TEHRAN – The Philippines defeated Iran 3-1 (25-19, 25-22, 20-25, 25-14) in the preliminary round of the 2022 AVC Cup for Women in Pool A on Wednesday.

Iran, who had defeated South Korea 3-0 and lost to Vietnam 3-0, will play China in Pool A on Thursday.

The 2022 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup, so-called 2022 AVC Cup for Women, is being held at the

TEHRAN – A German court ruled on Tuesday that the remains of Amir-Hushang Ebtehaj, the recently-diseased Iranian poet who resided in Cologne, may return home.

His body will be transferred to Rasht for burial at Mohtasham Garden, his daughter Yalda said on her Instagram.

She added that the date for his funeral will be announced later.

94-year-old

TEHRAN – Iranian short movie “Where the Winds Die” won the award for best animation at the Fantastic and Terror Film Festival – Galacticat in Spain.

Directed by Pejman Alipur, the film is about Iraq’s chemical attack on the Iranian town of Sardasht in 1987.

Iraq bombarded Sardasht in West Azerbaijan Province with chemical weapons on June 28, 1987,

TEHRAN – Two creative centers for handicrafts and tourism are planned to be set up in the southwestern Kohgiluyeh-Boyer Ahmad province, the provincial tourism chief has announced.

These centers play an important role in the development and support of digital companies related to tourism and handicrafts in the province, Saeid Talebipur said on