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Iran forms AI Strategic Council

Rouhollah Dehghani Firouzabadi, the Iranian Vice President for Science, Technology and Knowledge-based Economy announced the formation of the Artificial Intelligence Strategic Council following the President's directive.

80% of Gaza’s rescue equipment destroyed in Israeli raids: Report

The government’s Media Office in the Gaza Strip has reported that “80% of the rescue vehicles and equipment” have been destroyed in Israeli attacks and “there is no fuel to move the rest of those vehicles and equipment".

Two South African white lions housed in Tehran zoo

Two male and female 7-month-old white lions coming to Iran from South Africa have been transferred to the Eram Zoo west of the Iranian capital, Tehran.

Ex-Pakistan PM’s party picks new head before election

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, currently in jail facing what he states are more than 150 cases filed to prevent him from contesting elections next year, has been replaced as head of the party he founded, officials have announced.

Report: Around 6,400 people died of air pollution in Tehran in 12 months

Reports show air pollution in the Iranian capital, Tehran, claimed thousands of lives in the year ending March, 2022.

Iranian trade firm embroiled in $3bn fraud case on tea imports, said to be the largest embezzlement case

Probes by the General Inspection Organization of Iran indicate that “a certain company” that had received billions of dollars to import tea and machinery, sold the forex on free market at a higher exchange rate, marking “the largest fraud” in the country.

Israelis rally to demand releasing remaining Hamas-held captives in Gaza

Thousands of Israelis have rallied in Tel Aviv to pressure the Israeli government to release the remaining Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip.

US policies encourage Israel to continue massacre of Gazans: Iran FM

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has stressed the United States' supportive policies are the main factor encouraging Israel to continue massacre of civilians in the besieged Gaza Strip.

World’s inaction embolden Israel: Iran president

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi has criticized the silence of the world's leaders in the face of the Israeli crimes against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, calling for efforts to end bombardment of the besieged territory.

Israel-Palestine conflict LIVE: Hamas says no negotiations or prisoner exchange with Israel until there is ceasefire in Gaza Strip

Palestinian group, Hamas, which runs the Gaza Strip, has announced the start of military the operation Al-Aqsa Flood against Israel. Thousands of rockets have been fired from the blockaded enclave towards the occupied territories as far away as Tel Aviv, killing over 1,200 Israelis, including both military and settlers. More than 15,200 Palestinians have been so far killed in an exchange of fire between the two sides.

Report: West seeking to tighten Russian oil sanction regime

Western states are pressuring Liberia, the Marshall Islands, and Panama to boost checks of ships sailing under their flags to ensure they are not used to help Russia bypass sanctions, Reuters has reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.

US admits time running out for Ukraine cash

The White House urgently needs supplemental funding to continue supporting Ukraine, US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby has admitted. The official stated that the administration of President Joe Biden effectively only has until the end of the year until it gets “really hard” to continue propping up Kiev.

Iran’s top general visiting Iraq for talks 

The chairman of General Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces is visiting the Iraqi capital Baghdad for talks with the country’s officials. Upon his arrival in Baghdad on Saturday, General Mohamad Bagheri was welcomed by Iraqi General Hamid Mohammad Gamar, deputy Iraqi army general staff.

Iran-based Asiatic cheetah cubs doing well one year after birth

"Azar" and "Tooran" are among the five cheetahs kept at a breeding site in Tooran National Park in Shahrood, in the north central Iranian province of Semnan.

Iran tourism: Taq-e Bostan in autumn                                                   

Taq-e Bostan or Bostan Arch is one of the most valuable historical monuments of in the western Iranian city of Kermanshah, bordering Iraq.

Bloody hostage-taking ends in Iran’s Shiraz following police intervention

Two people were killed in a hostage-taking incident in the southern Iranian province of Fars.

Lebanese PM: Israel causing climate crisis through bombings, phosphorus weapons

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati blamed Tel Aviv for the country's climate crisis on Saturday, saying the Israeli army's use of bombings, particularly phosphorus weapons, has caused irreparable damage to more than 5,000 square meters of agricultural land and forests.

Report: Two IRGC members killed in Syria 

An Israel attack in Syria has killed two members of the Islamic  Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in Syria.

Israeli crimes in Gaza challenge legal status of humanitarian law: Iran FM

Israel’s relentless onslaught against the Gaza Strip in the last 48 days has seriously challenged the legal status and moral credibility of international humanitarian law, Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian stressed on Saturday.

Iran roundly rejects U.S. report on terrorism, citing lack of credibility

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has scorned the U.S. State Department's annual report on terrorism, stressing such a one-sided story lacks international credibility.

Israel bans aid trucks to Gaza through Rafah crossing

Israel has banned trucks with humanitarian aid from entering the Gaza Strip from Egypt, the WAFA news agency has reported, citing the Palestine Red Crescent Society.

Gaza ‘most dangerous place in the world to be a child’: UNICEF

Catherine Russell, executive director of the United Nations Children’s Fund, has warned that the Gaza Strip is once again “the most dangerous place in the world to be a child” following the resumption of the Israeli onslaught on the enclave.

Russia admits US sanctions will last ‘for many years’

Moscow is aware that Washington will try to maintain its illegal embargos, but the US is not the entire world, Russia's presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov has stated.

Israel planning global assassination campaign against Hamas: Report

Israeli spies are preparing to assassinate Hamas leaders living in Lebanon, Turkey, and Qatar once the war with the Palestinian group is over in Gaza, officials have told the Wall Street Journal. The operation was reportedly planned more than a month ago, but postponed so that hostage negotiations could take place.

Iran rejects ‘misleading, politically motivated’ E3 statement on its missile program

Tehran has dismissed a “misleading, politically motivated” statement issued by Britain, France, and Germany regarding the unveiling of the Fattah-2 missile.