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2020-10-02 23:57

Iran appoints new ambassador to Qatar

TEHRAN – Hamid Reza Dehghani-Poudeh has been appointed as the new Iranian ambassador to neighboring Qatar, succeeding Mohammad Ali Sobhani, who has been Tehran’s ambassador to Doha since November 2016.

2020-09-27 21:19

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.

2020-09-23 17:00

Fargad Ghaemi officially joins Al Rayyan of Qatar

TEHRAN - Iran national volleyball team outside spiker Farhad Ghaemi was officially unveiled as Qatari club Al Rayyan player on Wednesday.

2020-09-16 00:46

By Mohammad Mazhari

Negotiations with Taliban proved U.S. policy in Afghanistan has badly failed: Pakistani analyst

“Trump will pressure the Afghan government to make a deal before the U.S. Presidential elections”

TEHRAN – A Pakistani political analyst says U.S. military campaign against the Taliban in Afghanistan “has badly failed”.

2020-08-26 00:07

Karim Ansarifard joins AEK Athens

TEHRAN – Iran international forward Karim Ansarifard signed a deal with Greek football team AEK Athens.

2020-08-12 18:54

Qatar says PGCC’s Iran stance not reflecting position of members

TEHRAN - Mutlaq bin Majed al-Qahtani, a senior Qatari Foreign Ministry official, has said that the latest anti-Iran stance of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council does not reflect the position of member states.

2020-08-02 21:03

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.

2020-07-31 18:40

Rouhani calls Qatari emir, says security possible only through regional co-op

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani has said that regional security and stability can only be achieved through regional cooperation.

2020-07-28 19:23

Plans underway to prepare Iran football for World Cup qualifiers

TEHRAN - The Iranian national football team are preparing for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, and the plans are underway for the team to get ready at the proper time.

2020-07-07 01:04

Iranian parliament speaker calls for closer ties with Qatar

TEHRAN - Majlis Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf on Monday called for expansion of political, economic and cultural ties with Qatar.

2020-07-01 16:42

Tough task for Iran to host 2027 Asian Cup

TEHRAN - Iran will have a tough task to host the 2027 Asian Cup since the other bidders for Asia's premier football tournament are Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan and India.

2020-06-29 21:30

Zarif discusses expansion of ties with Qatari FM

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has discussed expansion of ties with Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.

2020-05-30 14:13

ACL final in neutral field: report

TEHRAN – Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is reportedly going to hold the final match of the 2020 AFC Champions League in a neutral venue.

Persian Gulf Cooperation Council and its internal crises

2020-05-29 18:57

By Fatemeh Salehi

Persian Gulf Cooperation Council and its internal crises

The Persian Gulf Cooperation Council nowadays, instead of focusing on ‘cooperation’, has turned into a hotbed of tension among Arab countries.

Doha: Workers inside the Lusail Stadium in December. The stadium is under construction for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, scheduled to be held in Doha, Qatar. (Photo: Kai Faffenbach/Reuters)

2020-05-19 12:25

By Salman Parviz

PGCC migrant labor camps Covid-19 hotspots

Impoverished migrant workers desperate, unable to return home

The two things the six Persian Gulf Co-operation Council (PGCC) member countries rely most on are revenue from oil/gas exports and foreign workers, both have been hit hard due to Covid-19 outbreak.

2020-04-24 18:17

Qatar delivers new packages of aid to Iran for coronavirus battle

TEHRAN – A plane containing 15 tons of goods and medical supplies from the government of Qatar landed in Tehran on Friday to help the country combat the coronavirus pandemic.

2020-04-13 19:18

Zarif discusses Afghanistan with Turkish, Russian and Qatari foreign ministers

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has discussed the political crisis in Afghanistan and the latest developments in the country with his Turkish, Russian and Qatari counterparts in separate phone calls on Monday.

2020-04-07 11:47

AFC to use VAR in Champions League QF: report

TEHRAN – Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has reportedly decided to use Video Assistant Referees (VAR) in the AFC Champions League current season.

2020-03-21 13:43

Qatar delivers 2nd consignment to Iran to fight coronavirus

TEHRAN – Qatar has delivered the second consignment of medical aid to Iran to help the country with fighting against the coronavirus outbreak.

2020-03-17 09:48

By Salman Parviz

COVID-19 cases in the region

As cases soar affected countries scramble to action

TEHRAN - The coronavirus (COVID-19) is thought to have originated in Wuhan, China last December, has spread to more than 135 countries and territories. The global death toll from the virus as of March 16 passed 6,684 with more than 174,134 cases confirmed worldwide, according to the World Health Organization.