PMF to never be dissolved: Iraqi Sunni scholar

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – A Sunni Iraqi scholar has rebuked the pressures on the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) known as Hashd Al Shaabi as infective and futile, stressing that the Iraqi resistance forces will remain forever.

Sheikh Naim Qassem:

Hezbollah may run out of patience before truce expires

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Lebanese Hezbollah leader Sheikh Naim Qassem has warned the Israeli regime against continuing the violations of the ceasefire agreement, noting that "we may run out of patience before 60-day truce expires."

ISIL terrorists go to Iraq from Syria under US cover

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Sources have told Iraqi media that the US troops have facilitated the transfer of the ISIL terrorists from Eastern Syria into the Iraqi Al Anbar Province.

Resistance detonate house infiltrated by soldiers in Jabalia

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – The al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), released footage of an operation in which its fighters detonated a house in al-Sekka, Jabalia, that had been infiltrated by Israeli soldiers.

Damascus airport to start operating international flights

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Syria's Damascus International Airport will start operating international flights from January 7, Syrian Civil Aviation Authority chief Ashhad Al Saliby said on Saturday.

Gaza death toll from Israeli aggression rises to 45,717

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – The Israeli occupation forces have killed 45,717 Palestinians, while another 108,856 have been injured since October 7, 2023, the Ministry of Health in Gaza reported on the 456th day of the ongoing Israeli genocide.

Gen. Hassanzadeh:

110,000 IRGC forces to hold Quds pilgrims exercise

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – In the coming days, the biggest exercise of Quds pilgrims will be held with the participation of more than 110,000 forces, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) in Tehran announced.

Iran reaffirms right to prosecute assassins of Gen. Soleimani

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Iran’s ambassador to the UN reaffirmed Tehran’s legitimate right to hold accountable the perpetrators, organizers, and sponsors of the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani, who was martyred in a US strike in Iraq in 2020.

Knesset members urge to destroy Gaza water, food, energy

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Eight Israeli Knesset members called on Israeli war minister Yisrael Katz to destroy all sources of water, food, and energy in the war-torn Gaza Strip.

Turkish base near Iraq border targeted by drones

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – An informed source announced that a drone attack targeted a Turkish military base near the Iraqi border for the first time.

Biden notifies Congress of $8 billion arms sale to Israel

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – The State Department has notified Congress "informally" of an $8 billion proposed arms deal with the Israeli regime.

Five killed in Israeli airstrike on Khan Yunis in S Gaza

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Five civilians died after Israel’s airstrike on a car in the city of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip.

Jolani regime's FM to visit Qatar, UAE, Jordan

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Asaad Hassan al-Shibani, the minister of foreign affairs in Jolani's terrorist regime, plans to visit Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Jordan in the coming days.

Turkish warplanes launch fresh attacks on Syria

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Turkish fighter jets bombarded Syrian soil on Saturday.

Al-Qassam Brigades destroy four Israeli Merkava tanks

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – The Ezzoddin al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Hamas Resistance Movement, says it has destroyed four Israeli Merkava tanks in its latest operations against the regime in Gaza.

UNSC holds emergency meeting on Gaza health system collapse

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – The UN Security Council held on Friday an emergency session on the collapse of health services in Gaza. The meeting was requested by Algeria, which has just taken over the presidency of the UN Security Council in January.

US approves sale of lightweight torpedoes to Saudi Arabia

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – The US State Department has approved a potential sale of lightweight torpedoes and related equipment to Saudi Arabia.

Russia urges Israel to end Gaza hostilities immediately

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – Russia called on Israel to put an immediate end to hostilities in the Gaza Strip at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council.

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.