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World Newspapers: Speed of Taliban advance surprises U.S., alarms allies

Thursday, 12 August 2021 20:56
When the U.S. President announced the decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan this spring, his administration expected the Afghan military to defend key cities and perhaps battle the Taliban to a stalemate. Before the current Taliban offensive, U.S. officials said they didn’t expect the takeover of any provincial capital until fall at the earliest. 224/203

Leader addresses nation on COVID pandemic

Wednesday, 11 August 2021 14:00
Tehran (IP)- The Leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, in a direct message to the Iranian nation and officials on Wednesday, called COVID-19 pandemic the first and urgent problem of the country, stressing the determination of necessary tasks and decisions to counter the spread of the disease.

Spate of racist attacks against Muslims in Spain

Sunday, 08 August 2021 16:19
A wave of racist attacks in Murcia, an autonomous region in southeastern Spain, has sparked shock and outrage, with local organizations denouncing an unprecedented month of racially motivated violence. 214/207

Leader: People gave decisive response to conspiracy of boycotting elections

Tuesday, 03 August 2021 11:56
Tehran (IP) - The Leader of the Islamic Revolution says the people responded decisively to the enemies' conspiracy of boycotting the elections with their presence at the ballot boxes.

Algeria, 13 African states agree to expel Israel from AU

Tuesday, 03 August 2021 00:02
Algeria and 13 other African countries agreed to expel Israel from the African Union (AU) after the organization’s decision last week to grant observer status to the occupation state.

COVID-19 National Task Force decisions' based on collective wisdom: Rouhani

Saturday, 31 July 2021 12:56
Tehran(IP): Iranian President said that all of the decisions made by the National Task Force for combating COVID-19 were based on collective wisdom.

US welcomes EU sanctions on Lebanon

Saturday, 31 July 2021 08:28
The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen welcomed the European Union's decision to sanction certain Lebanese officials and entities on Friday.

N Korea leader warns of escalating hostilities on brink of joint US-S Korea drill

Friday, 30 July 2021 16:14
The North Korean leader has warned of escalating hostilities on the eve of a joint military exercise by South Korea and the US.

Israel, US launch joint air defense drill

Monday, 26 July 2021 08:08
The Israeli sources announced that the IUsrael Defense Forces and the United States European Command (EUCOM) launched a joint air defense exercise dubbed Juniper Falcon 2021.

US needs a tutorial on how to treat others equally, China says

Sunday, 25 July 2021 21:26
IP- Chinese Foreign Minister said Saturday that the US needs a "tutorial" on treating other countries equally, marking his latest criticism of US foreign policy as aggressive and undermining global peace efforts.