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Iran volleyball ready for world championship

TEHRAN – Iran national volleyball team prepare for the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship.

The competition will be held from Aug. 26 to Sept. 11 in Poland and Slovenia.

Iran are pitted against Argentina, Egypt, and the Netherlands in Pool F.

Details: Category: Iran; Published: 12 August 2022

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Organ donation rises to 12.8 per million population

TEHRAN - The number of organ donors in Iran has increased from 10.2 per million population (PMP) to 12.8 in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-July 22).

Over the four-month period, 356 persons have received transplanted organs, while the figure was 283 and 151 in the same period last year and its preceding year,

Details: Category: Iran; Published: 12 August 2022

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Vessel carrying 277,000 liters of smuggled fuel seized in Persian Gulf

TEHRAN – The Iranian authorities seized a vessel carrying 277,000 liters of smuggled fuel in the waters around Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf.

The smugglers intended to transfer the consignment to one of the Persian Gulf littoral states, IRIB reported on Wednesday.

Every year, $20-25 billion worth of goods are smuggled in and out of the country.Twe

Details: Category: Iran; Published: 12 August 2022

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Weightlifter Basami wins bronze at Islamic Solidarity Games

TEHRAN – Iranian woman weightlifter Poupak Basami won a bronze medal in the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games on Friday.

She lifted 71kg in the snatch and 94kg in the clean and jerk. Basami finished in third place for a total of 165kg in the -55kg weight category.

Gold medal went to Indonesian weightlifter Natasya Beteyob with (84-111-195) and

Details: Category: Iran; Published: 12 August 2022

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Iran determined to develop space technology

TEHRAN – Hassan Salarieh, the head of the Iranian Space Agency, has emphasized the country’s determination to develop space technology.

The Iranian Space Agency launched a satellite called "Khayyam" with a wide range of environmental functions at 10:22 local time on Tuesday. It was put into orbit by a Russian Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur space

Details: Category: Iran; Published: 12 August 2022

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World still turns blind eye to the atrocities of Israeli regime - Tehran Times

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