KABUL, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) — A total of 170 Afghan inmates imprisoned in Pakistan and Iraq have been released and returned home on Friday, Afghanistan’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation said on Saturday.
According to the ministry, 148…
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Iran defeat Thailand at Asia Pacific Goalball C’ship
Team Melli will meet Iraq in Group A on Saturday. Iran had defeated Saudi Arabia 6-4 and Australia 5-1 on first day of competition.
Group B features Pakistan, South Korea, China, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan, according to Tehran Times.
The…
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Iran parl. speaker forwards anti-money laundering bill (CFT)
In a letter to President Masoud Pezeshkian, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf forwarded for implementation the “Law on the Accession of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Terrorist Financing Convention (CFT)” in…
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Fahimeh Hashemitabar woke from 112-day coma to learn parents killed in Israeli strike
By Humaira AhadFor more than three months, young Fahimeh Hashemitabar lay in a hospital bed, in a state of deep coma, her body motionless and sustained only by machines.
This week, she regained consciousness in what…
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Tehran, Hanoi explore avenues to foster sci-tech ties
TEHRAN – The head of the Organization for the Development of International Cooperation in Science and Technology, Hossein Roozbeh, and Vietnamese Ambassador to Iran Nguyen Luong Ngoc have discussed ways to expand scientific and technological…
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Tehran hosts intl. conference on social entrepreneurship, regional development, and social justice
TEHRAN – The First International Conference of Social Entrepreneurship, Regional Development, and Social Justice was held at the University of Tehran on Saturday.
More than 350 entrepreneurs active in social, economic, and scientific areas, as…
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Mourners bid farewell to ex-PM Raila Odinga in his political heartland
Roncliffe OditBBC Africa, Kisumu
ReutersHuge crowds of people gathered at the Jomo Kenyatta Stadium to pay their respects to Odinga Tens of thousands of mourners have gathered in the Kenyan city of Kisumu to pay their respects to the late Prime…
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ICC denies Israel’s appeal against Netanyahu, Gallant arrest warrants
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has refused Israel’s appeal to rescind arrest warrants for the regime’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and former minister of military affairs Yoav Gallant, holding them…
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South Pars Gas Complex cuts flaring by 3.8 mcm/d
TEHRAN – The South Pars Gas Complex (SPGC) has achieved a daily reduction of 3.8 million cubic meters (mcm) in gas flaring, marking a major step toward greater efficiency and environmental sustainability in Iran’s gas industry, the…
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Rooftop solar power stations installed for 22 ministries, state organizations
TEHRAN – In line with President Masoud Pezeshkian’s directive for all government bodies to adopt solar energy, Iran has launched rooftop solar power plants for 22 ministries and state organizations, marking a significant step toward…
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