Narges Mohammadi Iranian Human Rights Activist - Tehran

Narges Mohammadi sits in her apartment in Tehran, Iran, on December 18, 2024. She was awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her advocacy for women’s rights and freedom and is currently out of jail for 21 days on leave. Photo by Nooshin Jafari/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Narges Mohammadi Iranian Human Rights Activist - Tehran

Narges Mohammadi sits in her apartment in Tehran, Iran, on December 18, 2024. She was awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her advocacy for women’s rights and freedom and is currently out of jail for 21 days on leave. Photo by Nooshin Jafari/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Narges Mohammadi Iranian Human Rights Activist - Tehran

Narges Mohammadi sits in her apartment in Tehran, Iran, on December 18, 2024. She was awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her advocacy for women’s rights and freedom and is currently out of jail for 21 days on leave. Photo by Nooshin Jafari/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Narges Mohammadi Iranian Human Rights Activist - Tehran

Narges Mohammadi sits in her apartment in Tehran, Iran, on December 18, 2024. She was awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her advocacy for women’s rights and freedom and is currently out of jail for 21 days on leave. Photo by Nooshin Jafari/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Narges Mohammadi Iranian Human Rights Activist - Tehran

Narges Mohammadi sits in her apartment in Tehran, Iran, on December 18, 2024. She was awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her advocacy for women’s rights and freedom and is currently out of jail for 21 days on leave. Photo by Nooshin Jafari/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Narges Mohammadi Iranian Human Rights Activist - Tehran

Narges Mohammadi sits in her apartment in Tehran, Iran, on December 18, 2024. She was awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her advocacy for women’s rights and freedom and is currently out of jail for 21 days on leave. Photo by Nooshin Jafari/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Narges Mohammadi Iranian Human Rights Activist - Tehran

Narges Mohammadi sits in her apartment in Tehran, Iran, on December 18, 2024. She was awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her advocacy for women’s rights and freedom and is currently out of jail for 21 days on leave. Photo by Nooshin Jafari/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Narges Mohammadi Iranian Human Rights Activist - Tehran

Narges Mohammadi sits in her apartment in Tehran, Iran, on December 18, 2024. She was awarded the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her advocacy for women’s rights and freedom and is currently out of jail for 21 days on leave. Photo by Nooshin Jafari/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ashura Ceremony - Istanbul

Participants perform traditional mourning during the Ashura procession in Istanbul's Jafari community. Istanbul, Turkey, August 2021. Ashura commemorates the Battle of Karbala, where Hossein and his followers were killed in 680 A.D., a pivotal event in Shia Islam. Photo by Konstantin Novakovic/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ashura Ceremony - Istanbul

Participants perform traditional mourning during the Ashura procession in Istanbul's Jafari community. Istanbul, Turkey, August 2021. Ashura commemorates the Battle of Karbala, where Hossein and his followers were killed in 680 A.D., a pivotal event in Shia Islam. Photo by Konstantin Novakovic/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ashura Ceremony - Istanbul

Participants perform traditional mourning during the Ashura procession in Istanbul's Jafari community. Istanbul, Turkey, August 2021. Ashura commemorates the Battle of Karbala, where Hossein and his followers were killed in 680 A.D., a pivotal event in Shia Islam. Photo by Konstantin Novakovic/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ashura Ceremony - Istanbul

Participants perform traditional mourning during the Ashura procession in Istanbul's Jafari community. Istanbul, Turkey, August 2021. Ashura commemorates the Battle of Karbala, where Hossein and his followers were killed in 680 A.D., a pivotal event in Shia Islam. Photo by Konstantin Novakovic/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ashura Ceremony - Istanbul

Participants perform traditional mourning during the Ashura procession in Istanbul's Jafari community. Istanbul, Turkey, August 2021. Ashura commemorates the Battle of Karbala, where Hossein and his followers were killed in 680 A.D., a pivotal event in Shia Islam. Photo by Konstantin Novakovic/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ashura Ceremony - Istanbul

Participants perform traditional mourning during the Ashura procession in Istanbul's Jafari community. Istanbul, Turkey, August 2021. Ashura commemorates the Battle of Karbala, where Hossein and his followers were killed in 680 A.D., a pivotal event in Shia Islam. Photo by Konstantin Novakovic/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ashura Ceremony - Istanbul

Participants perform traditional mourning during the Ashura procession in Istanbul's Jafari community. Istanbul, Turkey, August 2021. Ashura commemorates the Battle of Karbala, where Hossein and his followers were killed in 680 A.D., a pivotal event in Shia Islam. Photo by Konstantin Novakovic/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ashura Ceremony - Istanbul

Participants perform traditional mourning during the Ashura procession in Istanbul's Jafari community. Istanbul, Turkey, August 2021. Ashura commemorates the Battle of Karbala, where Hossein and his followers were killed in 680 A.D., a pivotal event in Shia Islam. Photo by Konstantin Novakovic/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ashura Ceremony - Istanbul

