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2021-12-31 23:05
Achaemenid column bases discovered in farm southern Iran
TEHRAN – Two Achaemenid column bases have accidentally been discovered in a ranch in southern Iran while farmers were preparing the ground for planting.
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2021-12-29 20:16
Persepolis edge Sepahan, Esteghlal defeat Foolad
TEHRAN – Persepolis football team earned a 1-0 vital win against Sepahan to leapfrog them in Iran Professional League (IPL) table.
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2021-12-28 20:37
UNESCO-designated Persepolis launches UAV documentation
TEHRAN – Authorities of Persepolis have launched an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) documentation project to help study and analyze the neighboring lands and properties, which encircle the UNESCO World Heritage site in southern Iran.
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2021-12-28 18:49
By Farrokh Hesabi
Esteghlal, Persepolis in AFC waiting room
TEHRAN - The issue of removing Esteghlal and Persepolis from the AFC Champions League by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is a hot topic in Iranian football these days. The Iranian popular teams now wait for AFC’s decision on their future.
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2021-12-27 13:51
Hazfi Cup Round of 16: Esteghlal, Persepolis discover fate
TEHRAN – Esteghlal and Persepolis football teams learned their opponents in Iran’s Hazfi Cup Round of 16.
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2021-12-26 14:26
Hazfi Cup Round of 16 draw to be held on Monday
TEHRAN – Sixteen football teams will discover their fate on Monday at the Iran’s 2021/22 Hazfi Cup Round of 16.
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2021-12-25 19:09
By Farrokh Hesabi
Legal expert Vakil accuses Iranian clubs of negligence
TEHRAN – Persepolis, Esteghlal and Gol Gohar football teams are on the verge of being banned from the 2021-2022 AFC Champions League. Amir Saed Vakil, an Iranian sports legal expert, accused the clubs of negligence.
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2021-12-25 18:35
Walkway to connect Cyrus the Great’s tomb to nearby caravanserai
TEHRAN – Visitors to the UNESCO-registered Pasargadae will soon find a special walkway that connects the tomb of Cyrus the Great to a nearby caravanserai, the director of the World Heritage site has said.
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2021-12-24 19:12
Esteghlal beat Padideh to cement place at top: IPL
TEHRAN – Esteghlal football team defeated Padideh 3-0 and cemented their place at top of Iran Professional League (IPL) on Friday.
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2021-12-22 14:42
Jordan goalie Abu Layla linked with Persepolis: report
TEHRAN - Jordan football team goalkeeper Yazid Abu Layla has been reportedly linked with a move to Iranian football club Persepolis.
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2021-12-21 15:14
Tajikistan youngsters Safarov, Hanonov join Persepolis
TEHRAN - Iranian giants Persepolis confirmed the signings of Manuchehr Safarov and Vahdat Hanonov, two of Tajikistan’s brightest prospects, on Tuesday.
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2021-12-20 19:45
Persepolis ease past Vista Turbine in Hazfi Cup
TEHRAN – Persepolis football team defeated Iran’s first division side Vista Turbine 4-0 in Hazfi Cup Round of 32 on Monday.
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2021-12-20 18:25
Persepolis transfer ban lifted
TEHRAN – FIFA lifted the transfer ban of football club Persepolis, the Iranian club announced on Monday.
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2021-12-19 20:36
Esteghlal earn hard-fought win over Navad Urmia: Hazfi Cup
TEHRAN – Esteghlal football team earned a hard-fought win over second tier Navad Urmia here in Iran’s Hazfi Cup Round of 32 in the penalty shootout on Sunday.
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2021-12-18 15:00
2022 ACL draw to be held on Jan. 17
TEHRAN - The draw for the 2022 AFC Champions League and 2022 AFC Cup will take place on Jan.17 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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2021-12-15 19:04
Aluminum move top: IPL
TEHRAN – Aluminum football team were held to a 1-1 draw by Nassaji on Wednesday but moved to top of the Iran Professional League (IPL) table.
