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Iranians celebrate Imam Reza’s birthday
Jul 14, 2019 03:37Large crowds, from across Iran and many parts of the world, particularly from neighboring countries, have gathered in holy shrine of Prophet Mohammad's (SAWA) eight infallible successor, Imam Reza (PBUH), to engage in celebratory activities on the merry occasion.
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Fresh clashes in Hong Kong between protesters and riot police baton
Jul 08, 2019 03:50Fresh political violence breaks out in Hong Kong as riot police baton charges anti-government protesters, in the district of Mongkok, seeking to keep the pressure up on the city's pro-Beijing leaders, after a mass rally outside a train station linking the finance hub to mainland China.
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Report reveals Zakzaky in critical condition
Jul 08, 2019 03:02Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria have announced that they will hold President Muhammadu Buhari and the Nigerian government responsible if anything happens to Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky who is in jail along with his wife.
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Iranians remember innocent victims of airliner downed by US
Jul 05, 2019 05:54TEHRAN (FNA)- On July 3, 1988, Iran Air Flight 655 (IR655) was shot down by USS Vincennes which led to the loss of the lives of 290 innocent civilians from six nations, including 66 children and 38 non-Iranians. The United States claimed later that this was an accident caused by human error, but awarded a medal of honor to the captain of the warship. [PHOTOS]
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Iranians commemorate victims of 1988 US downing of passenger jet
Jul 05, 2019 05:38BANDAR ABBAS (Tasnim) - Iranians threw flowers into the sea during a commemoration ceremony for the 31st anniversary of the downing of Iran Air flight 655 by the US navy, at the Port of Bandar Abbas on July 3, 2019.
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US human rights supports, creates, leads terrorists: Larijani
Jul 05, 2019 05:29In an exclusive interview with Iran Press, Iran's Secretary of High Council for Human Rights Mohammad Javad Larijani said that some countries support, create, and lead terrorist groups and at the same time engage in human rights.
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Unforgotten crime: US downing of Iranian airliner
Jul 05, 2019 04:59On 3 July, 1988, Iran Air Flight 655, flying from Tehran to Dubai, was shot down by the USS Vincennes, a huge United States missile cruiser.
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Incarceration, falling incomes fueled US opioid crisis: Study
Jul 04, 2019 10:12The rapid expansion of the prison population in the United States over the past four-decades may have helped fuel America’s deadly drug epidemic, a new study suggests.
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Iran marks 31st anniv. of US downing of passenger plane
Jul 04, 2019 01:24Iran marks the 31st anniversary of the US downing of its passenger plane, which martyred 290 people among them 66 children.
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Remembering Iran’s Flight 655
Jun 29, 2019 07:30TEHRAN (FNA)- On July 3, 1988, Iran Air Flight 655 (IR655) was shot down by USS Vincennes which led to the loss of life of 290 innocent civilians from six nations including 66 children and 38 non-Iranians. [VIDEO]