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“A protester has been sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court, according to official reports. Evidence indicates that Islamic Republic authorities may be planning to carry out hasty executions. At least 20 protesters are currently facing charges punishable by death per official reports,” the organization said in an article on Monday. The article goes on to cite Iran’s judiciary website and said that “an unnamed protester has been sentenced to death on charges of moharebeh (enmity against god) through arson of a government building and efsad-fil-arz (corruption on earth) by the Revolutionary Court....

Iran Aviation Industries Organization Director Brigadier General Abdolkarim Banitarafi was one of a number of international defense officials to attend Russia’s 2019 International Aviation and Space Salon (MAKS). More than 180 foreign companies from nearly 30 nations have reportedly gathered in Zhukovskiy since the event began on August 27. As a United Nations arms embargo on Tehran nears its final year, Banitarafi said Thursday that he was already receiving potential foreign bids to buy and sell weapons....

Iranians are fighting back. In recent weeks, dozens of worker groups have gone on strike, especially across the crucial energy sector in the south, dealing a blow to an already overstretched regime. Tehran fears economic strikes, in particular, as they have been a powerful political weapon in recent history. Economic and energy strikes played an important role in spurring the fall of the shah and the rise of the Islamic Republic in 1979....

The 38-year-old – his country’s record goalscorer on 68 well clear of Niall Quinn who is next with 21 – is to focus on his new duties as assistant manager to new Ireland handler Mick McCarthy. Keane, who replaces Roy Keane (no relation) in the role after the latter and manager Martin O’Neill were fired last week, captained Ireland for a decade. “Today, after 23 wonderful years, I am formally announcing my retirement as a professional footballer,” Keane said in a statement....

All the latest transfer rumours Having been defeated 1-0 by Serbia in their opening clash, Ireland’s securing of a 2-1 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina through goals from Rowan Roache and Adam Idah proved pivotal as the group stage matches came to an end on Wednesday. The young Boys in Green looked set to be dumped out of the competition in embarrassing fashion at the hands of their German opponents, but an 80th minute goal from BiH’s Armin Imamovic condemned Serbia to a 1-0 defeat in Group C’s other match that was being played at the same time, allowing Ireland to move into the quarters via head-to-head results....

Terengganu still have plenty to fight for in the FA Cup after coming out of the away first leg with only a 1-0 defeat to Kedah. With a home tie to come and only one goal separating the two side, it still remains possible for either side to reach the final. Kedah happy to take clean sheet to Kuala Terengganu Terengganu’s Adib Aizuddin was shown his second yellow card of the match in the second half, leaving the Turtles to brave the final 10 minutes of normal time with only 10 men....

In the most recent issue of Official PlayStation Magazine UK, Irrational’s director of product development, Tim Gerritsen, expresses his confidence that the experience in Bioshock: Infinite will live up to the high standards expected of fans and feels the developers have the passion and drive to meet those expectations. Indeed they must, after the mixed reception that BioShock 2 received when 2K Marin had a hold on the franchise. Some loved it, some hated it, but regardless of any negatively it might of garnered, Irrational’s hands are clean – the BioShock name itself is what some may take umbrage with....

According to actual ink-and-paper source PSM3, work on God of War 4 is already under way and should be ready to decapitate retail shelves in September of next year. Here’s what they had to say: Let’s take a moment to check the score. So far, that’s one leaked God of War 4 “animation test” that was later debunked by the animator as having nothing to do with the actual game… wink....

Week 2 bowl projections Dec. 20: R+L Carriers New Orleans Bowl: Louisiana vs. Colorado State Dec. 20: Gildan New Mexico Bowl: Nevada vs. Texas-San Antonio Dec. 20: Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl: Fresno State vs. Oregon State Dec. 20: Famous Idaho Potato Bowl: Boise State vs. Ohio Dec. 20: Raycom Media Camellia Bowl: Louisiana-Monroe vs. Buffalo Dec. 22: Miami Beach Bowl: BYU vs. Marshall Dec. 23: Boca Raton Bowl: Toledo vs....

Athlete’s foot is incredibly contagious and can spread in various situations and conditions. This article discusses how the fungus that causes athlete’s foot is transmitted and how long the infection is contagious. How Does Athlete’s Foot Spread? Athlete’s foot is so contagious that roughly 20% to 25% of the world’s population has had it at some point in their lives. There are three main methods by which the infection spreads:...

While Virat Kohli has made it clear he will continue to play for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the coming seasons, it will be a difficult task for the team management to look for a new captain. So far, Virat Kohli has captained the Royal Challengers Bangalore in 132 matches, where the team has recorded 62 victories and 66 defeats. If Kohli remains fit, RCB will play at least seven more matches under his captaincy this season....

While the distance between the ball and the hole was not so significant, Manish Pandey hit the ball well enough to knock the cup placed on the opposite end. Sunrisers Hyderabad posted the video on their Instagram account and captioned it as: Manish Pandey placed his smartphone behind the cup to record the clip. When he hit the ball towards the cup, it also knocked his phone in the end....

Having restricted Eoin Morgan’s side to a below par 133/9 after Chris Morris (4/23) led the show with the ball, the RR batsmen batted steadily on a not-so-typical Wankhede wicket to make a tricky run chase look easy in the end. Why Rajasthan put David Miller to bat at No. 6 David Miller, who was held back to bat at No. 6 rather than his usual No. 5 position, revealed that it was a tactical decision by the Royals’ management to promote allrounder Rahul Tewatia ahead of him....

Speaking on ESPNcricinfo, Piyush Chawla pointed out that the left-arm unorthodox spinner has been bowling a bit faster lately. He reckoned that while Kuldeep had many variations up his sleeve, he wasn’t able to trouble the batters earlier due to bowling too slow. With the added pace, Chawla feels, it has now become difficult for batters to go on the backfoot against the DC spinner. He explained: Chawla continued:...

The Delhi Capitals were hit hard by COVID-positive cases in their camp. There were uncertainties about the match taking place but Rishabh Pant’s side kept their problems at bay to register a convincing nine-wicket win. While reviewing the game in a video shared on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra was full of praise for the Delhi Capitals. He explained: The former Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) player highlighted that the Delhi Capitals used their spinners brilliantly to bamboozle the Punjab Kings batters....

The defending champions have dropped all-rounder Moeen Ali and pacer Chris Jordan. Both Englishmen had failed to live up to their potential in the last few matches. While Moeen collected just 87 runs and no wickets in five matches, Jordan went wicketless for three games straight, with an economy rate of 10.52. The Super Kings have brought in left-arm off-spinner Mitchell Santner and right-arm pacer Dwaine Pretorius as replacements. Santner will challenge MI’s right-handed batters while Pretorius, who picked four wickets in his first two IPL games this season, will add weight to CSK’s death-bowling....

A report in ESPNcricinfo claimed that Rahul is one of the cricketers the new franchise decided to pick from the draft ahead of the mega auction, which will be held on February 12 and 13 in Bengaluru. The report added that Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis and uncapped leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi have also been chosen by the franchise. Rahul, who is said to have been picked at a price of ₹15 crore, had earlier led Punjab Kings (PBKS) but was not keen on continuing with the team....

The two teams have met on eleven occasions, with KKR leading RCB 6-5 in terms of win-loss ratio. Last season in IPL, KKR defeated RCB in both the league matches by convincing margins. These two teams faced off each other in the very first IPL match way back in 2008 when Brendon McCullum got the IPL off to a dream start with a swashbuckling, single-handed hammering of the Bangalore based franchise....