Mehr News Agency

• 15th “Ammar” Film Festival closed in Tehran
  TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) – The closing ceremony of the 15th edition of the “Ammar” Film Festival was held at Tehran’s The Artistic Sect of the Islamic Republic on Thursday night with the participation of families of martyrs and war veterans.
• British media claims Assad poisoned in Russia
  TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) – A poisoning attempt has been made on the toppled Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, a British media claimed.
• Saudi Arabia launches attack on Yemen
  TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) – At least one person was injured in an attack launched by Saudi Arabia on Yemen.
• South Korean police raid airport to probe air crash
  TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) – The South Korean police Thursday raided several places and are conducting search and seizure operations as part of a probe into Sunday's deadly air crash which killed 179 people.
• VIDEO: Martyrdom anniv. of General Soleimani in Bardaskan
  KHORASAN RAZAVI Prov., Jan. 02 (MNA) – Ceremony of martyrdom anniversary of former IRGC Quds Force Commander Martyr Lt. Gen. Qassem Soleimani and birth anniversary of Imam Muhammad Baqir (AS) was held in Bardaskan, Khorasan Razavi province on Thu.
• Alawites targeted as HTS launch crackdown on Homs
  TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) – Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) terrorist group has launched a crackdown on a minority group in Homs after recent protests against HTS who seized power after the fall of former president Bashar al-Assad.
• Pezeshkian congrats N Korean leader on arrival of New Year
  TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) – Concurrent with the beginning of 2025, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian sent a message to North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday and congratulated the New Year to him and the noble nation of North Korea.
• FM Spox. hails Gen. Soleimani's anti-terror efforts
  TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baghaei has hailed Martyr Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani's role in the fight against terrorists in the region.