**IRAN DAILY
-- Iran Blacklists EU, UK Officials, Entities for Sponsoring Terrorism
The Iranian Foreign Ministry imposed fresh sanctions on dozens of European Union (EU) and British officials and entities for supporting terrorism. The people and entities on the list of the sanctions will be denied visa to visit Iran, their accounts and transactions in Iranian financial and banking systems will be blocked, and their assets within the jurisdiction of the Islamic Republic of Iran will be blocked as well.
-- Widespread condemnations over desecration of Qur’an
Condemnations are pouring in after the desecration of Islam’s holy book, Qur’an, in Sweden and the Netherlands. Egypt’s top religious institution on Wednesday called on Muslims across the world to boycott Swedish and Dutch products over the desecration of Qur’an by politicians in the two European countries. Many Arab and Muslim countries – including Iran, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan and Kuwait – also denounced the Qur’an burning.
Bahrain's most prominent Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim has also strongly condemned the move.
After the incident in Stockholm, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Sweden not to expect Ankara’s support in its ongoing bid to join NATO’s military alliance amid Russia’s war on Ukraine.
-- Taremi among world’s top 100 male footballers in 2022: The Guardian
Iran’s superstar Mehdi Taremi ranked 78th on the list of top 100 male footballers chosen by the Guardian. Football luminaries such as Maicon, Juninho Pernambucano and Fatih Terim put their heads together to elect the top 100 male footballers of 2022 for the British paper.
**KAYHAN INTERNATIONAL
-- More Than 12 Terrorist Groups Dismantled
Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib says Iran’s security forces have disbanded more than 12 terrorist groups linked to the occupying regime of Israel and captured their members.
The terrorists, who planned to carry out acts of sabotage as revenge for their recent failures in stoking sedition through riots, were arrested “in a short span of time”, he told national television Tuesday night.
The minister said the enemies will never stop their hostile acts against Iran and will always be thinking of new conspiracies.
-- Iranian Player Shines in Table Tennis Contests in Qatar
Iranian table tennis player, Navid Shams, notched up a shock win on the first day of the 2023 contests underway in Qatar.
After beating Darius Movileanu, a world-class table tennis player from Romania, Navid surprised everyone as he defeated another decorated athlelte Lee Sangsu from South Korea 3-0.
The WTT Feeder Doha 2023 has been underway in Qatar since January 23.
-- Several Sectors of Europe Hit by Strikes
Several sectors across Europe have been impacted by strikes as workers demand higher pay and better working conditions.
Around 300 flights were cancelled at the Berlin Brandenburg Airport as workers went on strike on Wednesday, the airport said.
Workers at an Amazon warehouse in Coventry became the first in the UK to go on strike over the company’s low pay.
Italy’s petrol station operators have been on strike across the country since Tuesday evening, although self-service stations remain open.
**TEHRAN TIMES
Iran never transferred weapons to Yemen: ambassador
Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani has reacted to a recent US accusation that Iran transferred weapons to one of the parties involved in the Yemen conflict.
In a letter dated January 23 to the president of the United Nations Security Council, Iravani said, “The Islamic Republic of Iran has never transferred weapons to Yemen in violation of relevant UN Security Council resolutions. Iran has always upheld its international obligations and any claim to the contrary is totally rejected.”
-- Iran is fifth-largest producer of radiopharmaceuticals
Mohammad Eslami, vice president and head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), announced on Wednesday that Iran is presently one of the top five producers of radiopharmaceuticals in the world.
Regarding Iran's export of radiopharmaceuticals, Eslami remarked that experts in the AEOI have worked hard to make Iran one of the leading manufacturers and distributors of radiopharmaceuticals in the world.
-- Iran’s 10-month non-oil exports hit new record high
The value of Iran’s non-oil exports rose 17.66 percent during the first 10 months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2022-January 20, 2023), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, registering a new record high.
According to Mohammad Rezvani-Far, the head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA), Iran exported about 103 million tons of non-oil goods valued at $45.3 billion in the mentioned 10 months, also registering a 2.93-percent increase in weight, IRIB reported. Liquefied natural gas was the main exported product in the said time span.
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