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‘Seven and A Half’ named Best Feature at Australia's Persian Filmfest.

TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – Mahmoudis’ latest feature ‘Seven and A Half’ has won the Golden Gazelle Award for Best Feature Film at the 8th edition of Persian Film Festival in Australia.

Iran falls short against defending champion at Asian wheelchair basketball c’ships

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – Iranian men’s national wheelchair basketball team suffered a defeat on Monday against the reigning champion Australia in 2019 International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Asia Oceania Championships in Thai city Pattaya.

‘Rona, Azim’s Mother’ wins at Asia Pacific Screen Awards in Australia

TEHRAN, Nov. 22 (MNA) – Iranian feature ‘Rona, Azim’s Mother’, directed by Jamshid Mahmoudi, was the only title from the Iranian cinema to win an award at the 13th edition of Asia Pacific Screen Awards in Australia.

In meeting with new Australian envoy;

Rouhani names US sanctions major politico-economic mistake

TEHRAN, Nov. 19 (MNA) – In a Tuesday meeting with Australia's new envoy to Iran Lyndall Sachs, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani named US unilateral sanctions against Iran a political and economic mistake and a move in contrast to international regulations and resolutions.

Iran’s Oscar entry to vie at Persian Filmfest. in Australia

TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – The documentary program of the 8th edition of Persian Film Festival consists of six titles, including Iran’s Oscar entry ‘Finding Farideh’, co-directed by Azadeh Mousavi and Kourosh Atai.

Iranian doc ‘The Narrow Red Line’ to vie at Asia Pacific Screen Awards

TEHRAN, Oct. 20 (MNA) – Farzad Khoshdast’s ‘The Narrow Red Line’ is Iran’s sole representative at the documentary section of the 13th edition of Asia Pacific Screen Awards in Australia.

New Australian envoy submits credentials to Zarif

TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – Australia's new envoy to Iran Lyndall Sachs submitted a copy of her credentials to Iranian FM Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday.

Three Iranian shorts win awards at Canberra short filmfest.

TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – Three Iranian shorts, including ‘Greyish’ by Eghbal Shirzaei Sani, have won awards at the 24th edition of the Canberra Short Film Festival in Australia.

Australia frees detained Iranian student after 13 months

TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) – Australia has released an Iranian research student who was detained for 13 months on alleged charges of exporting American equipment with military application to Iran.

Iran defeats Australia 3-1 in 2019 FIVB World Cup

TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) – Iran national volleyball team gained a 3-1 victory over Australia in the 2019 edition of FIVB Men’s World Cup underway in Japan.

Iran, Australia FMs meet in New York

TEHRAN, Sep. 26 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his Australian counterpart Marise Payne met and held talks in New York on Wednesday.

Australia offers Trump only limited commitment on Iran: Australian PM

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said after talks with US President Donald Trump that his country is not getting involved with the US in its pursuit of aims in relation to Iran, beyond a commitment to freedom of navigation in the region.

Iran crowned at Asian Volleyball C’ship after beating Australia 3-0

TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – Iran national volleyball team thrashed Australian national team 3-0 to become the champion of the 2019 Asian Men’s Volleyball Championship.

Faghani now full-time referee at Hyundai A-league

TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – Football Federation Australia (FFA) today confirmed that Iranian top referee, Alireza Faghani, will become a full-time, contracted referee for the upcoming Hyundai A-League 2019/20 Season.

Iran wheelchair basketball wins 2019 World Challenge Cup

TEHRAN, Sep. 01 (MNA) – Iranian men’s wheelchair basketball team claimed the title of Mitsubishi Electric World Challenge Cup 2019 in Japan on Sunday.

‘Lotus’ goes to Environmental Filmfest. in Australia

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – Iranian documentary ‘Lotus’ directed by Mohammadreza Vatandoust has made it into the competition program of the 10th Environmental Film Festival in Australia.

Australian politician warns of joining US coalition in Strait of Hormuz

TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has opened the door to joining a United States convoy to protect oil tankers from Iran, as former foreign minister Bob Carr warns against supporting any US-led mission.

Iran ready to expand parliamentary ties with Australia

TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – Iranian Parliament's General Director for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said that Iran is willing and ready to enhance parliamentary ties with Australia in all levels.

2 envoys, new UN representative meet Zarif

TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – Ambassadors of Australia and Bangladesh besides the new United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Iran representative met Iranian Foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday.

‘Son of the Sea’ goes to Melbourne Filmfest.

TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) – The Iranian short animated piece ‘Son of the Sea’ by Abbas Jalali Yekta has been accepted into the official selection of the 65th Melbourne International Film Festival in Australia.

Iran, Australia stress expansion of banking, trade coop.

TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) – Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) Akbar Komijani held talks with Australian ambassador to Tehran Ian Biggs on development of banking and trade cooperation.

‘Beloved’ to vie at 13th APSA in Australia

TEHRAN, Jul. 29 (MNA) – Iranian documentary ‘Beloved’, directed by Yaser Talebi, has been selected to vie with other titles at the 13th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) in Australia.

Iran’s MRL wins 5 c’ship titles in RoboCup 2019

TEHRAN, Jul. 08 (MNA) – The Iranian MRL team from Qazvin Azad University has won 5 championship titles at different categories of the RoboCup 2019 in Sydney, Australia.