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Music

Lily Afshar, renowned Iranian guitar virtuoso dies, aged 63

Seyedeh Maryam Hosseini Lahijani -
The world of music is mourning the loss of a true luminary as Professor Lily Afshar, a trailblazing Iranian guitarist and the first woman in the world to earn a doctorate in guitar, has passed away at the age of 63 after a long battle with illness. Her death comes as a poignant moment, just as one of her recent works was published in Iran.
Cultural Heritage

400 pieces of 10 million-year-old fossils unearthed in Iran’s northwest

Seyedeh Maryam Hosseini Lahijani -
Some 400 pieces of fossils dating back to 10 million years ago have been discovered near Iran’s northwestern city of Maragheh, the director general of the Environmental Protection Office of East Azarbaijan Province revealed on Tuesday.
Middle East

Healthcare system in Gaza Strip has ‘totally collapsed’

IFP Media Wire -
The healthcare system in the Gaza Strip has “totally collapsed due to the Israeli war”, health ministry spokesperson Ashraf al-Qudra told a news conference in Gaza City on Tuesday.
Middle East

Hamas says the group has 35,000 armed supporters in Gaza

IFP Media Wire -
The Palestinian movement Hamas has insisted that it has 35,000 armed supporters in the Gaza Strip, the Al Hadath TV channel has reported.
Foreign Policy

Iran president hopes for promotion of ties with Riyadh, urges halt in Gaza carnage

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi received the credentials of the Saudi ambassador in Tehran Abdullah bin Saud al-Anzi earlier on Tuesday and expressed hope that the two regional powerhouses will witness a boost in bilateral ties.
Americas

US sends military advisers to Israel, including expert in urban warfare: Report

IFP Media Wire -
The Pentagon has sent military advisers, including a Marine Corps general versed in urban warfare, to Israel to aid in its planning for the war in Gaza, a US official told the Associated Press (AP) news agency.
Middle East

Arab states may try to make ICC launch investigation against Israel: Report

IFP Media Wire -
Arab nations may try to make the International Criminal Court (ICC) launch a probe against Israel over civilian deaths in Palestine, according to a report.
Foreign Policy

US fanning flames of Gaza war: Iran’s FM

IFP Media Wire -
Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has stated despite duplicitous messages sent by the American leaders, Washington is fanning the flames of Israel’s ongoing war on the Gaza Strip by sending arms consignments to the occupied territories.
Foreign Policy

West supporting Israel’s crimes against Palestinians: Iran’s president

IFP Media Wire -
Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, in a meeting with the top Russian diplomat in Tehran, has strongly condemned the United States and other Western countries over their unbridled support for the Israeli regime's atrocities against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.
Middle East

Hamas frees two more captivates

IFP Media Wire -
Two elderly Israeli women have been released by Hamas more than two weeks after they and their husbands were kidnapped during the Palestinian group’s multi-front attacks in southern Israel.
Middle East

No direct Iran order for proxies to attack US forces in ME: Pentagon

IFP Media Wire -
The United States has not seen a direct order from Iran to attack US troops in the region, the Pentagon has announced following a rise in attacks on US troops in Iraq and Syria.
Incidents

Clingy suitor injures woman, two others in Iran after getting thumbs down

IFP Editorial Staff -
A desperate suitor who failed to persuade a woman to get married to him shot her wounded at her workplace near the Iranian capital Tehran earlier this month and injured two others.
Middle East

Hamas chief calls on Arab leaders to “take a stand” amid soaring death toll in Gaza

IFP Media Wire -
Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh has issued a call to the Arab and Muslim leaders to “take a stand” amid the soaring death toll among civilians in the Gaza Strip, according to a statement by the group on Tuesday.
Middle East

Israel-Palestine conflict LIVE: Health Ministry says at least 700 Palestinians killed in last 24 hours

IFP Media Wire -
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 1,400 Israelis, including both military and settlers. More than 5,000 Palestinians have been so far killed in an exchange of fire between the two sides.
Europe

Erdogan submits Sweden’s NATO membership protocol to Turkey’s parliament

IFP Media Wire -
Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has removed one of the final hurdles blocking Sweden from joining NATO by submitting a bill approving Stockholm’s membership bid to parliament for ratification.
Americas

Gaza war stokes demand for Iron Dome ammo: Report

IFP Media Wire -
The war between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas has reportedly created a potential opportunity for US weapons manufacturers to make missiles for the Iron Dome defense system.
Americas

CIA has spent “tens of millions” of dollars on Ukrainian intelligence agencies: Report

IFP Media Wire -
The CIA has spent “tens of millions” of dollars on transforming Kiev’s Soviet-style spy services into “potent allies against Moscow”, The Washington Post has reported, citing multiple sources in the US and Ukrainian intelligence communities.
Middle East

At least 2,000 children killed in Gaza Strip: Save the Children

IFP Media Wire -
International nonprofit Save the Children has called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, saying during the recent Israeli escalation the number of children killed in the besieged territory has reached at least 2,000.
Foreign Policy

With war over in Caucasus region, now time ripe for promotion of peace: Iran FM

IFP Media Wire -
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said war has come to an end in the South Caucasus and the time is now ripe for promotion of peace and progress in the region.
Middle East

12 hospitals and 32 medical centers “out of service” in Gaza: Palestinian health ministry

IFP Media Wire -
Twelve hospitals and 32 medical centers are now out of service after Israeli strikes and fuel depletion, the Palestinian health ministry in Gaza announced on Monday.
Middle East

Israel to delay Gaza incursion awaiting arrival of US troops to Middle East: Report

IFP Media Wire -
Israel has agreed to delay the invasion of the Gaza Strip at the request of the US until more American troops are deployed to the region, the Israeli army radio reported on Monday.
Foreign Policy

Defending Palestine duty of all followers of Abrahamic religions: Iran’s FM

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahianin wrote a letter to Paul Richard Gallagher, the Vatican Secretary for Relations with States, and stressed that supporting and defending the rights and lives of the Palestinian people is the duty of all followers of the Abrahamic religions.
Middle East

Israel seeking to force Palestinians to leave their motherland: Iran FM

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said the ultimate goal behind Israel's attacks against the besieged Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank is to force Palestinian people to leave their homeland to Sinai in Egypt and parts of Jordan.
Security

Top commander: Iran supports resistance, but has not supplied missiles, weapons

IFP Editorial Staff -
A high-ranking commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Iran has supported Palestine since the 1979 victory of the Islamic Revolution, but dismissed reports that Tehran has provided the resistance forces with missiles and weapons in the recent confrontation with the Israeli regime.
Environment

Iran says receiving no water supply from Afghan side of Hirmand River

IFP Editorial Staff -
The supply of water from the Hirmand River in Afghanistan to Iran has been completely cut off for a month, Iran’s Water Sector spokesman says.
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