TEHRAN – Iran national volleyball team have been invited to the 19th edition of “Hubert Wagner” memorial. The competition will be held from Aug. 11 to 13, 2022 in Krakow, Poland. Iran aim to take part in the tournament as part of preparation for the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship which are scheduled for […]
TEHRAN – A clean-up project is planned to be commenced on the English Graveyard in the southwestern Bushehr province, the deputy provincial tourism chief has announced. Preservation of historical monuments is a priority, which is why the main tombstones of the cemetery have been collected for better preservation, Nasrollah Ebrahimi said on Monday. When the […]
TEHRAN – Iranian police have recently busted a gang of illegal diggers in Alamut, a semi-mountainous historical region in Qazvin province, west-central Iran, CHTN reported on Monday. Five illegal excavators, who were digging near the historical Alamut Castle, were detained in this regard, said Hassan Mehri, a senior police official in charge of protecting cultural […]
TEHRAN – Iran’s top negotiator Ali Bagheri Kani will brief lawmakers sitting on the Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Committee on the outcome of the recent round of the Vienna talks. The spokesman for the parliamentary committee, Mahmoud Abbaszadeh Meshkini, said during this week Bagheri Kani will attend a meeting of the committee to […]
TEHRAN – A total of 5,421 inmates of involuntary crimes have been released during the first eight months of the current [Iranian calendar] year (began March 21) with the help of philanthropists and charities, Asadollah Joolaei, head of Blood Money Organization, has said. Freeing prisoners of involuntary crimes is done in three ways. The first […]
TEHRAN – Iran lost to European champions Norway 41-9 in their second match in the 2021 World Women’s Handball Championship Sunday night. Iran had started the campaign with a 39-11 loss against Romania in Group C. Iran goalkeeper Fatemeh Khalili Behfar was named Player of the Match due to her outstanding saves. Iran will take […]
TEHRAN — French President Emmanuel Macron visited the West Asia region amid diplomatic standoff between Iran and the European troika (France, UK, and Germany). What is the true purpose of such visits? The answer can be found here: France and Britain, as two members of the European troika, do not like a calm region. A […]
TEHRAN – Ahmad Aminzadeh claimed Iran’s third gold at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships on Sunday in Tbilisi, Georgia. He lifted 255kg in the men’s over 107kg and finished in first place. His countryman Mehdi Sayadi took the silver with a lift of 247kg. Bronze medal went to Russian powerlifter Konstantin Matsnev who lifted […]
TEHRAN – The Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation and the Basij will provide 5,000 houses for the underprivileged families across the country, Mehr reported on Monday. A memorandum of understanding has been signed with the Basij and Housing Foundation regarding the construction of 5,000 out of a total 40,000 planned housing units, Morteza Bakhtiari, Head of […]
TEHRAN – The Ministry of Industry, Mining and Trade has approved 6.702 quadrillion rials (about $159.6 billion) of investment projects in the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21 -October 22), which shows a 133.3 percent rise compared to the last year’s same period. According to the latest data released by […]
TEHRAN – Aliakbar Gharibshi seized a gold medal at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships on Sunday. He lifted 251kg in the men’s up to 107kg category and won the gold. He also bettered the world record by four kilograms. Mongolian powerlifter Sodnompiljee Enkhbayar came second with 244kg. Gharibshi’s countryman Saman Razi also won a […]
TEHRAN – Hamed Solhipour seized Iran’s first gold at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships underway in Tbilisi, Georgia on Saturday. With an impressive drive for 225kg, Solhipour retained his crown in the men’s up to 97kg to win back-to-back titles. “I’m very happy and delighted”, commented Solhipour. “And I think I deserve this medal.” […]