A view of Istanbul’s Zeynebiye neighborhood, home to Turkey's Jafari Shia community, as they prepare to observe Ashura. This day commemorates the Battle of Karbala, where Hossein and his followers were killed in 680 A.D., a pivotal event in Shia Islam. Photo by Konstantin Novakovic/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ashura Ceremony - Istanbul

Participants perform traditional mourning during the Ashura procession in Istanbul's Jafari community. Istanbul, Turkey, August 2021. Ashura commemorates the Battle of Karbala, where Hossein and his followers were killed in 680 A.D., a pivotal event in Shia Islam. Photo by Konstantin Novakovic/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ashura Ceremony - Istanbul

Participants perform traditional mourning during the Ashura procession in Istanbul's Jafari community. Istanbul, Turkey, August 2021. Ashura commemorates the Battle of Karbala, where Hossein and his followers were killed in 680 A.D., a pivotal event in Shia Islam. Photo by Konstantin Novakovic/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Ashura Ceremony - Istanbul

Participants perform traditional mourning during the Ashura procession in Istanbul's Jafari community. Istanbul, Turkey, August 2021. Ashura commemorates the Battle of Karbala, where Hossein and his followers were killed in 680 A.D., a pivotal event in Shia Islam. Photo by Konstantin Novakovic/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Australia's electric vehicle sales up 149 pct in 2023: report

STORY: Australia's electric vehicle sales up 149 pct in 2023: report SHOOTING TIME: March 17, 2024 DATELINE: March 18, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:56 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of electric vehicles in Australia STORYLINE: Electric vehicle (EV) sales in Australia more than doubled in 2023, a report has revealed. According to the Electric Vehicle Industry Recap 2023, which was published by peak industry body the Electric Vehicle Council (EVC) on Friday, Australians bought 98,346 new electric vehicles in 2023, an increase of 149.9 percent from 39,353 in 2022. The report said that 8.45 percent of all new cars sold in Australia in 2023 were EVs, up from 3.81 percent in 2022. "After a long period of anticipation last decade, it's now genuinely exciting to see the electric vehicle revolution rolling out all over Australia," Behyad Jafari, chief executive of the EVC, said in a media release. The recap said the EVC was confident the market can continue to grow 30-50 percent per ye

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-FOOTBALL(CN)

(230927) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Amir Jafari Seighalani (1st, L) of Iran competes during the Men's Round of 16 between Iran and Thailand at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)

Afghan boxers voice expectations for Hangzhou Asian Games

STORY: Afghan boxers voice expectations for Hangzhou Asian Games DATELINE: Sept. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kabul-based training hall 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): MOJTABA HEYDARI, Boxer 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Dari): MOHAMMAD IDRIS JAFARI, Afghan boxer 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Dari): MOHAMMAD MAAROUF RAGHABAT, Head of Afghan national boxing team STORYLINE: Afghan boxers at a Kabul-based training hall have recently shared their expectations for the upcoming Asian Games in China's Hangzhou. SOUNDBITE 1 (Dari): MOJTABA HEYDARI, Boxer "I want to take part in Asian Games and world competitions in the future, raising the Afghan flag on the field. Because it is a great honor for a boxer to win a medal, especially a gold medal. Special thanks should be given to China for organizing such a competition and giving us the chance to go there to win medals." For those who are making last push ahead of the Asian Games, they said they are setting their sights on both medals and personal

Iraqi prime minister holds press conference in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jafari speaks at a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Dec. 6. He reiterated Baghdad's hope that Japanese troops' assistance in Iraq will continue.

Visiting Iraqi premier talks with Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Iraqi prime minister Ibrahim al-Jafari (2nd from L) talks with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 5.

Visiting Iraqi premier talks with Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Iraqi prime minister Ibrahim al-Jafari (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 5 prior to their talks.

Iraqi prime minister arrives in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jafari arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Dec. 5 on a two-day visit to Japan for talks with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.

Visiting Iraqi premier talks with Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) greets visiting Iraqi prime minister Ibrahim al-Jafari at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 5.

Iraqi prime minister arrives in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jafari arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Dec. 5 on a two-day visit to Japan for talks with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. (Kyodo)

TOKYO, Japan - Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jafari arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Dec. 5 on a two-day visit to Japan for talks with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. (Kyodo)

Visiting Iraqi premier talks with Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime minister Junichiro Koizumi (L) greets visiting Iraqi prime minister Ibrahim al-Jafari at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 5. (Kyodo)

Visiting Iraqi premier talks with Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Iraqi prime minister Ibrahim al-Jafari (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi shake hands at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 5 prior to their talks. (Kyodo)

Visiting Iraqi premier talks with Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - Visiting Iraqi prime minister Ibrahim al-Jafari (2nd from L) talks with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 5. (Kyodo)

Iraqi prime minister holds press conference in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jafari speaks at a press conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Dec. 6. He reiterated Baghdad's hope that Japanese troops' assistance in Iraq will continue. (Kyodo)

Japan tells Iraq it will support fight against terrorism

Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jafari (L) and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida shake hands at the Iikura guesthouse in Tokyo on Nov. 24, 2015, ahead of their talks. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo