Esteghlal fire GM Ahmad Saadatmand

TEHRAN – Esteghlal football club have fired general manager Ahmad Saadatmand on Wednesday.

Mohammad Panjali lauds Persepolis defensive structure

Tehran – Former Persepolis defender Mohammad Panjali believes that the defensive structure of Yahya Golmohammadi’s side is the main factor in Persepolis’s recent success in the 2020 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League.

Ahmad Saadatmand calls for reforms at Esteghlal

TEHRAN – Esteghlal football club general manager Ahmad Saadatmand has made a strange revelation about the team’s players and said he is determined to reform the club.

Abdullah Abdullah to visit Iran

TEHRAN - Abdulla Abdullah, the head of Afghanistan’s peace council, plans to visit Iran after making a visit Islamabad, Pakistan.

Qatar Airways increases Doha-Shiraz flights

TEHRAN – Qatar Airways, the state-owned flag carrier of Qatar, has increased its Doha-Shiraz flights from four times to seven times a week.

Iran's Beiranvand shortlisted for AFC Player of the Year 2020

TEHRAN - Persepolis and Iran national football team goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand has been shortlisted for the AFC Player of the Year 2020.

Hadadi assures of winning second Olympics medal

TEHRAN – Iranian discus thrower Ehsan Hadadi says that he can win his second medal in the Olympic Games.

Iran urges citizens to postpone travel to Qatar amid coronavirus fears

TEHRAN – In the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, Iran’s embassy in Qatar has urged Iranian citizens to temporarily postpone travels to the Persian Gulf littoral state.

Iran to set up pavilion in Qatar’s intl. agriculture exhibit

TEHRAN- Iran is planning to set up a pavilion at Qatar’s 8th International Agricultural Exhibition (AgriteQ), which will be held from March 17 to 21, Trade Promotion Organization (TPO) of Iran published on its website.

Iran’s flag carrier launches Asaluyeh-Doha service 

TEHRAN – Iran’s flag carrier –IranAir – has launched new service connecting southwestern port city of Asaluyeh to Qatar’s capital, Doha, according to the Ministry of Transport and Urban Development’s portal.  

Iran’s Esteghlal, Shahr Khodro book place in 2020 ACL group stage

TEHRAN – Iranian football teams Esteghlal and Shahr Khodro booked their places at the 2020 AFC Champions League group stage.

Iranian, Qatari foreign ministers confer on regional issues

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Qatari counterpart Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani met on Saturday on the sidelines of the 2019 Doha Forum.

Iran U23 might play Qatar: Hamid Estili

TEHRAN – Iran U23 football team head coach Hamid Estili says that the Qatar federation has offered them a friendly match in Doha.

Iran foils 33 million cyber attacks in one year: minister

Iranian Minister of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi has warned of a rise in cyber threats in the world, saying Tehran has foiled some 33 million cyber attacks over the past year alone.

FM says: “War is beneficial to no one”

Zarif renews Iran’s call to regional states to join Tehran’s peace plan

TEHRAN - Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has renewed Iran’s call to all countries in the region to join Tehran’s initiative known as the Hormuz Peace Endeavour (HOPE).

Iran’s Rahmani wins gold at beach wrestling

TEHRAN – Pouya Rahmani claimed a gold medal at the beach wrestling men’s +90kg final at the 1st ANOC World Beach Games Qatar 2019 in Doha, capital of Qatar on Tuesday.

Iran’s Sadeghi wins silver in karate kata at ANOC World Beach Games

TEHRAN – Fatemeh Sadeghi from Iran claimed a silver medal in karate kata at the Association of National Olympic Committees World Beach Games on Sunday.

Iran U23 football team to play Australia

TEHRAN – Iran U23 football team will meet Australia U23 team in a friendly match in Doha, Qatar.

Doha 2019: Iran’s Hadadi through to discus final

TEHRAN – Ehsan Hadadi advanced to the final as one of the best performers at the 2019 IAAF World Championships in Doha, Qatar on Saturday.

Qatari nationals can obtain visas upon arrival in Iran: report

TEHRAN – Doha has announced that Qatari nationals who are willing to visit Iran can obtain visas upon arrival in the country.

Iran, Qatar launch new shipping route

TEHRAN – Iran and Qatar have launched a new direct shipping route, connecting the southern Iranian port city of Bushehr to Qatar’s Doha.

Iran, Bangladesh friendly called off

TEHRAN – The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has changed its mind to play a FIFA friendly against Iran.

Hashempour named Iran beach soccer head coach

TEHRAN – Abbas Hashempour has been named as new head coach of Iran national beach soccer team.

Iran’s Sarkhosh wins gold at Asian 6-Red Championship

TEHRAN – Amir Sarkhosh from Iran emerged champion of the 2019 Asian 6-Red Championship.

Ehsan Hadadi dreams of winning Olympic gold

TEHRAN – Iranian discus thrower Ehsan Hadadi has set his sights on a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics.

Hadadi wins bronze at IAAF Diamond League

TEHRAN – Iranian discus thrower Ehsan Hadadi claimed a bronze medal at the Doha 2019 IAAF Diamond League meeting in the Qatari capital on Friday.

Iran beaten by Chinese Taipei in AFC Women's Olympic Qualifiers

TEHRAN - Chinese Taipei cruised past Iran to seal their ticket to Round 3 of the AFC Women's Olympic Football Tournament Qualifiers on Tuesday in Doha, Qatar.

Senior Iranian, German lawmakers hold talks

TEHRAN - Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani has called for expansion of relations between Iran and Germany in economic and political areas.

By Syed Zafar Mehdi

In Doha talks, Taliban call for withdrawal of foreign forces from Afghanistan

TEHRAN - Hectic negotiations are underway between a delegation of the Afghan Taliban and U.S. officials in Doha to hammer out a solution to the protracted Afghan war.