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  • Esteghlal Winger Yamga Not Available for Rest of Season: IPL – Sports news

    Esteghlal Winger Yamga Not Available for Rest of Season: IPL – Sports news

    The French player has undergone several eye surgeries after suffering an injury in Esteghlal’s training. Nekounam has said he will be out of action until the end of the season. The 28-year-old striker joined Esteghlal in October 2021 and helped the team win the Iran league in the 2021-22 season. Yamga’s absence will be a…

  • Iran, Pakistan to construct five new crossings

    Iran, Pakistan to construct five new crossings

    Iran Press/ Asia: Iran’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian after the end of the diplomatic consultations in Islamabad, told the  Iranian journalists, that the dialogue with the high-ranking officials of Pakistan aimed to continue the economic, commercial, tourism and energy cooperation between the two countries at a faster pace. Amir-Abdollahian stated that Iran and Pakistan have…

  • Deadly Drone Attack: Follow the Oil Money to Stop Iran-Backed Militias

    Deadly Drone Attack: Follow the Oil Money to Stop Iran-Backed Militias

    President Joe Biden has promised to “hold all those responsible to account” after a series of weekend attacks against American troops in the Middle East, blaming Iranian-backed militias. The response, he said, would come “at a time and in a manner [of] our choosing.” Undoubtedly, the Pentagon will present the White House with military options.…

  • Hamas regroups in northern Gaza to prepare new offensive | Hamas

    Hamas militants have returned to northern Gaza, where they are mobilising against Israeli forces and rebuilding a system of governance, aid officials, Gaza residents, analysts and Israeli officials say. Elsewhere in Gaza, Hamas administrators and police maintain firm control of the south, where much of the population is concentrated, though civil order is breaking down…

  • Secrets of the microbiome: the skin – podcast | Science

    The trillions of microbes living on and inside the human body are an important part of who we are, from mediating all of our interactions with the environment to determining our cancer risk and influencing who we fall for. And scientists are only just beginning to decipher the species of bugs we share our lives…

  • Of death – and laughter: how to write plays in Ukraine during wartime | Theatre

    In a studio theatre tucked into a courtyard behind Kyiv’s main Khreshchatyk Street, six playwrights and six directors were hammering out a fraught question: how to write plays about war, during the war. One unexpected outcome of their workshops was: through jokes. “In Ukraine, it’s very important for people to laugh about the war. It’s…

  • Rail strikes: trains in south-east England halted as rolling stoppages begin | Rail strikes

    Most commuter trains in south-east England will not run on Tuesday, in the first in a series of rolling 24-hour strikes by drivers that will bring more disruption to Britain’s rail network this week. Drivers in the Aslef union are on strike at Southeastern, Southern/Gatwick Express, Great Northern, Thameslink and South Western Railway on Tuesday,…

  • US doesn’t want a war with Iran: Pentagon

    US doesn’t want a war with Iran: Pentagon

    Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh accused Iran of enabling groups attacking the United States and claimed the latest attack carried the footprints of a Resistance group allegedly backed by Iran. “We certainly don’t seek a war and frankly we don’t see Iran wanting to seek a war with the United States,” Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh told…

  • Mehdi Taremi Looks for AFC Asian Cup Title – Sports news

    Mehdi Taremi Looks for AFC Asian Cup Title – Sports news

    Iranian fans need no reminder of how long it has been since the country last claimed the AFC Asian Cup; since 1976 numerous teams have tried – and failed – to take the title to Tehran for a fourth time. “Iran has one of the biggest chances to become the champions of Asia, but not…

  • Front pages of Iran's English dailies on Jan. 30

    Front pages of Iran's English dailies on Jan. 30

    TEHRAN, Jan. 30 (MNA) – Here are the front pages of Iran’s English language dailies on Tuesday, January 30. Continue Reading News Source: en.mehrnews.com

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