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England launch bid for World Cup glory after Qatar slump to defeat
AFP, Published on 21/11/2022
» DOHA: European heavyweights England and the Netherlands launch their World Cup campaigns on Monday as the tournament in Qatar shifts into a higher gear after a dispiriting defeat for the hosts.
Three more Iranian protesters shot dead
Published on 19/11/2022
» Iranian security forces shot dead at least three people on Saturday in the western province of Kurdistan in the latest deadly protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, a rights group said.
Iran protesters set fire to Khomeini’s home
Published on 18/11/2022
» Protesters in Iran have set fire to the ancestral home of the Islamic republic’s founder Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini two months into the anti-regime protest movement, images showed on Friday.
Mourners hit streets as Iran protests take bloody turn
AFP, Published on 18/11/2022
» PARIS - Hundreds of mourners poured onto the streets of an Iranian city Thursday, defying a lethal crackdown on protests over Mahsa Amini's death that shows signs of turning even bloodier.
Iran protests enter third month with deadly clashes
AFP, Published on 17/11/2022
» PARIS - Iran issued a series of death sentences as women-led protests over Mahsa Amini's death in custody entered a third month Wednesday, with clashes reportedly claiming at least seven lives in two days.
England and Netherlands jet into Qatar as Infantino calls for football focus
AFP, Published on 16/11/2022
» DOHA: England and the Netherlands became the first World Cup heavyweights to touch down in Qatar on Tuesday as FIFA president Gianni Infantino again urged teams to focus on the football.
Iran protests swell on anniversary of lethal 2019 crackdown
AFP, Published on 16/11/2022
» PARIS - Iranians took to the streets Tuesday after organisers of protests over Mahsa Amini's death called for demonstrations marking three years since a lethal crackdown on unrest sparked by a fuel price hike.
World Cup countdown enters final week as focus sharpens on Qatar
AFP, Published on 14/11/2022
» DOHA - The week-long countdown to the World Cup in Qatar began on Monday as the world's leading footballers focused their attention on one of the most controversial tournaments in history.
Iran dissidents praise 'groundbreaking' Macron talks, urge action
AFP, Published on 13/11/2022
» PARIS: Iranian women dissidents who met President Emmanuel Macron praised the talks on Saturday as a historic move from Paris, while urging France to lead concrete action against the Islamic republic.
Pressure mounts on protest-linked Iranian athletes
Published on 12/11/2022
» An Iranian cleric has called for the punishment of athletes who fail to sing the national anthem, which could be trouble for the national men’s water polo team when it returns home from Thailand.