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Iran chairing ESCAP committee in Thailand

Iran chairing ESCAP committee in Thailand

Peyman Salehi, Iran's vice president for science and technology affairs, is chairing the second session of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Committee on Information and Communications Technology, Science, Technology and Innovation which has been holding in the Thai capital city since August 29 …

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Hamas leader vows breaking Gaza blockade

Hamas leader vows breaking Gaza blockade

Hamas will not accept hunger imposed by the Zionist regime of Israel on people in Gaza Strip, Arab media ‘Al Mayadeen’ quoted Yahya Sinwar as saying in a meeting with writers and analysts.It will not take a long time to reach cease fire with Israel, he added.Underlining fight against any …

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Iran judoka advances to finals at Asian Games

Iran judoka advances to finals at Asian Games

Molaei in the weight category of -81 kg defeated Indonesia, China and South Korea and advanced to the finals.He is scheduled to stand against Kazakhstan rival on Thursday. The 2018 Asian Games kicked off on August 18 and will wrap up in the Indonesian cities of Jakarta and Palembang on …

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EU top diplomat reiterates preserving JCPOA

EU top diplomat reiterates preserving JCPOA

Federica Mogherini made the remarks in a statement on her visit with Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen.“We also had the opportunity to exchange views on the work we are doing to preserve the Iran nuclear deal that reached after long negotiations here in Vienna, so we have to keep …

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Int’l freestyle wrestling competitions kicks off in Arak

Int’l freestyle wrestling competitions kicks off in Arak

Speaking to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), Managing Director Markazi sports and youths office said five foreign teams from Georgia, Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Iraq attended the event.The tournament will be held in the team and single events with participation of 30 Iranian freestylers.9376**1420Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish www.irna.ir

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UN: 4m refugee kids out of school

UN: 4m refugee kids out of school

“Half of the world’s refugees are children. Of the children who are of school age, more than half are not getting an education – that equates to four million young minds not in school even though they are bursting with potential,” UNHCR reported.“The number of out-of-school refugee children has increased …

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Ansarullah urges UN to act independently against aggressors’ blackmail

Ansarullah urges UN to act independently against aggressors’ blackmail

Abdusalam made the remarks in a Twitter message Wednesday night in reaction to the UN Commission of Inquiry's reports on Saudi coalition’s crimes.The reports of the UN Commission of Inquiry on Yemen just indicates small part of Saudi aggressors’ crimes, he said.Basically, these crimes are deeply rooted in the Saudi …

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Iran defeats Saudi Arabia in water polo

Iran defeats Saudi Arabia in water polo

Iran overpowered Saudi rivals 15-7 and got the permission to attend the semi-finals.The water polo competitions, which are part of the 2018 Asian Games, started on Saturday and will be underway until Friday, August 31. The 2018 Asian Games kicked off on August 18 and will wrap up on September …

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Yemen conducts missile attack on Saudis’ positions

Yemen conducts missile attack on Saudis’ positions

Three Badr-1 ballistic missiles were shot in this attack, according to Yemeni media.Three areas of Sharafeh, Al-Sadis and Al-Souh were targeted by missile.Earlier Saudi Arabia jet fighters bombarded Sana'a international airport for 10 times on Tuesday.Saudi Arabia and its regional allies attacked Yemen in March 2015 to bring back to …

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Iran canoe and kayak team grabs 3 medals at Asian Games

Iran canoe and kayak team grabs 3 medals at Asian Games

Iran’s men kayak team snatched a bronze medal in the sprit category.Iranian female athlete Hedieh Kazemi received a silver medal in the kayak event and Mohammad Nabi Rezaei earned a bronze medal in the canoe event.Iran athletes stood against rivals from Uzbekistan, Japan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, Tajikistan and …

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