Mehr News Agency

• Germany, Italy to pay in rubles to Russia
  TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – Germany and Italy have allowed companies to open ruble accounts to pay for the Russian gas and oil.
• Iranian oil minister meet Omani Energy minister in Muscat
  TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji held talks with Omani Minister of Energy and Minerals Mohammed bin Hamad Al Rumhi in the country's capital of Muscat on Saturday.
• It destroyed "large batch" of Western weapons sent to Ukraine
  TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – The Russian military said on Saturday it had destroyed a major consignment of Western arms in Ukraine's Zhytomyr region, west of Kyiv, using sea-launched Kalibr cruise missiles.
• Impact of sanctions on Iran's economy waning: MP
  TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – Referring to the Iranian administration's effective measures taken in foreign policy, a lawmaker said that the impact of sanctions on Iran's economy will be definitely decreased gradually.
• Turkey launches airstrikes on NE Iraq (+VIDEO)
  TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – Turkish fighterjets on Saturday bombed areas in the Iraqi province of Kirkuk.
• UK wants to arm Moldova claiming to protect it from Russia
  TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – Britain wants to send modern weaponry to Moldova under the pretext of protecting it from the threat of Russian attack, British media reported, citing Foreign Secretary Liz Truss.
• WHO confirms 80 cases of monkeypox in 11 countries
  TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – The World Health Organization has said, about 80 cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in 11 countries, warning that more cases are likely to be reported.
• 18mn in African on ‘brink of starvation’: report
  TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – In its latest report, the United Nations said that 18 million people in African Continent are on the verge of starvation.