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Hong Kong Suspends Trains, Appeals to Public after Rioting 05 Oct 2019

Hong Kong Suspends Trains, Appeals to Public after Rioting

TEHRAN (Iran News) – All subway and train services were suspended and lines formed at the cash machines of shuttered banks as Hong Kong dusted itself off and braced for more protests Saturday after another night of rampaging violence that a new ban on face masks failed to quell. The closure of the entire MTR […]

To block immigrants unable to pay for healthcare, Trump tries 05 Oct 2019

To block immigrants unable to pay for healthcare, Trump tries

The US will block the entry of immigrants without health insurance or block immigrants unable to pay for healthcare,  Donald Trump revealed Friday. Iran News reports AFP. Consular officers will only be allowed to issue visas to prospective immigrants who can prove they “will not impose a substantial burden” on the US health care system, […]

House Democrats subpoena White House for Ukraine documents regarding Democratic impeachment 05 Oct 2019

House Democrats subpoena White House for Ukraine documents regarding Democratic impeachment

Iran News covers the story of ongoing impeachment probe by CNN – House Democrats on Friday issued a subpoena to the White House for documents related to Ukraine, ratcheting up the Democratic impeachment inquiry into Donald Trump. The subpoena came after the three committees leading the Democratic impeachment inquiry separately sent a letter Friday seeking documents […]

Foreign Embassies ‘Stirring Up’ Situation in Iraq 05 Oct 2019

Foreign Embassies ‘Stirring Up’ Situation in Iraq

TEHRAN (Iran News) – A political analyst from London said the embassies of the US and UK in Baghdad are taking advantage of Iraq’s poor economic conditions following the defeat of ISIL by “deliberately stirring up trouble” in the Arab country. “If there are insufficient jobs, there must be some form of basic income. Yes, […]

Sadr urges resignation of the government as Baghdad protests 05 Oct 2019

Sadr urges resignation of the government as Baghdad protests

Moqtada al-Sadr, a populist political leader who has a huge following on the Iraqi street, said new elections should be held soon. Iran News quotes the report of Baghdad protests by ILNA. “Respect the blood of Iraq through the resignation of the government and prepare for early elections overseen by international monitors,” a statement from […]

55,000 Oceangoing Ships Pass through Hurmuz Strait Annually 05 Oct 2019

55,000 Oceangoing Ships Pass through Hurmuz Strait Annually

TEHRAN (Iran News) – CEO of Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran Mohammad Rastad praised the naval forces’ success in providing security for domestic and foreign vessels sailing across the Persian Gulf and said each year, 55,000 oceangoing ships pass through the Strait of Hormuz safely. In remarks released on Friday, Rastad pointed to a […]

Zanganeh called on friendship among regional countries 05 Oct 2019

Zanganeh called on friendship among regional countries

“In my opinion, there is basically no enemy among regional countries. The enemy is outside the region,” Zanganeh told reporters on Thursday night, Iran News quotes the Press TV report. He also called on regional countries to view Iran as their friend, expressing Tehran’s readiness to cooperate with its neighbors to secure the Persian Gulf […]

Caspian Sea, sea of peace friendship 03 Oct 2019

Caspian Sea, sea of peace friendship

Commander of the Iranian Army's Navy Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi said that the Caspian Sea is the sea of peace and friendship.

Iraqi police shoots in the air during new protests in Baghdad 03 Oct 2019

Iraqi police shoots in the air during new protests in Baghdad

Riot police in Iraq have fired live rounds into the air and used tear gas to disperse protesters, who took to the streets in the capital, Baghdad, for a second consecutive day against what they describe as unemployment and poor public services. Iran News covers the story. Police opened fire in the al-Shaab neighborhood of […]

Undocumented immigrants will be under DNA test in USA 03 Oct 2019

Undocumented immigrants will be under DNA test in USA

Collecting and storing the DNA of people simply detained and not tried or convicted of a crime has drawn criticism from civil rights advocates. Iran News quotes the report; The US government plans to collect the DNA of all undocumented immigrants detained after entering the country illegally, officials said Wednesday. The Department of Homeland Security […]