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Fajr Film Festival draws to close, screens more movies

More movies were screened on Friday, the ninth day of the 42nd Fajr International Film Festival, the largest cinematic event in Iran. 

Official: Iran repatriates 20,000 illegal Afghan migrants

About 20,000 undocumented Afghan migrants in Iran have been detained and sent back to their home country by Iranian security forces during the past two weeks, the border guards commander of the Khorasan Razavi Province, neighboring Afghanistan, says.

UNICEF warns Gaza witnessing worst level of child malnutrition worldwide

Spokesperson for the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) James Elder has told Al Jazeera the besieged Gaza Strip has the worst levels of malnutrition of any place in the world.

US says Israel not close to defeating Hamas

Israel has not even come close to defeating Palestinian movement Hamas through its military offensive on the Gaza Strip, US intelligence officials have stated.

3 killed in shooting incident near Tehran

A soldier in the Iranian city of Savojbolagh, near the capital Tehran, opened fire at a patrol guard in his military unit in the early hours of Saturday, killing him on the spot for unknown reasons, the police headquarters in Alborz Province reported. 

Israeli PM directs military to draw up plan to evacuate one million Gazans from Rafah as offensive looms

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has directed the Israeli military to plan for the “evacuation of the population” from Rafah, his office announced in a statement on Friday, ahead of an anticipated ground assault on the southern Gaza city. Around 28,000 Palestinians have been killed so far in Israel's offensive against Gaza.

Armature Iranian-British photographer wins prestigious award

The picture of a polar bear sleeping on a tiny iceberg drifting in the Arctic sea, taken by an amateur Iranian-British photographer, wins wildlife photography award.

Ukraine’s top general dismissed for disobeying Pentagon: Report

General Valery Zaluzhny was fired as the commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian armed forces partly because he had clashed with the Pentagon about how to conduct the counteroffensive against Russia last summer, Politico has reported.

Ukraine running out of ammunition: Report

Ukrainian frontline units have resorted to rationing artillery rounds because US supplies have stopped and the EU has been unable to deliver on its promises, a Financial Times report has claimed.

UN experts say deadly Israeli West Bank hospital raid may amount to war crime

An Israeli undercover operation on a hospital in the occupied West Bank last month may amount to a war crime, five United Nations special rapporteurs have stated.

Nearly 100% of Arabs believe US policy on Israel-Gaza ‘bad’

Israel’s war in Gaza – and Washington’s support for it -- is inflicting serious damage on US standing across the Arab world, according to the poll results conducted in 16 Arab countries and released by the research institute, Arab Center Washington DC.

Putin says Ukraine is ‘artificial state’

Modern Ukraine is a country that was artificially created by the actions of the late Soviet leader Joseph Stalin after World War II, Russian President Vladimir Putin told American journalist Tucker Carlson on Friday.

Iran FM: Israel plotting to drag US into war 

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has warned the Us against the Israeli regime’s plot to drag Washington into a war, which he described as a quagmire. 

Iran-Russia joint economic commission to be held in Tehran 

Iran and Russia are planning to hold a joint economic cooperation commission in Tehran later this month, the Iranian ambassador to Moscow says. 

Fajr Film Festival moves on full steam

The 42nd Fajr International Film Festival, the largest cinematic event in Iran, is underway in the country. 

Iran Leader’s social media accounts removed

Iranian Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei’s accounts on Facebook and Instagram social media, with over 5 million followers, have been blocked apparently for supporting Palestinians amid the months-long Israeli genocide in Gaza.

Saudi King congratulates Iranian president on 45th anniversary of Iran’s Islamic Revolution

Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz and the country's crown prince have congratulated the Iranian president on the 45th anniversary of Iran's Islamic Revolution.

Ayatollah Khamenei: Gaza is tragedy of humanity, disgracing West civilization

Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the incessant Israeli genocidal campaign against Palestinians in Gaza is a tragedy for all humanity.

Hamas says Netanyahu seeking to prolong war, mislead Israelis

The Israeli government and its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu want in every possible way to “mislead domestic public opinion and prolong the aggression” against Gaza, a member of the Palestinian group Hamas’s politburo has stated.

Pakistan shuts borders, suspends mobile services on voting day

Pakistan temporarily shut some of its land borders and suspended mobile phone services on Thursday as it beefed up security for voters in a general election that has seen a surge in militant violence in the Asian country.

West obstructing democracy by preventing Palestinians from deciding their fate: Iran president

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has lashed out at the US and its allies for their unwavering support for Israel, saying they are obstructing democracy by preventing Palestinians from determining their future.

UN chief warns world facing ‘age of chaos’, citing Gaza war

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that the world is entering into an “age of chaos” as the UN Security Council remains sharply divided over Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip.

Iranians alongside Muslims worldwide celebrating Eid al-Mab’ath

Millions of Muslims across the world, including in Iran, are commemorating Eid al-Mab’ath Thursday, the day when Prophet Muhammad received his first divine revelation and was appointed by God as the last messenger and prophet.

Netanyahu rejects Hamas ceasefire proposal, vows ‘total victory’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has shot down a Hamas-proposed plan to end the war in the Gaza Strip, telling reporters that “there is no other solution besides absolute victory” over the Palestinian movement.

Aliyev re-elected as Azerbaijan’s president for a fifth consecutive term

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has secured a fifth consecutive term in elections on Wednesday, official results showed, an expected outcome after his country's historic victory over Armenian separatists last year.