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Turkish police detain Iranian betting sites head

Turkey has arrested the Iranian ringleader of a betting, gambling and organized crimes site, the Turkish interior minister has announced.

Imam Khomeini’s grandson: Iran suffers from popular ‘dissatisfaction crisis’

Seyyed Hassan Khomeini, a grandson of the late founder of the Islamic Republic Imam Khomeini, says Iran is plagued by a crisis of dissatisfaction among the people, adding the only solution is to make up with the people.

Over 17,000 killed, 330,000 injured in road accidents in Iran in ten months

Traffic accidents in Iran have claimed the lives of at least 17,000 people and left more than 334,000 people wounded over the past ten months, according to the latest figures released by the Forensic Medicine Organization of Iran.

Israeli PM approves plans for military operation in Rafah, Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected the latest truce and prisoner-exchange proposal by Palestinian group Hamas and has approved the army plan to launch a military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

Putin claims ‘neo-Nazi Kiev regime’ tried to disrupt Russian elections

The continuing Ukrainian incursions into and strikes on Russia's border regions are primarily aimed at disrupting the ongoing election in the country, President Vladimir Putin of Russia has claimed.

Iran FM: Fighting Islamophobia collective effort by Islamic ummah

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has called for collective efforts by the Islamic ummah to fight Islamophobia.

Former Iranian footballer Mehdi Mahdavikia in Hamburger SV Team of Century

Former Iranian National Football Team player Mehdi Mahdavikia is selected as the Hamburger SV Team of the Century again.

UN estimates nearly 23mn tonnes of debris spread across Gaza Strip due to war

More than five months of Israeli military onslaught on the besieged Gaza Strip have left nearly 23 million tonnes of debris, according to the United Nations.

US announces more sanctions on Israeli settlers in West Bank amid violence against Palestinians

The US State Department has announced new sanctions on three Israeli settlers and two farms in the occupied West Bank. Washington remains Israel's staunch supporter in its genocidal campaign against Gaza.

People in Iran’s north welcoming Nowruz 

People in Kelachay, in the northern Iranian province of Gilan, greet Nowruz with “Jubilation March Carnival”.

Iran’s Taekwondo athlete Nematzadeh books Olympics berth

Iran's Taekwondo star Mobina Nematzadeh secured a spot in 2024 Olympic Games on Friday after emerging victorious in a bout with her Japanese opponent at the Asian Qualification Tournament in China.

Iran gets Family Health Project approved by WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved the Family Health Project as an Iranian initiative that can help upgrade healthcare within societies across the world.

Iranian envoy: Baku to reopen embassy in Tehran soon

Iran’s ambassador to Baku says that the Republic of Azerbaijan’s Embassy is set to reopen in Tehran soon, more than a year after it was closed in reaction to an armed attack on the embassy.

Iranians commemorate the dead on last Friday of Persian year

Many Iranians in the capital Tehran and other cities around the country have flocked to the cemeteries to say prayers for the deceased on the last Friday of the year before the Persian New Year. 

Iran vice president insists on ceasefire in Gaza

The Iranian vice president for women and family affairs says Iran is adamantly pursuing efforts to help establish a truce in Gaza after months of unrelenting Israeli strikes against the Palestinians in the besieged territory.

Israeli PM, defense chief at odds over humanitarian aid to Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defense Minister Yoav Gallant got into an argument over the delivery of humanitarian aid into the besieged Gaza Strip, Israel's Channel 12 has reported.

UN chief warns Gazans are living in one waking nightmare

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has stated that "the people of Gaza are living in one waking nightmare." More than 31,000 Gaza residents have been slaughtered by Israel since early October last year.

Palestinian FM says Netanyahu prolonging Gaza war to stay in power

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is prolonging the war in the besieged Gaza Strip in order to stay in power, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki has said.

Report: US privately tells Israel it will accept small-scale raid on Rafah

A report from US news site Politico says that senior American officials have told their Israeli counterparts that the administration of President Joe Biden will support hitting “high-value Hamas targets in and underneath Rafah” in the besieged Gaza Strip.

Iran’s Persepolis continues to mesmerize tourists after millennia

Persepolis or Takht-e Jamshid, as it is known in Persian, is the name of an ancient city of Persia which was the magnificent and ceremonial capital of the kingdom of Persia, today’s Iran, during the Achaemenid Empire (c. 550–330 BC).

Israel breached international law in killing Reuters journalist in Lebanon: UN

A United Nations probe determined that an Israeli army tank caused the death of Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah in Lebanon in October by launching two shells at a group of "clearly identifiable journalists", in breach of international law.

Iran dismisses UN fact-finding commission as ‘politically charged’

The secretary of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights and deputy head of the Iranian Judiciary has reiterated the country’s stance that it does not recognize the ‘so-called UN fact-finding committee’ formed last year following the riots and deadly protests in Iran.

Many killed, injured in Israeli strike on UN food distribution center in Rafah

The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) announced at least five people, including a staff member, were killed and 22 others wounded after Israeli soldiers targeted a food distribution center in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.

Veteran Iranian journalist demands Tehran send aid ships to Gaza

The chief editor of principlist Persian newspaper Kayhan says Iran ‘can and should’ deliver humanitarian supplies to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip through maritime routes amid the months-long Israeli genocidal campaign.

Iran, China, Russia conclude joint naval maneuvers in Gulf of Oman

Iranian, Chinese, and Russian navies and aviation forces wrapped up the active phase of their joint drills dubbed Maritime Security Belt 2024 in the Gulf of Oman on Thursday.