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TEHRAN, Dec. 31 (MNA) – 2020 was a year of great and influential events and developments in the political, social, economic and sports scene of the world. News on the outbreak of the coronavirus and its related developments, the assassination of Lt. Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Iraq, the tragedy of …

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Palestinian Resistance groups started their first-ever joint military exercise on Tuesday. The Joint Chamber of Military Operations for Palestinian Factions announced the start of the first joint military exercise across the Gaza strip. Palestinian Resistance drones were flying over the Gaza strip, it added. The Joint Chamber of Military Operations …

The Joint Operations Room [JOR] – also known as the Common Room – of the Palestinian resistance factions announced the commencement of the Strong Support military drill. Fighters and mujahideen from all military wings are taking part in the drills using live ammunition in multiple scenarios extending from the north …

The ‘Israeli’ media claimed on Sunday that Saudi Arabian companies are planning to invest in the occupied territories through Bahrain, a source that has the knowledge about the matter provided the information. According to The Jerusalem Post sources: “It’s very interesting and a sign of how sentiment about ‘Israel’ is …

Alwaght- Trump’s measures in the closing days of his presidency are still controversial.  Recently, he issued pardons to some of Blackwater military contractors who committed crimes during the Iraq campaign.  The pardoned military personnel had hands stained in killing of 14 Iraqi civilians in 2007, including Nicholas Slatton who was …

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said the legislature will work in cooperation with the administration to ensure a sufficient supply of the coronavirus vaccine. In comments at a Sunday session of the parliament, Qalibaf said the top priority is to ensure the health of …

Elderly folk and those who are shielding received some meals and presents on Christmas Day. Hawzah News Agency – Young people from the Muslim community in Huddersfield spread some festive joy to those who needed it most today. Volunteers from the Muslim Youth Association Huddersfield delivered food hampers to the elderly …

Yemen’s Minister of Defense, Major General Mohammed Nasser Al-Atifi, said “the coalition of the American-Saudi aggression was defeated in Yemen.”  “These forces have reaped nothing but defeat and shame,” he added.  During a ceremony for a number of freed prisoners on Saturday, Al-Atifi noted that “the brutal aggression against Yemen” …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif lashed out at the US President Donald Trump, saying that he will be fully responsible for any adventurism as he is leaving office. Zarif blasted Trump’s hollow allegations against Iran, reiterating that he cannot divert attention from his malfeasance during his tenure …