TEHRAN (Press Shia) - Children attended a tent school at a camp for internally displaced people, roughly 120 kilometers east of Sana'a, as coronavirus and the long-time Saudi war on the country take their toll on education. - World news - Over 200 students, most of them coming from the al-Hudaydah governorate in the west of Yemen, attend the school at the ‘Rumaila or Al Quoz’ camp, where...
TEHRAN (Press Shia) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will take part in the virtual 2020 Afghanistan Conference, a quadrennial ministerial pledging conference co-hosted by Afghanistan, Finland, and the United Nations. - Politics news - Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh announced on Monday that Zarif is going to attend the virtual meeting.The 2020 Afghanistan...
TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in La Paz on Sunday morning, beginning the third and final leg of his Latin American tour. - Politics news - “Just met with President-elect Luis Arce and Vice President-elect David Choquehuanca of Bolivia. Conveyed my country’s congratulations on their victory and wished them and the nation the best. We...
TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) - Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Friday that both Armenia and Azerbaijan have confirmed they will send delegations for talks in Moscow in a bid to reach a ceasefire in the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. - World news - “Baku and Yerevan have confirmed their participation in the consultations in Moscow. Active preparations are underway,” Maria...
TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) – Tens of thousands of Palestinians attended the Friday prayer at al-Aqsa Mosque in the occupied Jerusalem (al-Quds) for the first time in about two months due to the coronavirus closure. - World news - Al-Aqsa Mosque’s director Sheikh Omar al-Kiswani said that over 50,000 worshipers attended the Friday prayer at al-Aqsa Mosque and its courtyards, the...
TEHRAN (Press Shia) - Thousands gathered in central Amsterdam on Monday to attend an anti-racism demonstration, held in solidarity with similar rallies held in the United States following the death of George Floyd. - World news - Protesters can be seen with their fists in the air, carrying placards and chanting slogans. Many wore face masks as a precaution against the ongoing coronavirus...
TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Judiciary Chief Hojatoleslam Seyed Ebrahim Raeisi, and Secretary of the Guardian Council Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati will attend the opening session of the new Iranian Parliament, a lawmaker said. - Politics news - Speaking to Press Shia Agency on Tuesday, spokesperson for the Parliament’s presiding board said Rouhani is going...
TEHRAN (Press Shia) – Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif will be taking part in an upcoming session of the Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, a lawmaker said. - Politics news - Rapporteur of the Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Hossein Naqavi Hosseini told Press Shia that Foreign Minister will attend the meeting of the...
TEHRAN (Press Shia Agency) – An Iranian Science Ministry official said foreign students of Iranian universities will not be attending this semester’s classes due to the outbreak of the coronavirus. - Society/Culture news - In a video conference on Monday, director of the Science Ministry’s Organization of Students’ Affairs said the foreign students will definitely not return to the...