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  • Six people go missing during ski tour near Matterhorn in Switzerland | Switzerland

    Police are searching for six people who have gone missing during a ski tour that departed from the Alpine town of Zermatt in Switzerland’s Valais canton. The skiers went missing around Tête Blanche mountain on Saturday on the Zermatt-Arolla path, near the Matterhorn mountain that straddles the border between Switzerland and Italy, police said on…

  • Iran, proxies 'trying to boost influence in Jordan' – JNS.org

    Iran, proxies ‘trying to boost influence in Jordan’  JNS.org Continue Reading News Source: https://www.jns.org/iran-proxies-trying-to-boost-influence-in-jordan/

  • Chalus-based team win Iran’s sitting volleyball league

    Chalus-based team win Iran’s sitting volleyball league

    TEHRAN – Chalus-based team Mehr Molana won the title of the 2024 Iran’s Sitting Volleyball League on Sunday. Mehr Molana defeated Zob Ahan in straight sets (25-21, 25-23, 28-26) in the final match held in Iran’s Sports Federation for the Disabled’s headquarters in Tehran. Shahrdari Kerman and Palayesh Naft Abadan jointly finished in third place.…

  • Palestinian Killed by Israeli Soldier Identified as Elderly Deaf Man (+Video) – World news

    Palestinian Killed by Israeli Soldier Identified as Elderly Deaf Man (+Video) – World news

    The soldier claimed to have shot the man, who was hiding next to a bed, with four bullets. Another soldier congratulated him, saying ‘Excellent. All respect.’ Al Jazeera TV has revealed new details about the killing of 50 civilians by Israeli soldiers in Gaza City, including the identification of the elderly Palestinian man executed during…

  • UNRWA Urges Ceasefire As Hunger Crisis Grips Gaza – World news

    UNRWA Urges Ceasefire As Hunger Crisis Grips Gaza – World news

    “Ramadan is approaching. The death toll continues to rise,” the UNRWA said. The agency emphasized the urgent need for humanitarian access across the Gaza Strip and an immediate ceasefire to save lives. The Palestinian Ministry of Health reported that famine in northern Gaza has reached dangerous levels, with 25 people dying of hunger and dehydration.…

  • Over 1,000 schools constructed in deprived areas

    Over 1,000 schools constructed in deprived areas

    TEHRAN – More than 1,000 schools have been constructed in underprivileged areas in the east and northeast of the country in the current Iranian calendar year that started in March 2023, an official with the Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam Khomeini has said. The organization has managed to build 230 schools with…

  • TEDPIX falls nearly 3,500 points on Sunday

    TEDPIX falls nearly 3,500 points on Sunday

    TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), fell 3,495 points to 2,160,256 on Sunday, which is the second day of the Iranian calendar week. TSE is one of the four Iranian stock exchanges, and the most important one. The other three ones are Iran Mercantile Exchange (IME), Iran Energy Exchange (IRENEX),…

  • Pope criticised for saying Ukraine should ‘raise white flag’ and end war with Russia | Pope Francis

    Pope Francis has been criticised after saying Ukraine should have the courage of the “white flag” and negotiate an end to the war with Russia. Some politicians and commentators in Europe reacted with anger after the pontiff appeared to stay silent on Russia’s crimes as aggressor in the invasion, which has killed tens of thousands,…

  • Galloway’s comeback fortifies pro-Palestine movement in UK

    Galloway’s comeback fortifies pro-Palestine movement in UK

    By Reza Javadi Westminster’s House of Commons witnessed a seismic shift last week when prominent British politician George Galloway secured a decisive and landslide by-election win in northwest England’s Rochdale. Galloway, an outspoken and firebrand advocate of the Palestinian cause, dedicated the win to Gaza. The founder of the Workers Party of Britain won the…

  • Yemen simulates attack on Israel’s Dimona

    Yemen simulates attack on Israel’s Dimona

    Iran Press/ West Asia: The military exercise kicked off on Saturday evening in Yemen, where the Yemeni forces were planned to hypothetically attack the Israeli regime’s Dimona nuclear facility in the Negev desert and take control of the Israeli nuclear site, military bases, and command centers. The special exercise held in the 6th zone of the Yemeni…

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