TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) – Vandals defaced the walls of a mosque in western France with Islamophobic graffiti two days before the holy month of Ramadan began. - World news - French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin led political criticism of the attack, which comes only days after another mosque was attacked in western France and amid a rising hostility towards Muslim community.A caretaker...
TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) – Activists held a protest rally in French capital on Sunday to demand that the government abandon a bill that could make all Muslims into potential suspect extremists. - World news - French lawmakers hold a key vote Tuesday on a draft law aimed at so-called rooting out what they call “Islamist” extremism, which is expected to win approval in both houses of...
TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) – Spokesperson for Iran’s National Coronavirus Headquarters Alireza Raisi warned people on Saturday of a gradual rise of COVID-19 cases in certain provinces. - Science news - Raisi said the number of “orange” cities has doubled, though there are no “red” cities in the country at the moment.Based on a national classification of cities in terms of the...
TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) – The Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces said the assassination of senior commander Lt. General Qassem Soleimani, whose murderers have been relegated to the dustbin of history, has strengthened the resistance front’s resolve to destroy the Zionist regime. - Politics news - Speaking to reporters after visiting the tomb of General Soleimani in the southern...
TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) – Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Ministry said in a statement that a recent memorandum of understanding signed in a gathering of railroad representatives in Turkey's capital on Jan. 12-13 would open a new era for the transit railroad. - World news - Roughly 1 million tons of cargo are to be transported via rail between Turkey and Iran this year, Turkish...
TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) – A Saudi appeals court has nearly halved a six-year jail sentence handed to a US-Saudi physician whose case has been closely followed by Washington and suspended the rest of his term, court documents showed, meaning he will not have to serve any more time in prison. - World news - Prominent physician Walid al-Fitaihi was detained in 2017 under Crown Prince Mohammed...
TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) – Dozens of pro-Trump supporters clashed with Washington, DC, police in BLM Plaza on Tuesday night, giving a preview of the volatile situation that the US capital may face soon as lawmakers are set to certify election results. - World news - Crowds of protesters, some of them shouting “This is American Plaza” were filmed pushing and shoving police in BLM Plaza...
TEHRAN (Press Shia) – Many businesses in downtown Washington boarded up their windows, fearful that the pro-Trump protests could devolve into the unrest seen in May and June when dozens of businesses were vandalized. - World news - Shops were seen preparing for potential violence as several pro-Trump rallies were set to take place in Washington, DC, by boarding up their windows on Tuesday.The...
TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) – Hundreds of Iraqi people from different walks of life held a rally in Baghdad to condemn the US assassination of anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani and his top Iraqi comrade Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis ahead of the first anniversary of the drone strike. - World news - The Saturday rally, which was held in Baghdad’s Tahrir Square, was attended by...
TEHRAN (Press Shia) – Families were last night fleeing areas of England that have been plunged into the tightest restrictions in what one leading expert described as a 'mini exodus'. - World news - Londoners took UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement of a COVID-19 lockdown for the Christmas holiday as their cue to flee London, in doing so, perhaps achieving exactly the opposite of...