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Al Mayadeen reports Israeli regime ship targeted in Northern Indian Ocean

Tehran, IRNA – Lebanese news television channel, Al Mayadeen, reported that an Israeli cargo ship was targeted in the northern Indian Ocean on Thursday night, just hours before the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, and caused a fire on the ship.
Horse racing in Iran's Gonbad Kavous

Horse riding competitions were held in the racecourse of Gonbad Kavous, city of Gonbad-e Kavous in Golestan province, northern Iran, on Thursday. (IRNA photos published on November 25, 2023/Mohammad Ataei)
Isfahan hosts Days of Turkmenistan

The Days of Culture of Turkmenistan commenced in Isfahan, a city in central Iran, on November 23, 2023. This cultural event, which ran until November 26, was hosted by the Isfahan Hall of Art. The event saw the participation of 40 artists and was graced by the presence of the Iranian minister of culture, along with his Turkmenistan counterpart. (IRNA Photos/Zahra Baghban)
Iran FM pays respect to martyrs at Rawdat Al Shahidain Cemetery in Beirut

In a recent visit to Lebanon, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, accompanied by an Iranian delegation, paid their respects at the Rawdat Al Shahidain Cemetery in Beirut. This cemetery, located in the southern part of Beirut, serves as the final resting place for martyred soldiers of the Lebanese Hezbollah. (IRNA Photos published on November 25, 2023/ Ali Sharifzadeh)
Headlines in Iranian English-language dailies on Nov 25

Tehran, IRNA – The following headlines appeared in English-language newspapers in the Iranian capital on Saturday, November 25, 2023:
Israeli regime kills two Palestinians returning home after ceasefire

Tehran, IRNA – Two Palestinians have been killed and another has been wounded by Israeli soldiers shooting at hundreds of people who tried to return to the north of the besieged Gaza Strip, Sama News has reported.
Drill by traffic police cars in Iran

Islamic Republic of Iran's traffic police carried out a drill in Tehran on Wednesday and displayed the operational might of traffic police forces. This was held in the presence of Iran's police chief Brigadier General Ahmadreza Radan. (IRNA photos/Marzieh Mousavi)
Autumn snowy day in Iran's Tabriz

Snow has blanketed the city of Tabriz, northwestern Iran. The autumn snow in this city began on Tuesday. (IRNA photos published on November 22, 2023/ Ali Hamed Haghdoust)
Sidelines of cabinet meeting

On the sidelines of a cabinet meeting held at the presidential compound on November 22, 2023, Iranian ministers answered questions put forward by journalists. (IRNA photos/ Marzieh Mousavi)
Supreme Leader to athletes: Israel ‘knocked out’ by Palestinian resistance

Tehran, IRNA – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the Zionist regime was “knocked out” by the Palestinian resistance in Operation Al-Aqsa Storm early last month.