Iran, Egypt Discuss Gaza Crisis TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The foreign ministers of Iran and Egypt weighed plans to help the Palestinian people and put an end to the Israeli regime’s onslaught on the Gaza Strip. 1 hour ago
Iranian Boxers Win Bronzes at U-22 & Youth Asian Championships TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Three Iranian boxers won bronze medals at the ASBC U-22 and Youth Asian Boxing Championships in Kazakhstan. 2 hours ago
Trump to Force NATO Members to Hike Military Spending by 50% TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Donald Trump is eyeing plans to push the NATO members to ramp up defense spending from 2% to 3% of GDP if he is re-elected in November, The Telegraph reported on Friday, citing sources close to the former US president. 2 hours ago
Pakistan Records Wettest April since 1961 TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Pakistan has recorded its wettest April since 1961, with more than double the usual rainfall for the month, the national weather center said. 2 hours ago
UK, Irish Leaders on Collision Course over Migration Surge TEHRAN (Tasnim) - A dispute between the UK and Ireland over a surge in asylum-seekers is threatening to upend their already fragile relationship. With elections on the horizon for the leaders of both countries, neither side appears likely to back down. 2 hours ago
Sweden Rules Out International Nord Stream Probe TEHRAN (Tasnim) - There is no need for an international investigation into the explosions on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 natural gas pipelines, Sweden’s Foreign Ministry has told RIA Novosti news agency. 3 hours ago
Northern Gaza Plunged Into Full-Blown Famine: UN Official TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Northern Gaza is now in the grip of a “full-blown famine”, the head of the UN’s World Food Program has said, adding that starvation is now “moving its way south”. 4 hours ago
Iran’s Steel Production Grows by 16% in Q1 2024 TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The World Steel Association (WSA) announced in its latest report that steel production in Iran during the first quarter of 2024 has registered a 16.3 percent growth compared to the same period last year. 4 hours ago
Israelis Demolish House in West Bank Town, Kill One TEHRAN (Tasnim) - A body was discovered beneath the rubble after the Israeli military demolished a besieged house in the town of Deir al-Ghusun, north of Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank. 4 hours ago
Iran-EU’s February Trade Up 30% y/y TEHRAN (Tasnim) – According to the statistical office of the European Union (Eurostat), the value of trade exchanges between Iran and 27 EU members in February 2024 has grown by 30% compared to the same month last year. 4 hours ago
Zahedi Leads Avispa Fukuoka to 9th Place TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Japan’s Avispa Fukuoka football team moved up to the 9th place with its third win in five games after its Iranian forward Shahab Zahedi scored a miracle winning goal against Gamba Osaka. 5 hours ago
Pro-Palestine Movement Sweeps Campuses Globally TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Universities emerge as the frontline of the pro-Palestinian movement, as students mobilize in unprecedented numbers to challenge their institutions' ties with the Israeli regime and advocate for Palestinian rights. 5 hours ago
Azmoun Doubtful Ahead of Juventus Match TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Sardar Azmoun, Iranian international forward playing for Italian club AS Roma, is doubtful for the match against Juventus. 5 hours ago
Flood, Landslide Hit Indonesia, Kill 14 TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Floods and landslide hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing 14 people, officials said on Saturday. 6 hours ago
London Students Honor Late Palestinian Journalist in Pro-Gaza Rally TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Goldsmiths University of London honored the memory of the Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed in the West Bank by Israeli forces in May 2022. 6 hours ago
‘Peace Formula’ on Ukraine to Succeed If West Halts Arms Supplies: Russia TEHRAN (Tasnim) - A "peace formula" on Ukraine boils down to cutting off Western weapons supplies to Kiev, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. 6 hours ago
Iran, Oman’s Volleyball Federations Agree to Broaden Cooperation TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The volleyball federations of Iran and the Sultanate of Oman signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Friday. 6 hours ago
IRGC’s Oceangoing Warship Sails Into Southern Hemisphere TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy’s ‘Shahid Mahdavi’ oceangoing warship crossed the zero degrees latitude, the Equator, on Friday and sailed into the southern hemisphere in an overseas naval mission. 6 hours ago
Blinken: Israel’s Rafah Invasion to Cause Casualties Beyond ‘Acceptable’ TEHRAN (Tasnim) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated that Israel’s possible ground assault on Rafah could cause casualties beyond acceptable levels. 7 hours ago
UN Warns of Starvation, Death in Darfur TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The United Nations food agency warned Sudan’s warring parties on Friday that there is a serious risk of widespread starvation and death in Darfur and elsewhere in Sudan if they don’t allow humanitarian aid into the vast western region. 7 hours ago