TEHRAN – Three new strains of BQ1, XBB, and BA2, have been diagnosed recently in patients, deputy health minister Hossein Farshidi said, warning that the new wave of Covid began.

Fast-developing Covid-19 variants are spreading over Europe, and severely infected France and Germany, he noted.

Emphasizing that the transmission power of XBB is five

TEHRAN – Iran handball head coach Veselin Vujovic announced his 20-man team for the 2023 IHF Men’s World Championship.

The Championship will be held in Poland and Sweden from Jan. 11 to 29.

Team Melli have been drawn along with Chile, Spain and Montenegro in Group A.

The Persians will meet Chile on Jan. 12 in their opener.

The National Team will

TEHRAN – Three universities have expressed readiness to enroll hundreds of Afghan girls after the Taliban banned female students from higher education.

Female-only centers of Alzahra University of Tehran, Kosar University of Bojnurd, and Hazrat-e Masoumeh University of Qom will accept Afghan girl students, deputy science minister for international

TEHRAN – Persepolis football club completed the signing of Issa Alekasir on Sunday.

The 33-year-old forward has joined the Iranian giants on a one-and-half years contract for an undisclosed fee.

Alekasir joined Persepolis in September 2020 on a two-year contract. He helped Persepolis qualify for the final of 2020 AFC Champions League, where the Reds