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Iran parliamentary elections likely to go to run-off

Voting in the parliamentary elections in the Tehran constituency is likely to go to a second round.

Raisi: Having economic ties with Israel tantamount to supporting regime

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi criticized some Muslim countries for their inaction in the face of the Zionists, saying since the emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Riyadh, no effective action has been taken to stop the crimes of the Zionists in Gaza, and the economic relations of some regional governments with Israel continue.

UK ship attacked by Yemen’s Houthis in Red Sea, sinks

A British container ship has sunk in the Red Sea almost two weeks after it came under attack by Yemen’s Houthi fighters.

Iran has potential to become energy hub: President Raisi

President Ebrahim Raisi expressed Iran’s readiness to become a energy hub, stating that his country could turn into a safe route for the transfer and distribution of natural gas among suppliers and consumers.

Relief operations underway in Sistan and Baluchistan province, southeastern Iran

Iran’s Red Crescent secretary  general says more than 150 operational teams have been sent to the flood-hit areas of southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan with the support of 5 neighboring provinces.

European countries must recognize Palestinian state to end war: Foreign minister

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki stressed on Saturday that the European countries should recognize the Palestinian state to reach a solution to the ongoing conflict.

Iranian research institute wins GECF award in Algiers

Iran’s Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI) has been granted the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF)’s Award for Long-Term Commitment to Natural Gas in recognition of its contribution to the natural gas sector.

Inequality increased in Russia: Report

Income disparity among the Russian population raised last year, a report on the social and economic situation in the country by Rosstat, the official statistics agency, has suggested.

Iran gas production grew 2.5 times more than global average during ten-year period: Oil minister

Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji has stated that the country’s natural gas production from 2012 to 2022 saw an average growth of 5.2 percent. He added that the figures show the production volume in Iran was more than 2.5 times the global average growth during this period.

Iranian daily questions efficiency of electoral system in Iran

The electoral system in Iran is neither similar to the parliamentary democracy in other countries, nor can it lead to the emergence of the most deserved or popular candidates, an Iranian daily argues.

Israeli army in ‘shock’ amid shortage of 1000s of soldiers: Report

Months into Tel Aviv’s ongoing war on the Gaza Strip, Israel’s military is reported to be facing a critical manpower problem as it runs short of thousands of soldiers.

Raisi in Algeria in first visit of Iranian president in more than a decade

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has arrived in the Algerian capital to take part in a meeting of the world’s leading natural gas producers and to enhance Tehran’s relations with regional and international alliances.

UN warns Gaza famine ‘almost inevitable’

The United Nations has warned that in the absence of any changes in the Israeli regime’s ongoing genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, the coastal sliver is on course to experience an all-out famine.

State news agency puts Iran elections turnout at 41 percent

Over 25 million people took part in Friday’s parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections in Iran, which amounts to 41 percent of the total eligible votes, IRNA news agency reported.

Nicaragua sues Germany for aiding Israel amid Gaza war

Nicaragua has filed a case at the International Court of Justice against Germany for giving financial and military aid to Israel and for defunding the UN Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA), the UN's top court announced on Friday.

7 Israeli captives killed in Gaza bombing: Hamas

The military wing of the Palestinian group Hamas has claimed seven more captives held in the Gaza Strip have died as a result of Israel’s bombardment of the besieged enclave.

Paris considering placing French Special Forces in Ukraine: Report

The French government is mulling sending a small military force directly into Ukraine to serve as instructors for Kiev’s Armed Forces and as a “deterrent” to Russia, Le Monde reported on Friday, citing its sources.

Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny laid to rest at Moscow cemetery

Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny was laid to rest at a Moscow cemetery Friday, exactly two weeks after his death was announced by Russia’s prison service.

Iranian military advisor assassinated by Israel in Syria

An Iranian military advisor with the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) was killed in an Israeli strike in northern Syria.

Official: Women constitute 47 percent of voters in Iran elections

Spokesperson for Iran’s elections headquarters says women constitute 47 of voters in the country’s parliamentary and the Assembly of Experts Elections, while the remaining 53 percent are men.

President Raisi hails Iranian nations as real victor of elections

President Ebrahim Raisi lauded the Iranian nation as the winner of the elections, which he described as a manifestation of national unity.

Gaza food distribution site deaths will complicate peace talks, but agreement possible: Biden

US President Joe Biden has stated that his administration is looking into what happened at a food distribution site in Gaza — where local health officials say more than 100 people were killed and hundreds more injured by Israeli troops— and he admitted the incident is going to complicate negotiations in the region.

Iranian singer Shervin Hajipour sentenced to over 3.8 years behind bars for ‘propagation against Establishment’

Shervin Hajipour, the singer of a song called ‘Baraye,’ has published the text of a court verdict against him, in which the Iranian artist has been sentenced to a total of 3 years and 8 months in prison for “propagating ideas against the Establishment and inciting people to riot,” reported the hammihanonline.ir website.

French leader stands by remarks about sending troops to Ukraine

French President Emmanuel Macron has stated his refusal to rule out the prospect of sending Western forces to Ukraine was intentional, despite the uproar it has provoked.

Iranian couples hold wedding ceremonies in polling stations

A bride and groom have cast their ballots in Iran’s parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections at a polling station in the city of Saveh, in central Iran.