Russian base targeted in NE Syria: report
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2021-01-06
TEHRAN, Jan. 06 (MNA) — Syrian Kurdish sources claim that a Russian base near the Syria-Turkey border in Al-Hasakah countryside has been targeted.
en.mehrnews.com/news/168167/Russian-base-targeted-in-NE-Syria-report
Syria deplores US support to Israeli mass destruct. weapons
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2021-01-06
TEHRAN, Jan. 06 (MNA) — Syria has condemned the attempt by the US administration to protect the Israeli regime's arsenal of chemical, biological and nuclear weapons.
en.mehrnews.com/news/168152/Syria-deplores-US-support-to-Israeli-mass-destruct-weapons
Flights from UK suspended to ensure control of UK coronavirus
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2021-01-06
TEHRAN, Jan. 06 (MNA) — Iran's Ambassador to London announced that flights from the UK have been suspended to ensure control of the UK mutant coronavirus.
en.mehrnews.com/news/168185/Flights-from-UK-suspended-to-ensure-control-of-UK-coronavirus
FROM THE FIELD: Port explosion which 'burnt hearts' of Beirut residents
news.un.org | 2021-01-06
Five months on from the devastating port explosion that killed over 200 people, and injured thousands more, the UN has invited Beirut residents to share their hopes and fears for the future of the city, and for Lebanon, which remains in crisis.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2021/01/1081462
The Legacy of General Qassem Soleimani: A Woman's Perspective
Zohreh Kharazmi | mintpressnews.com | 2021-01-05
Zohreh Kharazmi interviews the wives of Quds Force soldiers killed fighting ISIS in Iraq and Syria on what Qassem Soleimani means to them and what his death represents for Iranians.
mintpressnews.com/legacy-general-qassem-soleimani-womans-perspective/274049/
US moves 60 ISIL forces to base on Syrian-Jordanian border
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2021-01-05
TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — The US occupation forces moved scores of ISIL terrorists from several prisons in Hasaka governorate to their illegal base in al-Tanf on the Syrian-Jordanian border.
en.mehrnews.com/news/168142/US-moves-60-ISIL-forces-to-base-on-Syrian-Jordanian-border
Syria: 'Identified gaps, inconsistencies' raise questions over elimination of chemical weapons
news.un.org | 2021-01-05
"Identified gaps, inconsistencies and discrepancies" that remain unresolved, have brought into question the true extent of the elimination of chemical weapons during Syria's bloody conflict, the UN disarmament chief told the Security Council in her briefing on Tuesday.
news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2021/01/1081412
Israel appoints diplomat to UAE ahead of embassy opening
MEE staff | middleeasteye.net | 2021-01-05
Israel appoints diplomat to UAE ahead of embassy opening | Eitan Na'eh will be first Israeli to have full diplomatic status in Gulf state following normalisation of ties last year | MEE staff | Tue, 01/05/2021 – 21: 04 | Israel and UAE signed US-sponsored agreement last year, reportedly in exchange for a freeze of Israel's annexation of Palestinian lands (AFP) | Israel has appointed Eitan Na'eh, its former ambassador to T…
www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-appoints-diplomat-uae-embassy
Iran's nuclear steps reversible if all implement commitments
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2021-01-05
TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — Iran's Permanent Ambassador to the United Nations said that nuclear steps will be reversed upon full implementation of JCPOA commitments by all.
en.mehrnews.com/news/168146/Iran-s-nuclear-steps-reversible-if-all-implement-commitments
Iran envoy, Korean FM official meet to discuss tanker seizure
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2021-01-05
TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — Iran's ambassador in Seoul met with a South Korean foreign ministry official on Tuesday to address the seizure of an oil tanker in the Persian Gulf waters.
en.mehrnews.com/news/168096/Iran-envoy-Korean-FM-official-meet-to-discuss-tanker-seizure
Russian official warns increased ISIL movements in Syria
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2021-01-04
TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — A Russian official noted that ISIL movements in east of Euphrates in Syria have increased significantly and termed areas outside control of Damascus as "tense" regions.
en.mehrnews.com/news/168079/Russian-official-warns-increased-ISIL-movements-in-Syria
9 dead, 4 wounded in terror attack on bus in Syria's Hama
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2021-01-04
TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — A terrorist attack on a bus in Hama, Syria, killed at least 9 civilians and wounded several others.
en.mehrnews.com/news/168041/9-dead-4-wounded-in-terror-attack-on-bus-in-Syria-s-Hama
Politician says Assad rejected US offer on Golan Heights
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2021-01-04
TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — A senior Lebanese politician says that the United States and the Zionist regime had made an offer to the Syrian president to renounce the occupied Golan, but he rejected it.
en.mehrnews.com/news/168053/Politician-says-Assad-rejected-US-offer-on-Golan-Heights
Soleimani tactics thwarts US, Zionist Regime plots in region
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2021-01-04
TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — A military advisor to the Leader said that General Soleimani had a crucial role in the US failure in Afghanistan and Iraq and the Zionist Regime defeat in the 33-Day War against Lebanese Hezbollah.
en.mehrnews.com/news/168063/Soleimani-tactics-thwarts-US-Zionist-Regime-plots-in-region
Iran, Russia preparing meeting on coronavirus vaccines: envoy
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2021-01-04
TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — Iran's Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali said that Iran and Russia are preparing a personal meeting on cooperation in producing vaccines against the coronavirus.
en.mehrnews.com/news/168038/Iran-Russia-preparing-meeting-on-coronavirus-vaccines-envoy
IAEA confirms start of enriching uranium up to 20%: Envoy
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2021-01-04
TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — Iran's permanent ambassador to the International Organizations in Vienna said that International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has confirmed the start of enriching uranium up to 20%.
en.mehrnews.com/news/168081/IAEA-confirms-start-of-enriching-uranium-up-to-20-Envoy
Gen. Soleimani flag-bearer of fight against terrorism: envoy
Mehr News Agency | en.mehrnews.com | 2021-01-04
TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — Iranian Ambassador to Brazil pointed to sacrifice and braveries of Iran's top commander martyr Lt. Gen. Soleimani and said that he stood firmly in the face of a global threat against international peace and security.
en.mehrnews.com/news/168042/Gen-Soleimani-flag-bearer-of-fight-against-terrorism-envoy