Abdolhamidi in FIVB Club World Championship Dream Team TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Foolad Sirjan outside hitter Alireza Abdolhamidi has been chosen in the Dream Team of the 2024 FIVB Volleyball Men’s Club World Championship. 31 minutes ago
Mousavi Hopes Foolad’s Success Would Inspire Iranian Volleyball Teams TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Foolad Sirjan middle blocker Mohammad Mousavi says that Iranian volleyball teams lack the confidence to face the top teams in the world. 2 hours ago
Kyrgyzstan's President Dismisses Prime Minister TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov has dismissed the prime minister, Akylbek Japarov, the presidential administration said in a statement on Monday. 2 hours ago
Iranian Pair Snatch Silver, Bronze at 2024 IWF World Championships TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Ali Davoudi and Alireza Yousefi of Iran snatched a silver and a bronze medal respectively in the +109kg of the 2024 IWF World Championships in Bahrain on Sunday. 2 hours ago
Taiwan Receives First Batch of US-Made Abrams Tanks TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Taiwan has received 38 advanced Abrams battle tanks from the United States, the defense ministry said Monday, as the island boosts its military capabilities against a potential Chinese attack. 3 hours ago
Foolad Claims Bronze at FIVB Club World Championship TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Foolad Sirjan defeated Cucine Lube Civitanova 3-2 (23-25, 25-23, 21-25, 26-24, 19-17) to win the bronze medal of the FIVB Volleyball Men’s Club World Championship. 3 hours ago
Iran Urges Interaction with Japan on Syria TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The foreign minister of Iran called for uninterrupted consultations between Tehran and Tokyo on the regional issues, particularly the developments in Syria. 3 hours ago
Hundreds Feared Dead on Mayotte after Cyclone Chido TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Several hundred people may have been killed when the most powerful cyclone in nearly a century hit the French Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte, according to a senior local French official. 3 hours ago
Ousted South Korean President to be Questioned on December 18 TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The joint team of investigators plans to ask ousted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol to appear for questioning on December 18, the Yonhap news agency reported. 3 hours ago
Iran Condemns Israeli Strikes on Displaced Gazans TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson strongly condemned the Israeli regime’s unrelenting brutal strikes on the refugee camps and the tents of displaced people in Gaza. 4 hours ago
Israel Approves Plan to Double Population in Occupied Golan Heights TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Israeli regime approved a plan on Sunday to double the population in the illegally-annexed Golan Heights, while claiming it has no intention of confronting Syria despite recent military incursion in the country. 4 hours ago
Bangladesh to Hold Elections in Late 2025 or Early 2026: Yunus TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus, who heads the caretaker government installed after an August revolution, said Monday that general elections would be held late next year or in early 2026. 4 hours ago
Bitcoin Hits Record High Above $106,000 TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Bitcoin soared to an all-time high above $106,000 on Monday after US President-elect Donald Trump suggested creating a national bitcoin reserve, fueling optimism among cryptocurrency investors. 5 hours ago
Massive Blasts from Israeli Strikes in Syria Detected in Turkey as Quake-Like Tremors TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Explosions caused by Israeli airstrikes on military sites in Syria’s Tartus region were so powerful that they registered on seismic monitors as far as western Turkey, resembling a magnitude 3.0 earthquake, a researcher said Monday. 5 hours ago
Iran Freestyler Amouzad at Top of UWW Ranking TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The United World Wrestling (UWW), the international governing body of amateur wrestling, has released the 2024 rankings. 6 hours ago