Iran, Egypt top diplomats discuss ties, war developments

TEHRAN, Mar. 11 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Abbas Araghchi and his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty held a phone call latest on Tuesday to discuss the US-Israeli aggression against Iran. 

Former Tunisian PM Larayedh jailed for 24 years in prison

TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – Former Tunisian Prime Minister Ali Larayedh was sentenced on Friday to 24 years in prison on charges of facilitating Tunisians' travel to Syria over the past decade, state media said.

In 11-month period:

Iran’s Kohgilouyeh and Boyerahmad exports $21m goods

TEHRAN, Feb. 26 (MNA) – An official at the Industry, Mine and Trade Organization of Kohgilouyeh and Boyerahmad province has said that over $21 million worth of non-oil goods was exported from the customs offices of this province in 11 months period.

Pezeshkian:

Iran sees Africa ties as strategic, based on mutual interests

TEHRAN, Feb. 23 (MNA) – President Masoud Pezeshkian has emphasized that the Islamic Republic of Iran's view of the African continent has always been strategic, long-standing, and based on mutual interests.

Floods in eastern Congo leave over 2,500 households homeless

TEHRAN, Feb. 23 (MNA) – More than 2,500 households have been left homeless after two rivers burst their banks and flooded several villages in the central-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a civil society leader said late Sunday.

Defense minister:

Tehran aims to deepen defense ties with African states

TEHRAN, Feb. 23 (MNA) – Iran’s defense minister announced plans to expand cooperation with independent African nations during talks with Burkina Faso’s defense chief in Tehran.

Egypt intensifies diplomatic push to contain regional tension

TEHRAN, Feb. 23 (MNA) – Amid ongoing regional uncertainty, Egypt’s top diplomat has contacted Iranian, Omani, and US officials, as well as the IAEA chief, to push for crisis management and diplomatic continuity.

Terrorists kill 50, abduct women, children in Nigeria

TEHRAN, Feb. 22 (MNA) – At least 50 people were killed and several women and children abducted in an attack on a village in Nigeria's northwestern Zamfara State.

Son of ex-Zimbabwe president arrested for attempted coup

TEHRAN, Feb. 20 (MNA) – Bellarmine Chatunga Mugabe was arrested in South Africa over a shooting at his residence. Police said two suspects face attempted murder charges after a gardener sustained a gunshot wound.

Iran eyes expanding naval diplomacy with like-minded states

TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) – Commander of the Iranian Army Navy Rear Admiral Shahram Irani has said that the country’s naval forces are expanding maritime diplomacy with like-minded countries.

Araghchi's message handed over to Mauritanian counterpart

TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) – Iranian ambassador to Mauritania held a meeting with the African state's foreign minister to convey a message from Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to his Mauritanian counterpart.

Gas explosion kills 38 miners in central Nigeria: report

TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) – A gas explosion on Wednesday killed 38 lead miners at a mining site in central Nigeria’s Plateau state.

3 killed in fuel tanker explosion in Ghana

TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – Three people were confirmed dead and dozens of others injured in a fuel tanker explosion on Saturday along the Accra-Kumasi highway in Ghana's Eastern Region, police said.

At least 32 killed as gunmen raid Nigeria villages

TEHRAN, Feb. 15 (MNA) – Gunmen on motorcycles stormed three villages in northern Nigeria's Niger State on Saturday, killing at least 32 people, abducting several others, and setting fire to police stations and homes, according to local residents.

Algeria, Tunisia felicitate Iran on Islamic Revolution anniv.

TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) – Algeria and Tunisia foreign ministers have offered congratulations to Iran on the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.

African Union condemns Israeli move against Somalia unity

TEHRAN, Feb. 12 (MNA) – The African Union's (AU) Peace and Security Council on Thursday reaffirmed Somalia's sovereignty and territorial integrity, rejecting any recognition of Somaliland as an independent state.

15 killed after passenger ferry capsizes in Northern Sudan

TEHRAN, Feb. 12 (MNA) – At least 15 people have died after a passenger ferry sank in River Nile State in northern Sudan, a source at Sudan's civil defense authority said on Wednesday.