Australia
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VIDEO: Muslims commemorate Martyr Lt. Gen. Soleimani in Australia
TEHRAN, Jan. 11 (MNA) – Hundreds of Muslims in Australia held demonstrations in Melbourne to condemn the US assassination of top Iranian anti-terror commander, Lieutenant General Qasem Soleimani and his companions.
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VIDEO: Thousands trapped on beaches as wildfires rage through Australian city
TEHRAN, Dec. 31 (MNA) – Thousands of people fled to the lake and ocean in Mallacoota, Australia, as bushfires hit the Gippsland town on Tuesday. The out-of-control fire reached the town in the morning and about 4,000 people fled to the coastline.
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Iran will not give in to media fuss around jailed Australian national: spox
TEHRAN, Dec. 29 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi shrugged off the media hype over the imprisonment of Australian woman Kylie Moore-Gilbert in Iran.
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VIDEO: Christmas Island's mass red crab migration
TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – Every year, millions of large red crabs emerge from the forest and make their way to the ocean to breed, swarming across roads, streams, rocks, and beaches. The red crab migration is Christmas Island’s biggest tourist attraction, drawing nature-lovers from all over the world.
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VIDEO: Fire still raging across Australia
TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – Since September, Australia's bushfire emergency has killed at least nine people, destroyed hundreds of homes and scorched millions of hectares of land.
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VIDEO: Emergency declared as bushfires rage on near Sydney
TEHRAN, Dec. 19 (MNA) – Authorities in Australia on Thursday declared a seven-day state of emergency in New South Wales, the second in as many months, as a record heatwave fanned unprecedented bushfires raging across the region.
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VIDEO: firefighters tackle 70-meter flames in Australia’s Blue Mountains
TEHRAN, Dec. 16 (MNA) – The video shows immense flames near Mount Tomah on the northern edge of the Blue Mountains national park in Australia. This huge fire was almost 370,000 hectares in size. According to reports, flames up to 70 meters high had been seen and several homes in the Hawkesbury in New South Wales were lost.
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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.
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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.
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VIDEO: Pregnant Muslim woman assaulted in Islamophobic attack in Sydney
TEHRAN, Nov. 23 (MNA) – A heavily pregnant Muslim woman was repeatedly punched and stomped on by a 43-year-old man in an Islamophobic attack in Australia’s Sydney on Wednesday.
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‘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.
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VIDEO: South Australia experiencing catastrophic bushfire conditions
TEHRAN, Nov. 20 (MNA) – Heat and winds are threatening to widen Australia's bushfire crisis, with three states warned to expect their worst conditions of the season so far. The blazes in New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland have destroyed more than 500 houses.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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VIDEO: Iran vs Australia highlights at 2019 FIVB World Cup
TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) – In a Saturday match in the 2019 edition of FIVB Men’s World Cup underway in Japan, the Iranian national volleyball team won against the national volleyball team of Australia 3-1.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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By: Mohammadreza Abbasi
Trophy ceremony of 2019 Asian Volleyball C’ship
TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – Iran national team gained a three-set win over Australia on Saturday in the final to lift the trophy of Asian Senior Men’s Volleyball Championship in Tehran. Japan came third with a 3-1 win over South Korea.
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VIDEO: Winning Asian title by Iran volleyball in final against Australia
TEHRAN, Sep. 21 (MNA) – In a Saturday match in Tehran, Iranian national volleyball team defeated Australian national team 3-0 to become the champion of the 2019 Asian Men’s Volleyball Championship.
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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.
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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.
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By: Mojtaba Saleh
Iran vs Australia at 2019 Asian Volleyball C’ship
TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) – Australia defeated Iran 3-1 (25–22, 23–25, 21–25, 21–25) on Sunday in 2019 Asian Senior Men’s Volleyball Championship in Tehran to win Group A. with two wins and this loss, Iran advanced to the next round as the group runner-up.
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VIDEO: Iran vs Australia highlights at 2019 Asian Volleyball C’ship
TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) – Iran’s national volleyball team suffered a 3-1 defeat against Australia in its third match in Tehran Azadi stadium as part of the 2019 Asian Senior Men’s Volleyball Championship on Sunday. Iran has already advanced to the next stage by defeating Sri Lanka and Qatar in its first and second games, therefore today's match was just a formality.
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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.
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‘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.