Restrictions for Yalda Night celebrations

At least 15 civilians were killed and 20 more were wounded in an explosion in Afghanistan at a gathering in Gelan district, Ghazni Province, on Friday afternoon, said the Ministry of Interior Affairs.

The Turkish military evacuated from seven observation posts in the northwestern part of Syria, withdrawing troops from territory liberated by Syrian government forces to areas held by allied Takfiri terrorist militants.

China said the US is smearing Chinese companies by accusing Beijing of threatening Pacific island nations’ security by a project to build an undersea Internet cable capable of transferring far greater data than satellites.

Iranian carmakers produced 566,844 different types of cars during the first eight months of the current Iranian year (March 20-November 20) indicating a 27.3 percent rise compared to the corresponding figure for last year, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade.

Iran’s trade with member states of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) topped $5.7 billion in the first eight months of the current Iranian year (March 20-November 20), said the spokesman of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration (IRICA).

A well-established Iranian businessman with close links to the government said he is certain a top legislative watchdog in the country would finally approve conditions set by the FATF, an international group to fight money laundering and terrorism financing.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) hosted the 20th Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Council of Ministers (COM) meeting on Thursday.

In a telephone call with Turkish Minister of Trade Ruhsar Pekcan, Iran’s Minister of Industry, Mines and Trade Alireza Razm-Hosseini referred to the decrease in trade between the two countries due to the global COVID-19 outbreak and stressed the need to increase trade and joint economic cooperation.