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Iran Presidential Election: After Raisi’s funeral, focus turns to vote for successor

May 28, 2024 admin

After Iran mourned president Ebrahim Raisi, who died in a recent helicopter crash, the nation’s focus turns to an election next month for his successor, with the conservative camp seeking a loyalist to supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The lead-up to the early vote on June 28 has opened up the field to a broad…

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Iran prepares to bury late President, Foreign Minister and others killed in helicopter crash

May 23, 2024 admin

Mourners attend the funeral of Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi, in Tehran on May 22, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Iran on May 23 prepared to inter its late President at the holiest site for Shiite Muslims in the Islamic Republic, a final sign of respect for a protege of Iran’s supreme leader killed in a…

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Iran’s supreme leader presides over funeral for president and others killed in helicopter crash

May 22, 2024 admin

File picture of Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei | Photo Credit: AP Iran’s supreme leader presided over a funeral Wednesday for the country’s late president, foreign minister and others killed in a helicopter crash. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei held the service at Tehran University, the caskets of the dead draped in Iranian flags with their…

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Mourners begin days of funerals for Iran’s president and others killed in helicopter crash

May 21, 2024 admin

People attend a funeral ceremony for the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Tabriz, East Azerbaijan Province, Iran, May 21, 2024. | Photo Credit: via Reuters Mourners in black began gathering Tuesday for days of funerals and processions for Iran’s late president, foreign minister and others killed in a helicopter crash, a government-led series of…

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U.S. says it was ‘unable’ to provide Iran assistance after helicopter crash that killed President Raisi

May 21, 2024 admin

File picture of U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller | Photo Credit: AP The United States on Monday said it had been unable, due largely to logistical reasons, to accept an Iranian request for assistance following the helicopter crash that killed President Ebrahim Raisi, as Washington offered its condolences. The rare request from Iran, which…

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Iran helicopter crash: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi declared dead as ‘no sign of life’ at crash site of helicopter

May 20, 2024 admin

In this photo provided by Moj News Agency, rescue teams are seen near the site of the incident of the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Varzaghan in northwestern Iran, on May 19, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and others have been found dead at the…

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Kenya Military Chief, 9 Others Killed In Helicopter Crash

April 18, 2024 admin

Kenya’s defence chief and nine other top brass died on Thursday in a military helicopter crash. Nairobi: Kenya’s defence chief and nine other top brass died on Thursday in a military helicopter crash in a remote area of the country, President William Ruto said. “Today at 2:20 pm, our nation suffered a tragic air accident……

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Helicopter crashed into sea, search for crew underway- UAE regulator

September 8, 2023 admin

An AeroGulf helicopter crashed into the sea on September 7 evening and a search is underway for its crew of two pilots, UAE’s General Aviation Authority said on September 8. The pilots of the Bell 212 helicopter are Egyptian and South African citizens, the aviation regulator said. “The search and rescue teams have recovered the…

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