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TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian health ministry announced on Sunday that the number of coronavirus patients in the country has increased to 21,638 after diagnosis of 1,028 new cases, adding that the death toll has increased to 1,685 after 129 more patients lost their lives in the last 24 hours. “According …

TEHRAN (IQNA) – The leader of Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah movement warned of fiendish plots by arrogant powers, particularly the United States, to dominate the Muslim world, saying dictators in a number of Islamic countries have deprived their nations of sources of power and plundered natural wealth.     “Hussein Badreddin …

The Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri said that all medical facilities of the armed forces are ready to provide required services to the Iranian people to contain the novel coronavirus. In a message to the Iranian people on Tuesday, Bagheri appreciated the efforts and …

 A medical staffer on a hoverboard sprays disinfectant at a residential area in Wuhan, in China’s central Hubei Province, on March 11, 2020. (Photo by AFP) China has reported an increase in its new confirmed cases of coronavirus infection, reversing four consecutive days of decreases, and more countries are reporting …

Folks on Twitter were sharply divided Tuesday over a fiery, filmed dispute between Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and a prospective voter over the issue of gun regulation. While some found his tough talk endearing, others fretted over the potentially alienating effects of his aggressive, macho posturing. “You’re full of …

A prominent Iraqi expert said that the US releases fake news about the death of its soldiers, in what it calls as anti-ISIL battle, to prolong its deployment in Iraq. “It is a fake piece of news and is aimed at forging the needed excuse to continue the US presence …

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran on Tuesday inaugurated 25 water and power industry projects in Tehran and four other provinces worth over $1.7bln. The projects were inaugurated in the presence of Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian via video conference on Tuesday. “227 projects with (nearly) $8.2bln worth of investment have been launched in …

Yemen’s Arabic-language al-Masirah television network, citing an unnamed source in the Yemeni missile defense units, reported that the country’s air defense units managed to target and shoot down a fighter jet of Tornado type in the skies of Yemen’s northern province of Jawf late on Friday night. It also quoted …

Strongly condemning the aggression which has taken the lives of women and children, Mousavi extended sympathies with the families of victims and the Yemeni people. “During the past years we have repeatedly witnessed that whenever coalition forces, led by Saudi Arabia, or their allies concede humiliating defeats in the battlefield, …

The Iraqi army decided not to take assistance from the US military forces in operations against the ISIL terrorist group in al-Anbar province. The Arabic-language service of Sputnik news agency reported that the first stage of operations titled ‘Iraq’s heroes’ to cleanse al-Anbar and rural areas at common borders between …