Iran won their second gold medal in two days on Sunday when Sohrab Moradi finished well clear of his rivals in the men's 94kg weightlifting. They could achieve a record-breaking three weightlifting golds at a single Games if favorite Behdad Salimikordasiabi retains his super-heavyweight title on ...
Weightlifting - Final - Men's 85kg - Riocentro - Pavilion 2 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 12/08/2016. Kianoush Rostami (IRI) of Iran competes./ 2016 Rio Olympics - Weightlifting - Men's 85kg Victory Ceremony - Riocentro - Pavilion 2 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 12/08/2016. Kianoush Rostami (IRI) of ...
Iran's Kianoush Rostami set a new world record and won a first gold medal for Iran at the 2016 Rio Olympics on August 12./ Iranian weightlifter Kianoush Rostami set a new world record of 396 kilograms in his 85-kilogram weight class on August 12, securing a first medal and a first gold for Iran ...
Iran's weightlifter Sohrab Moradi has lifted a total of 403 kilograms at the 94-kilogram category of Rio 2016 Olympics Games, and won the second gold medal for the Iranian squad at the world's biggest sporting event on August 14, 2016. On Friday, Iran won its first gold in the games as ...
Iran's Sohrab Moradi competes during the men's weightlifting 94kg event at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 13, 2016. (AFP)/ Iran have grabbed their second gold medal at the Olympics as Iranian weightlifter Sohrab Moradi lifted a total of 403 kilograms to win the men’s ...
Iran has won the first medal of the Rio 2016 Olympics Games as weightlifter Kianoush Rostami grabs gold in the men's 85-kilogram category with a world record after lifting a total of 396 kilograms. The 25-year-old Iranian athlete lifted 179 and 217 kilograms in snatch and in clean and jerk ...
Demonstrations have been held in Portugal demanding a ceasefire in Gaza/ Portugal says it will recognise a Palestinian state on Sunday, making it the latest Western nation preparing to shift policy as the war in the Gaza Strip shows no sign of stopping. The foreign ministry made the announcement ...
Shurafi says "even an animal" could not survive in the so-called humanitarian zone/ As Israel continues its operation to fully occupy Gaza City, displaced Palestinians in the Israeli-designated "humanitarian zone" in southern Gaza say conditions are worsening as the areas fills up with ever more ...
The US says the resolution does not go far enough in condemning Hamas/ The US has for the sixth time vetoed a draft resolution at the United Nations Security Council that would have demanded an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages. US deputy Middle East envoy ...
Israeli aircraft carried out strikes along Gaza City's Mediterranean coast on Thursday/ The situation in Gaza City is "nothing short of cataclysmic", a UN official has told the BBC, as Israeli tanks and troops continue to advance on the third day of a ground offensive. Olga Cherevko, a ...
UN estimates suggest at least 650,000 people remain in Gaza City as Israel ramps up its offensive/ Thousands of Palestinians are continuing to flee Gaza City, as Israel's major ground offensive aimed at occupying the area enters a second day. Israel says its aim is to free hostages held by Hamas ...
Israel ramped up air strikes on Gaza City in recent days/ Israel has launched its long-planned major ground offensive on Gaza City, conducting heavy air strikes overnight as troops pushed into the edges of the city. Thousands of Palestinians have been forced to flee down a single coastal road to ...
The mother of a Palestinian teenager killed by Israeli fire mourns during his funeral at a hospital in Gaza City in August/ A United Nations commission of inquiry says Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. A new report says there are reasonable grounds to conclude that four ...
Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called for Israel to be excluded from international sports competitions over its actions in Gaza. "Israel cannot continue to use any international platform to whitewash its image," he told elected representatives of his Socialist Workers' Party. He said ...
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, with the aftermath of Israel's strike in Qatar expected to be high on the agenda. Last week's strike, which targeted senior Hamas leaders on the close US ally's territory, drew international ...
Families of Israeli hostages still being held by Hamas have said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is the "one obstacle" preventing their return and reaching a peace deal. The Hostages and Missing Families Forum wrote on social media that Israel's strike on Qatar last week shows "every time a ...