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2021-12-14 21:18
Restoration laboratory launched in Persepolis
TEHRAN – A restoration laboratory dedicated to ancient relics and ruins has recently been launched on the premises of the UNESCO-registered Persepolis.
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2021-12-13 20:30
Centuries-old rock-carved inscription discovered in southern Iranian plain
TEHRAN – A centuries-old rock-carved inscription has recently been discovered in Marvdasht plain, which is home to the UNESCO-registered sites of Persepolis and Pasargadae as well as tens of other magnificent structures, in southern Fars province.
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2021-12-11 21:35
By Afshin Majlesi
Sold! Iranian treasures went under the hammer in London auction
TEHRAN – On December 8, two majestic royal gold plaques among other ancient Iranian treasures went under the hammer for hundreds of thousands of pounds at Christie’s in London.
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2021-12-11 21:34
Persepolis launches catalog of ancient potteries
TEHRAN – Persepolis has developed a catalog of ancient potteries and fragments dedicating to earthenware discovered in the UNESCO site and the surrounding Marvdasht plain in Fars province.
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2021/12/11
By Farrokh Hesabi
Wrong decisions become controversial in Iran football
TEHRAN - Human error is part of football. We occasionally see referees make wrong judgments that may or may not change the course of a game.
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2021-12-10 20:15
Italian ambassador visits Persepolis, admires newly-unearthed ‘staggering’ bricks
TEHRAN – Rome’s ambassador to Tehran Giuseppe Perrone has paid a visit to the UNESCO-registered Persepolis when he admired sets of glazed bricks recently unearthed by a team of Iranian and Iranian experts.
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2021-12-09 21:42
IPL: Sepahan, Esteghlal victorious, Persepolis held
TEHRAN – Sepahan and Esteghlal football teams emerged victorious over their rivals and Persepolis were held in their home game on Thursday.
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2021-12-07 18:12
Persepolis excavation yields glazed bricks bearing bull and dragon motifs
TEHRAN – A team of Iranian and Italian archaeologists has recently unearthed some glazed bricks, which bear bull and dragon motifs.
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2021-12-06 16:11
By Masoud Hossein
Skocic is right about Iran’s tactical deficiency
TEHRAN – About two months ago, Iran football team head coach Dragan Skocic spoke frankly about the fact that the country’s footballers are technically-good but they need to grow up tactically, however, some critics attacked him for what he said about the football.
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2021-12-05 19:02
By Farrokh Hesabi
Hajrezaei hits out at deadly dull Tehran derby
TEHRAN - Iranian football expert, Amir Hajrezaei, believes that the recent Tehran derby has nothing in terms of tactical and technical issues and made a bad Saturday for the Iranian football.
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2021-12-04 18:39
Persepolis stone fragments being documented, preserved for future generations
TEHRAN – The second phase of a massive documentation project has commenced in the UNESCO-registered Persepolis to collect, classify, restore and preserve stone fragments scattered across the once ceremonial capital of Achaemenid kings for future generations.
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2021-12-04 18:30
Lackluster Tehran derby finishes in goalless stalemate
TEHRAN - Esteghlal and Persepolis match ended in a goalless stalemate on Matchday 8 of Iran Professional League (IPL) here in an empty Azadi Stadium on Saturday.
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2021-12-03 18:04
By Farrokh Hesabi
Tehran derby, an opportunity to rise for giants
TEHRAN - Saturday’s Iran Professional League (IPL) matchday includes Tehran derby at Azadi Stadium, with giants Esteghlal and Persepolis doing battle.
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2021-12-01 17:28
Istakhr, once legendary residence of Persian kings
TEHRAN – The ancient city of Istakhr was the seat of local governments and a royal residence of Persian kings during the Sassanid era. Moreover, it acquired importance as a center of priestly wisdom and orthodoxy.