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Iran’s women champion of Asian Canoe Polo champs

Iran’s women champion of Asian Canoe Polo champs

Iran defeated Singapore 5-2 in the finals and became champion of 2018 Asian Games Women’s Canoe Polo.It was the first time that Canoe Polo has appeared in Asian Games and was contested as a demonstration sport in the current edition of the games, thus its medals will not be counted …

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Western Iran hit by an aftershock again

Western Iran hit by an aftershock again

The tremor occurred at 10:42 hours local time (6:12 GMT) in an area located at 46.28 degrees latitude and 34.63 degrees longitude in Salas Babajani region.It was registered at the depth of eight km underground, said a report by Iran's Seismological Center of the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University. The …

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Iran reaches Kayak sprint finals in Asian games

Iran reaches Kayak sprint finals in Asian games

Iran’s 500m Kayak Four team stood in the second place in group 1 of the preliminary round after Kazakhstan and advanced to finals. Ranked 4th in the total results, Iran will compete in Men’s 500m Kayak Four final round on Thursday.Iran has bagged 17 gold, 16 silver and 16 bronze …

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Iran, Uzbekistan to boost legal cooperation

Iran, Uzbekistan to boost legal cooperation

The instrument signed by the Iranian Minister of Justice Ali-Reza Avaei and his Uzbek counterpart Ruslanbek Davletov on the sidelines of the 6th meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) ministers of justice which is being held in Kyrgyzstan.The document is aimed at developing the legal cooperation between the two …

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Iran advances to final Asian Games sprint

Iran advances to final Asian Games sprint

Ali Aqamirzaei and Amin Bodaghi the two Iranian paddlers managed to advance to the final in men's Kayak double 1,000 meter.Coming third, they are scheduled to play in the final on Thursday.The Asian Games 2018 kayak sprint began in Indonesian city of Palembang on Wednesday. The competition will go on …

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Headlines in Iranian English-language dailies on August 29

Headlines in Iranian English-language dailies on August 29

** IRAN NEWS- President fails to convince MPs, risks impeachment- Total to leave all equipment, investment in Iran- Iran LPG exports leap to 568,000 mt** IRAN DAILY- Rouhani answers questions on economy in Parliament- Britain seeking ways to avoid US sanctions on Iran- Senior US congressional official: Europeans choose Iran …

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Belgium condemns settlements building in West Bank

Belgium condemns settlements building in West Bank

In a Tuesday's tweet, the ministry called on the Zionist regime not to jeopardize political process for implementing the plans to set up two statehoods.The message reads that Brussels urges the Zionist regime to comply with international regulations and not to spoil efforts made to revive reconciliation talks through unilateral …

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Saudi missile attack kills one Yemeni, injures some others

Saudi missile attack kills one Yemeni, injures some others

According to al-Massira news network, the border city of Shada'a was targeted by Saudi missiles on Tuesday.Concurrent with Saudi missile and artillery attack on Manbe, Saudi fighters also bombed the city.In March 2015 Saudi Arabia and some of its Arab allies launched a large scale military aggression against the impoverished …

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Iraq envoy vows to advance Tehran-Baghdad ties

Iraq envoy vows to advance Tehran-Baghdad ties

Rageh Saber Abbood Al-Musawi made the remarks in a meeting with secretary of the central headquarters in charge of Arba'een ceremony Shahriar Heidari.The Arba'een Pilgrimage is the world's largest public gathering that is held every year in Iraq. It is held at the end of the 40-day mourning period following …

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Amending customs tariffs by Iran, Turkey essential: Official

Amending customs tariffs by Iran, Turkey essential: Official

In a meeting with members of Orumiyeh Chamber of Commerce, Osman Demir Devin added that creating border markets is not the way to materialize 30 billion trade. As long as customs problems are not solved, there will be no hope for fulfillment of Iran-Turkey joint economic plans, he said.Noting that …

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