Новости за 11.01.2020

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian First Vice-President Eshaq Jahangiri on Saturday underscored the need for serious and transparent probe into the cause of the Ukrainian plane incident.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani called for identification of those responsible for the downing of the Ukrainian passenger plane, and stressed the need for adopting measures to prevent similar incidents in future.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, in an Arabic tweet on Saturday, offered condolences over the demise of Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman, and further expressed hope that the two countries' relations would continue to develop under the new Sultan, Haitham bin Tariq Al Said.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Oman named Haitham bin Tariq Al Said as the country's new ruler following the death of his cousin Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said, state television announced.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Team Iran snatched another victory at AVC Men's Volleyball Olympic Qualification Tournament in China after edging South Korea in a 5-set thriller in the semifinals.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian Parliament is slated to review the details of the Ukrainian plane incident in an open session on Sunday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Taking a swipe at India’s governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan stated that the path on which the Indian administration is moving will lead to bloodshed.

TEHRAN (FNA)- More than 60 civilians were killed or wounded in a US drone attack targeting a top Taliban splinter-group commander in the Western Afghanistan province of Herat, local officials announced.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Aerospace Force Commander Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh took responsibility for the Ukrainian plane incident, and said the delay in releasing information about the human error which caused the Ukrainian plane incident was because of investigations to scrutinize the case.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Talks aimed at ending France's longest transport strike failed to make headway on Friday as the government and union leaders lock horns over a hotly-contested pension overhaul.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Chairman of the Iranian parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission Mojtaba Zonnouri warned Washington not to endanger Israel by posing military threat to Iran in the backdrop of heightened tensions between the two countries.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, in a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to Moscow Kazem Jalali, hailed the late commander of the IRGC Qods Force, Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, as a great figure, and offered condolences on his loss in a terrorist operation by the US army.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi is slated to arrive in the capital city of Tehran on Sunday to hold talks with his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif on the way to further increase bilateral ties and mutual cooperation.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Tens of thousands of Australians rallied across the country calling on the conservative government to tackle global warming and cut back on fossil fuels, as deadly climate-fueled bushfires burned out of control.

TEHRAN (FNA)- United States prosecutors announced that surveillance footage taken from outside the jail cell of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein in the period surrounding his first apparent suicide attempt was permanently deleted by mistake.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei in a message on Saturday extended his condolences again on the death of the Ukrainian plane's passengers, and ordered the Armed Forces to take the needed measures to find faults and flaws that have led to the bitter incident and prevent repetition of similar incidents in future.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's Judiciary Chief Seyed Ebrahim Rayeesi in a statement on Saturday expressed deep regret over the Ukrainian plane incident, ordering immediate judiciary investigation into the incident to bring those guilty to justice.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Hundreds of people protested against the import of natural gas from Israel by Jordan in the Northeastern Jordanian city of Zarqa on Friday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The national squad of Iranian freestyle wrestlers finished the 40th edition of Takhti Cup competitions with 245 points to claim the world title ahead of Armenia and Russia.

TEHRAN (FNA)- At least 701 people were killed during inter-ethnic tensions between the Hema and Lendu communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo between December 2017 and September 2019, according to a UN report Friday.

TEHRAN (FNA)- North Korea will not engage in negotiations with the US unless the latter makes some real concessions, the country's foreign ministry said, adding that Washington "deceived" it and "caught in dialogue" that was a waste of time.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Majid Takht Ravanchi in a letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres filed a compliant against the US administration after Washington refrained from issuing visa for Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif to attend a UNSC meeting on Iran.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Russian Defense Ministry dismissed reports that one of its ships "aggressively approached" the USS Farragut in the North Arabian Sea on Friday as untrue.

TEHRAN (FNA)- A military base, located around 209 kilometers North of Niger's capital city of Niamey, was assaulted by unidentified militants on Thursday, media reported.

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) members-states in a communique protested the US visa refusal for Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif who was slated to attend a UN Security Council meeting to voice Iran's complaint against the US over assassination of commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Qods Force Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani.