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Tehran, May 20 (UNI) Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian along with some other senior Iranian officials have died in a helicopter crash in northwestern Iran, Iranian authorities confirmed on Monday after overnight searches located the wreckage of the missing crashed chopper in a mountainous area. The accident happened on Sunday as…
Tehran, May 20 (UNI) Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian along with some other senior Iranian officials were confirmed to have died in a helicopter crash in northwestern Iran on Sunday. The accident happened as President Raisi, the eighth President of Iran, and his entourage were returning from Khoda Afarin region in…
Colombo, May 20 (UNI) Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ali Sabry expressed deep concern over Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s helicopter accident, praying for the safety and well-being of the president, the foreign minister and his entourage. In a statement on Sunday on X, formerly known as Twitter, Sabry said Sri Lanka’s thoughts were with the Iranian…
Riyadh, May 20 (UNI) The Saudi Royal Court announced on Sunday that Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud will undergo treatment for a lung infection. He underwent medical examinations on Sunday at the Royal Clinics of Al-Salam Palace in Jeddah due to high temperature and joint pain. The Saudi king was admitted to the…
Tehran, May 20 (UNI) Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has prayed for the safe return of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi after his helicopter made a “rough landing” a day ago in the northwestern province of East Azarbaijan. Khamenei told Iranian people not to be worried as there would be no disruption in the country’s affairs….
Tehran, May 20 (UNI) Iran’s Vice President for Executive Affairs Mohsen Mansouri said on Sunday that contact had been established with one of the passengers and one of the crew members aboard the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. He told the state IRIB TV from an area near the possible scene of the incident,…
Accra, May 20 (UNI) At least one person was killed and some others were injured as Ghana’s presidential convoy was involved in a fatal road accident on Sunday. The president was not in the convoy. The accident occurred on the Accra-Kumasi highway while the convoy was returning to Accra after accompanying the president to Kumasi…
Tehran, May 19 (UNI) A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has suffered an accident in northwestern Iran, Iranian broadcaster Press TV reported on Sunday, citing officials. Rescue teams are trying to reach the scene where the accident took place, the broadcaster reported, adding that poor weather conditions had complicated the situation.
Ankara, May 19 (UNI) Seven people, including five police officers, were injured in the Turkish province of Tokat as a result of an explosion in a residential building, Turkish media reported. Police officers responded to a call in the Hurmuzlu area after complaints from neighbors who were annoyed with the loud noise coming from a…
Gaza, May 19 (UNI) The Israeli army on Saturday continued its attack on Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, urging residents in the area to evacuate their homes and head to shelters in western Gaza City. Army spokesperson Avichay Adraee said in a statement on social media platform X that the army eliminated “a sabotage…
