The Guardian | Carmela Fonbuena: The Philippine government has granted asylum to an Iranian former beauty queen after she was stranded for four weeks in an airport. Bahareh Zare Bahari was the subject of an Interpol red notice issued by Iran, resulting in her detention on 17 October when she attempted to enter the Philippines. She cited fears that ...

MNA The National Iranian Men's Basketball Team thrashed Philippines to secure a place in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The Iranian national basketball team inflicted a heavy defeat onPhilippines in a Sunday match to book a ticket toTokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Iran defeated the Philippines 95-75. The Iranian national basketball team ...

MNA The special envoy of Philippine President Duterte for intercultural dialogue, is pushing for talks between Sunni and Shia Muslims, no matter how difficult, slim and almost impossible it may sound. The five-time former speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines, Jose Claveria de Venecia, who is currently serving as the Special ...

IRNA� | Mehdi Qorbani: New Ambassadors of Finland, Sri Lanka and Philippines submitted copy of their credentials to Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday.  

Press TV- The Iran womens national volleyball team has defeated Australia to end its campaign with a ninth place finish at the 19th edition of Asian Senior Womens Volleyball Championship in the Philippines. The Iranian squad overcame the Australian team 3-2 (19-25, 25-18, 20-25, 25-22 and 15-10) in a five-set thriller at Muntinlupa Sports Complex ...

Press TV - Dozens of people have been killed at a casino-hotel complex in the Philippine capital, Manila, after a masked gunman stormed the place overnight, firing shots and setting the place on fire. The drama began after midnight (1600 GMT) Resorts World Manila across from the countrys international airport. Presidential spokesmanErnesto ...

Press TV- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte says "bye-bye America"while threatening to halt an agreement with Washington over US troops visiting his country. Duterte made the threat on Saturday in reaction to what he deemed was a US move to halt a major aid package to the Philippines over human rights issues. Earlier in the week, a US government ...

Iranianprofessionalvolleyballteam Sarmayeh Bankhaspulled off a thrilling victory against Foton Pilipinas of the Philippines at the2016Asian Womens Club Volleyball Championship. On Saturday, Sarmayeh Bankplayers could establish their dominance on the court early into the 5th-8th semifinal match played inthe city of Binan,about 34 kilometers (21miles) ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian foreign ministry called on China and the Philippines to practice self-restraint in their dispute over the South China Sea. "The Islamic Republic of Iran supports the policy of brotherhood and good neighborliness among the neighboring countries in the South China Sea and invites both sides (China and the Philippines) to ...

[caption id="attachment_141806" align="alignright" width="183"] Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham[/caption] TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marziyeh Afkham extended her condolences to the Philippines over the tragic incident in Mindanao in which several people were killed and injured. "The Islamic Republic ...

Arak, Central Prov., Dec 4, IRNA Ambassador of the Philippines in Iran Eduardo Martin Menez said expansion of economic relations in agriculture and tourism field are among major plans for Iran-Philippines exchanges. Speaking at the session of the workshop for promotion of exports from Markazi Province, the Filipino diplomat said making investment ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- An Iranian delegation is in the Philippines to probe the suspicious death of an imprisoned Iranian national in Manila. The visit by the Iranian delegation takes place after the death of the Iranian national, Parviz Khaki, in a detention center of Manila Police in August. The Iranian delegation comprises members of the police and ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) The Iranian Judiciary's Human Rights Council expressed on Tuesday its deep concern over the suspicious death of Iranian national Parviz Khaki, who died in the Philippines in August after being kept in custody for 27 months at the request of US Department of Justice.   The council has called on the Philippine government to ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Irans Foreign Ministry summoned the Philippine ambassador to Tehran over the suspicious death of an Iranian inmate in Manila. Irans Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia and Oceania, Ebrahim Rahimpour, on Wednesday summoned the Philippine ambassador to Tehran, Eduardo Martin Menez. Rahimpour expressed Iran's strong dissatisfaction ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian Foreign Ministry blamed the US for the death of an Iranian national in a prison in Manila, the Philippines, saying Parviz Khaki had been jailed after Washington raised baseless accusations against him. "The US which pressures other countries under slogans about the violation of human rights in a move to achieve its illegitimate ...

Tehran, July 11, IRNA Iranian Ambassador to Manila Ali-Asghar Mohammadi and Chairman of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry Alfredo Yao, in a meeting on Friday, called for enhanced cooperation between private sectors of the two countries. During the meeting, the two sides also discussed ways to expand economic relations between Tehran ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and Philippines representative Libran Cabactulan discussed the situation after typhoon Haiyan hit the country and affected lives of over 9.5 million people. This said in a statement the press service of the United Nations. The Secretary General is very concerned by the aftermath of the typhoon ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Typhoon Haiyan made landfall in Vietnam after bashing through the Philippines leaving an estimated 10,000 people dead in the central province of Leyte alone, and devastating over 9.5 million residents. The Vietnamese national weather forecast agency said the storm descended in northern province of Quang Ninh at around 5 am ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The Red Cross said that more than 1,200 people are confirmed dead as Haiyan, one of the most powerful-ever tropical typhoons, blows through the Philippines. Local authorities earlier put the death toll at nearer 100. The Philippines Red Cross has announced that at least 1,000 could have been killed by Haiyan super typhoon in ...