cases of Covid-19 were detected across the country since Friday, while the daily death toll decreased from 197 to 181 as compared to yesterday.
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Iran, Pakistan agree to hold joint naval drill
TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major-General Mohammad Bagheri said Saturday after a visit to Pakistan that Iran and the neighbouring country will hold a joint naval exercise in the future.
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By: Pantea Nikzad
Presser of 35th International Conference on Islamic Unity
TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – The press conference of the 35th International Conference on Islamic Unity was held in the presence of Hamid Shahriari, the general secretary of the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought on Saturday.
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UNSC condemns attack on Afghanistan Kandahar’s Shia mosque
TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Condemning the terrorist attack on Bibi Fatima Mosque in Kandahar province of Afghanistan, the UN Security Council (UNSC) called on the international community to fight against terrorism.
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VIDEO: Chinese astronauts arrive at space station
TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – China's Shenzhou-13 crewed spaceship docked successfully with the radial port of the space station core module Tianhe at 6:56 a.m. Saturday Beijing Time.