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‘Blow to clean athletes’: Condemnation as Russia doping ban cut to two years

Russia's ban from international sport was halved to two years on Thursday and its athletes were cleared to compete as neutrals, drawing condemnation from...

IORA Council of Ministers meeting held in UAE

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) hosted the 20th Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Council of Ministers (COM) meeting on Thursday.

No doubt Iran will ratify FATF conventions: Businessman

A well-established Iranian businessman with close links to the government said he is certain a top legislative watchdog in the country would finally approve...

Iran’s eight-month trade with ECO members surpasses $5.7b: IRICA

Iran’s trade with member states of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) topped $5.7 billion in the first eight months of the current Iranian year...

Iran’s eight-month car manufacturing up 27.3%

Iranian carmakers produced 566,844 different types of cars during the first eight months of the current Iranian year (March 20-November 20) indicating a 27.3...

Beijing: US smearing Chinese firms by calling undersea cable a threat

China said the US is smearing Chinese companies by accusing Beijing of threatening Pacific island nations' security by a project to build an undersea...

Turkish troops pull out from seven posts in northwest Syria: Source

The Turkish military evacuated from seven observation posts in the northwestern part of Syria, withdrawing troops from territory liberated by Syrian government forces to...

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