Reports said the police apprehended the militants during a raid in Karachi’s Gulistan-e-Jauhar neighborhood. The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) personnel made these arrests with the help of a federal intelligence agency.Weapons and explosives thought to be used for terrorist activities in Karachi were also seized from their possession. The police …
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Iranian chess player runner-up in German Lichess
Head of Khorasan Razavi Chess Department Reza Pashanajati told IRNA Sunday that Lichess site is among five creditable online chess contests, which was held online for 24 hours as Saturday with the participation of 22,497 chess players from around the world. Some 300 chess players from Khorasan Razavi province participated …
Read More »Zarif: Iran takes no advice from any US politician
"Iran will be EXPORTING ventilators in a few months, @realdonaldtrump All you need to do is stop interfering in the affairs of other nations; mine especially," Zarif wrote on his Twitter account."And believe me, we do not take advice from ANY American politician," he added. Earlier, the vice president for science …
Read More »UNDP, EU donate €10m to help revive Hamoon wetland
Lahijanzadeh said on Sunday that the project is being implemented following efforts made by the Department of Environment over the past decades and thanks to international projects such as a plan aimed to protect Iranian wetlands as well.Ali Arvahi, the director of a national plan for protecting Iranian wetlands, also …
Read More »Chinese professor: US sanctions led to Iran’s determination to make progress
Noting that US selfish policies only strengthened the resolve of some nations, such as Iran, to stand on their own and do not overlook their need to progress, professor Wu Cheng in an interview with IRNA on Sunday that more and more US allies have recognized the essence of this …
Read More »Envoy: US attempted to distort UN Resolution 2231 on lifting arms embargo
“Yet another attempt by US to distract from its continued #EconomicTerrorism on the Iranian people: this time, US is calling on #UNSC to violate its very resolution 2231, and continue arms restrictions on Iran,” Takht Ravanchi wrote in his Twitter account.He added: “But US will not succeed in wooing others …
Read More »Kuwaiti, Malaysian speakers voice solidarity with Iran over fighting coronavirus
Kuwaiti Parliament Speaker Marzouq al-Ghanim in a phone call with Larijani conveyed Kuwaiti emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah's greeting to Larijani as well as his concern over his infection with the disease.You are a valuable and influential figure in the region, he said, wishing Larijani full recovery on behalf of …
Read More »Iran to provide round clock trade transport services on Turkey border: Min
"We are currently producing enough necessary hygienic and treatment equipment and goods including testing kits and respiratory equipment and Iranian medical personnel enjoy good experience for treating coronavirus disease," he said.Describing corona as a global pandemic, he hoped that the disease would turn into an opportunity for cooperation, solidarity, exchanging …
Read More »Iran, Japan to keep cooperating to revive Lake Urmia
Thanking the constant cooperation of Japan with Iran in this regard, Ali Arvahi told IRNA that the agreement for the seventh phase of the cooperation was signed. The seventh phase is about people’s cooperation in reviving Lake Urmia.Arvahi said that the lake is currently in the best condition it has …
Read More »UAVs join Iran’s Army
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Multirole combat unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were delivered to the Iranian Army. April 18, 2020. IRNA IRNA English
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