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Iran’s Daughters of the Sea
Hengam Island is a tropical isle off the coast of Iran, at the southern end of the Persian Gulf. Just fourteen square miles, it has three villages with only a few hundred families. The island has long been recognized for its geostrategic...

Iran Orders Material from China to Produce 800 Ballistic Missiles
Iran has ordered thousands of tons of ballistic-missile ingredients from China, people familiar with the transaction told The Wall Street Journal, seeking to rebuild its military prowess as it discusses the future of its nuclear program with the...

Egypt welcomes ILO resolution granting observer status to Palestine
Egyptian and Palestinian flags CAIRO – June 7, 2025: Egypt’s Ministry of Labor has welcomed the decision by the General Conference of the International Labour Organization (ILO) to grant the State of Palestine observer status within the...

Iran says IAEA report attests to peaceful nature of its nuclear program
Iran says a recent report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) suggesting the absence of any credible evidence of military dimensions reaffirms the peaceful nature of its nuclear program. In an explanatory note published on Saturday,...

Turkish outfit Trabzonspor eye loan move for Ghana winger Kamaldeen Sulemana
Turkish outfit Trabzonspor are reportedly looking to secure the loan signing of Ghana international Kamaldeen Sulemana for the upcoming 2025/26 campaign. Trabzonspor are keen to snap up the former Ajax and Stade Rennais star from Southampton in an...

Iran seeks BRICS bank membership in talks with President Rousseff
TEHRAN - Iran’s central bank governor, Mohammad Reza Farzin, met with Dilma Rousseff, president of the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB), in Shanghai on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)'s finance summit, reaffirming...

Turkmenistan's ‘Gateway to Hell’ fire, burning since 1971, now tamed
The ‘Gateway to Hell’, an enormous fire that has been raging in Turkmenistan for more than 50 years, has been tamed. (FILES) A picture taken on May 3, 2014, shows people visiting "The Gateway to Hell," a huge burning gas crater in the heart of...

Iran condemns ‘racist mentality’ behind US travel ban
An Iranian spokesperson called the move a sign of a ‘supremacist and racist mentality’ dominating US policy. Iran has sharply criticised United States President Donald Trump’s travel ban on its nationals and those of several countries, calling it...

Iran's Transit Sector To Experience Strain This Year Official
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 7. Iran will face a challenging year in the transit sector in the current Iranian year (March 21, 2025 - March 20, 2026), Javad Hedayati, the director-general of the Transit Office of Iran's Road...

Iran Sees Positive Transit Impact From Potential Nuclear Talks Deal With US
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 7. If the indirect talks between Iran and the US reach an agreement on Iran's nuclear program, it may have a positive impact on increasing transit through Iran, Javad Hedayati, the...

Egypt Ambassador greets nations, leadership on “Eid Al-Adha”
- Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Jun 07 (APP): Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Pakistan, Dr. Ihab Abdel Hamid on Saturday greeted the People of Pakistan and leadership on “Eid Al-Adha”. In his message on the occasion of ‘Eid Al-Adha’ he...

Iran’s Unwavering Commitment to Its Nuclear Rights
On the anniversary of the passing of Imam Khomeini, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution delivered a powerful and principled speech defending Iran’s right to enrich uranium. He categorically rejected American demands to halt the enrichment...
Iran condemns racist measure to ban citizens from entering US
[Sat, 07 Jun 2025 10:34:11 +0300] Tehran - Saba: The Iranian Foreign Ministry condemned the racist measure taken by Washington to ban its citizens and several other countries from entering the United States. Iranian News Agency (IRNA) reported on...

Iran: US travel ban “racist”
2025-06-07T07:03:08+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News/ Iran condemned the United States’ renewed travel ban on Saturday, denouncing it as discriminatory and a violation of international human rights law. Alireza Hashemi Raja,...

Egyptian Meteorological Authority warns of extreme heat for Northern Egypt and Sinai
Experts from the Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) forecast intensely hot weather across North Sinai governorate on Saturday, during daylight hours, transitioning to moderately warm temperatures at night and in the early morning. According...
Iran denounces US entry ban on citizens as “racist act”
An Iranian Foreign Ministry official has rapped the US government’s decision to bar Iranian citizens and those from several other predominantly Muslim countries from entering American soil, describing it as "a racist move". Alireza Hashemi Raja,...

IAEA nuclear chief Rafael Grossi: 'Iran is my biggest concern'
International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Rafael Grossi said that Iran is his "biggest preoccupation" when discussing nuclear-powered countries in an interview with the Financial Times published on Friday. Grossi told the Times this as a...

Iran Siahi wins bronze in 2025 Gymnastics Asian C'ship
Siahi Kolankouh rounded out the podium on rings with a 14.133 for bronze at the Jecheon Gymnasium in South Korea, according to Tehran Times. China’s Lan Xingyu and Yang Haonan dominated the event, taking gold and silver with 14.933 and 14.233,...

Egypt continues inspection tours of sacrificial animal markets during Eid Al-Adha
File- A boy waits for customers at a cattle market in Al Manashi village, ahead of the Muslim festival of sacrifice Eid al-Adha, in Giza, on the outskirts of Cairo, August 8, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany CAIRO – June 7, 2025: Inspection...

Iran’s Siahi Wins Bronze in 2025 Artistic Gymnastics Asian Championships
He finished in third place on rings with a 14.133. China’s Lan Xingyu and Yang Haonan dominated the event, taking gold and silver with 14.933 and 14.233, respectively. The competition is being held in Jecheon, South Korea from June 5 to 8....