Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal and 2010 winners Spain progressed to the World Cup knockout rounds on a Monday night of high drama dominated by VAR decisions, as Uruguay pipped Russia to top spot in their group. Spain ended up topping Group B by virtue of goals scored after an injury-time strike by Iago Aspas — confirmed […]
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Iranian President Hassan Rowhani has called for a decades-long stadium ban for women to be lifted, according to statement issued by the president’s office Tuesday. “There should be no difference between men and women in Islam and for that reason women should also be allowed to take part in sports events,” Rowhani said at a […]
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Israel said Thursday it hit “almost all” of Iran’s infrastructure sites during dozens of airstrikes overnight in Syria. It is the the worst direct violence in years between arch-rivals Iran and Israel, raising fears that a wider conflict could erupt in the region. “We have hit almost all of the Iranian infrastructure in Syria. They […]
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US President Donald Trump on Tuesday pulled the United States out of Iran nuclear deal, an international agreement aimed at stopping Iran from obtaining a nuclear bomb, saying he would reimpose economic sanctions on Tehran immediately. Trump’s move is a snub to European allies such as France, Britain and Germany who are also part of […]
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According to Washington Post, Iran’s state TV has reported a 5.2-magnitude earthquake in a remote, mountainous region in the country’s south, with no immediate word on casualties or damage. It says the temblor rocked the town of Sisakht, some 700 kilometers (430 miles) south of Tehran, on Wednesday. The town has a population of 10,000. […]
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Iran found the wreckage of the crashed Aseman Airlines ATR-72 plane on Monday and received condolences from Chinese, Russian leaders and UN for the victims of the incident and their families. The deputy governor of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province in southwestern Iran said the wreckage of the aircraft, which crashed into the Dena mountain in […]
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The entire 65 passengers and crew in an Iranian airplane are reportedly feared dead after the plane crashed in central Iran on Sunday. Reuters reports that the plane crashed after the domestic flight flying to the southwestern city of Yasuj came down in bad weather in a mountainous region. A spokesperson for Iranian carrier Aseman […]
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The United States on Friday piled pressure on Iran, slamming sanctions on 13 individuals and 12 entities. The sanctions came days after the White House put Tehran “on notice” over a ballistic missile test. The move against Iran is the first by the U.S. government since President Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20 after […]
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