Asia
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Iran’s Hosseini appointed head of Int'l Relations Committee for Asia Rugby
Tehran, IRNA - Mirmehdi Hosseini from Iran has been appointed as the head of the International Relations Committee for Asia Rugby, according to an announcement from the Asian Rugby Confederation.
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Asian women's handball; Iran becomes fourth
Tehran, IRNA - Iran's National Women's Handball Team ended its work in the championship of the old continent by winning the quota of the world championships and standing in the fourth place in Asia.
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Syria urges citizens to disregard misleading news spread by terrorists
Tehran, IRNA — The Syrian army has called on people not to pay attention to the misleading information propagated by terrorist groups.
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Iran secures seat in Asian Sailing Federation committee
Kish, IRNA - Head of Iran Sailing Federation Ali Asghar Mahmoudi has been appointed as a member of the Development and Youth Committee of the Asian Sailing Federation.
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Female Iranian athlete wins gold in Asian rowing games
Tehran, IRNA – Female Iranian athlete Zeynab Nowruzi has won a gold medal in women’s lightweight single sculls at the Asian Rowing Championships in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
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Iranian referees assigned to major continental football matches
Tehran, IRNA – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced that two Iranians will referee in the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite (ACL Elite).
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Five Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers reach U15, U20 Asian Championships finals
Tehran, IRNA – Five Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers have reached the finals at the Asian Championships underway in Thailand as of July 16.
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Tehran hosting AALCO regional conference
Tehran, IRNA – An opening ceremony on the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO) Regional Conference on Preventing and Countering Terrorism started work in the Iranian capital on Wednesday morning.
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Synergy between Asian nations a priority of ACD summit: Iran official
Tehran, IRNA- A senior Iranian Foreign Ministry official says creating synergy among member states of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) is a top prirority of the group's upcoming summit in Tehran.
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Iran women finish runner-up in Asian Kurash contests
Tehran, IRNA – The Iranian women’s national Kurash team have finished in second place behind Uzbekistan in the Asian championships.
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Iranian woman wins first ever gold medal at Asian Athletics games
Tehran, IRNA – Nazanin Fatemeh Eidian has won a historic gold medal in the 400m hurdles to be the first-ever Iranian female gold medalist in the Asian U20 Athletics Championships in Dubai.
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Marathon parliamentary elections kick off in India
Tehran, IRNA - Voting for a new parliament has begun in India, with voters in many states heading to polls in the most polarized elections since India’s independence from Britain in 1947.
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Tehran to host first meeting on Innovation Challenges of Asian Cities
Tehran, IRNA - The Asian Mayors Forum (AMF) will hold the first episode of an innovation challenges event for the Asian cities this April in the Iranian capital Tehran, bringing together urban managers, experts, entrepreneurs, and startups from across the continent.
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Iran grabs silver medal in Asian snow volleyball championship
Tehran, IRNA - Iran's national snow volleyball team lost to France in the final match of the Asian Games in China and won the silver medal of this competition.
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Iran finishes first in Asian Rafting Champs
Tehran, IRNA – The Iranian women’s rafting team has secured first place in the Asian Rafting Championships, which were held for the first time in Asia.
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OANA acting actively on int’l developments: IRNA CEO
Tokyo, IRNA – Managing Director of the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) Ali Naderi has said that the Organization of Asia-Pacific News Agencies, known as OANA, acts actively when it comes to international developments including those in Palestine.
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Iranian, Sri Lankan FMs discuss issues of mutual interest
Colombo, IRNA — Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has met with his Sri Lankan counterpart Ali Sabry to discuss the expansion of bilateral relations.
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Iran's new ambassador to Brunei starts mission
Tehran, IRNA — Iran’s new Ambassador to Brunei Mohammad Taqi Rajabi has met with Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian before beginning his tenure in the Islamic country.
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Iran rejects Qatar's proposal for venue change at AFC Asian Cup semifinals
Tehran, IRNA – The Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran has officially expressed its disagreement with a proposal by Qatar for changing the venue of an AFC Asian Cup semifinal match between the two countries' national football teams.
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Iran, Indonesia in support for Palestine
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian and Indonesian officials have voiced their support for the Palestinian people against the Zionist crimes committed in the Gaza Strip.
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Female cyclist wins Iran's first ever medal at Asian games
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian woman, Faranak Partoazar, has won a bronze medal at the 2023 Asian cycling games to register a historic record and carve her name on Iran’s cycling history.
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Raisi appreciates Iranian teens for shining in Asia taekwondo games
Tehran, IRNA – President Ebrahim Raisi has congratulated the Iranian girls and boys respectively on clinching the championship title and finishing in second place at the Asian taekwondo games in Lebanon.
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Iran's table tennis team announces roster for Asian championships
Sari, IRNA – The coach of Iran’s table tennis team has introduced the roster of players for the 2023 Asian championships in South Korea.
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Young Iranian weightlifters runners-up in Asia
Tehran, IRNA – The team of Iranian young boys have finished in second place in the 2023 Asian youth weightlifting championships in India.
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Iranian girls 3rd in 2023 Asian weightlifting championship
Tehran, IRNA – The team of Iranian weightlifting girls has finished third in the 2023 Asian Youth & Junior Weightlifting Championships in India.
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Raisi congratulates Iran's championship in Asia junior weightlifting competitions
Tehran, IRNA - Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a message congratulated the championship of the Iranian junior weightlifting team in New Delhi, India.
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Iran junior weightlifting team becomes Asia champion
Tehran, IRNA - Iran's junior weightlifting team won 23 gold, silver and bronze medals and became the champion of Asia.
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President Raisi congratulates championship of Iran's young volleyball players in Asia
Tehran, IRNA - President Ebrahim Raisi in a message congratulated the country's national youth volleyball team for their championship in Asia.
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Iran's freestyle wrestling team becomes Asia champion
Tehran, IRNA - Iranian freestylers claimed Asia championship after grabbing three gold and five silver medals at the 2023 Asian U-20 Wrestling Championships in Amman, Jordan.
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Iran’s U-16 female basketball players make history in Asia
Tehran, IRNA – The Iranian under-16 female basketball team has defeated Hong Kong in the FIBA U16 Women's Asian Championship 2023 - Division B to advance to the final stage for the first time.