UNICEF delivers flood relief cargo to Iran
MNA – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has delivered a 32-ton cargo of flood relief equipment to Iran to help the…
CoronaVirus
News About CoronaVirus Pandemic In Iran and the World
Iran unveils nano-test kit for coronavirus
MNA – In a ceremony participated by Vice President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari in Shiraz, Fars province, domestically produced nao-test…
Many regions in Iran entering containment phase of coronavirus: Health Minister
Tasnim – Iranian Health Minister Saeed Namaki said the novel coronavirus outbreak is reaching the containment phase in many parts of the…
Iran underlines Trump administration’s inefficiency in fight against coronavirus
FNA – The Iranian foreign ministry voiced regret over US President Donald Trump administration’s “incompetence” which has imposed difficulties and endangered the…
Iran coronavirus updates: 1,401 new coronavirus cases, 48 deaths
MNA – Iranian Health Ministry announced on Tuesday that 1,401 new COVID-19 infections have been identified in the country during the past…
Iran to reopen schools on May 16
Tasnim – All schools in Iran will reopen as of Saturday, May 16, after almost three months of closure in the wake…
All mosques in Iran to reopen temporarily on Tuesday
Reuters – All mosques in Iran will reopen temporarily on Tuesday, a further step in the government’s plans to ease restrictions that…
Iran receiving orders for COVID-19 test kits from 8 countries: Official
Press TV – Iranian test kits used to determine the rate of immunity against the new coronavirus are becoming increasingly popular as…
Iran ranks third in clinical trials for COVID-19 treatment: WHO
MNA – According to the latest statistics of World Health Organization (WHO), Islamic Republic of Iran stood at the third rank after…
Iran Air to resume first post-corona foreign flight to Amsterdam
MNA – Iran’s National Flag Carrier, Iran Air, will resume its first foreign flight in the post-coronavirus period on Thursday. ‘Iran Air’…
US holds world record in lying: Iran Health Ministry
Press TV – Iran’s Ministry of Health has roundly rejected US claims that it has enabled the establishment of a sanctions-free channel…
COVID-19 death toll mounts to 6,685 in Iran: official
MNA – Some 45 more Iranians died of coronavirus over the past 24 hours and 87,422 people out of a total of…
Iran to export corona serology kits to Turkey next week: official
MNA – Head of Communication, Information and Public Relations Dept. of the Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology Parviz Karami said on Mon.…
Rouhani calls for anti-coronavirus cooperation in letter to Kuwaiti Emir
IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani’s letter to Emir of Kuwait Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah was handed over to Kuwaiti deputy foreign minister by…
Iran locks down southwest county after spike in coronavirus cases
Reuters – A county in southwestern Iran has been placed under lockdown to prevent the spread of coronavirus, Tasnim news agency reported…
Invaluable China-Iran friendship, solidarity in battling COVID-19 will last
MNA | Lei Xiangping: After several months’ efforts, the Covid-19 pandemic situation in China now has been effectively contained, nationwide resumption of economic…
Iran arrests 320 over ‘provocative’ COVID-19 posts
Anadolu Agency – Chief of police says suspects arrested for sharing ‘false and provocative’ social media posts on coronavirus Iran announced that…
Flights to Kish Island resume
Financial Tribune – Flights from Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz, Mashhad and Bandar Abbas to Kish Island were set to resume as of May…
Fajr International Film Festival postponed to 2021
ISNA – The Fajr International Film Festival has been postponed to 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic. “The Fajr International Film Festival slated…
Iran very proud of controlling, combating coronavirus: Rouhani
MNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that today, the Islamic Republic of Iran is very proud of controlling and combatting the…
Photos: Ayatollah Khamenei attending session of national task force against COVID-19
ISNA – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei took part in today’s session of Coronavirus Combat and Prevention Headquarters…
Ayatollah Khamenei: West doesn’t want its virus failures to be seen
Press TV – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the United States and the Europeans do not want…
Iran makes own ventilators to make up for sanctions-driven shortage
Press TV – Iran has unveiled its first domestically-built ventilator. This comes as Iran cannot get its hands on medical equipment due…
Official: COVID-19 kills 51 more people in Iran
IRNA – Head of Iran’s Health Ministry’s Public Relations Office Kianoush Jahanpour said on Sunday that some 51 more Iranians died of…
Leader attends anti-corona taskforce session via video-conferencing
MNA – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has attended today’s session of Coronavirus Combat and Prevention Headquarters through…
Iran hunts for grains as coronavirus compounds economic woes
Reuters | Maha El Dahan, Parisa Hafezi, Jonathan Saul: Iran is scrambling to buy millions of tonnes of wheat, corn and soybeans to shore…
Iranian port operations down 22%
Financial Tribune – The decline in throughput comes amid punishing economic sanctions imposed by the US against Iran, the effects of which…
Central Bank of Iran updates list of corona-hit businesses
Financial Tribune – The Central Bank of Iran has updated and communicated the list of businesses directly hurt by the coronavirus outbreak…
How Iranians’ taste preferences and buying habits changed over 80 days of COVID-19 quarantine
Sputnik – Iran’s first case of COVID-19 was recorded on 19 February. Over a month and a half of quarantine, Iranians’ lives…
First the Muslim ban, now coronavirus — Iranian families separated by one Trump order after another
The Intercept | Felipe De La Hoz: The Shamelis are an extraordinarily tight-knit Iranian family. Forty-year-old Amin, the eldest of five brothers,…
All Bahrainis stranded in Iran repatriated
Tasnim – Bahraini travelers and pilgrims who were stranded in Iran following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus have returned home with…
Photos: Distributing livelihood foodstuff pakages on birth anniversary of Imam Hassan (PBUH)
Mizan | Sana Pazouki: On the occasion of the auspicious birth anniversary of Imam Hassan Mojtaba [PBUH] and in line with supporting…
Zarif: Humanity defeats COVID19, US economic terrorism
IRNA – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted on Saturday that Humanity defeats coronavirus and the US economic terrorism. Zarif wrote…
Official: 48 more Iranians die from COVID-19
IRNA – The head of Iran’s Health Ministry’s Public Relations Office said on Saturday that 48 people lost their lives to COVID-19…
President orders surge in production of Iranian test kits for COVID-19
Tasnim – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani issued an order to boost the production of homegrown test kits for the diagnosis of the…
Iran sent 40,000 test kits to several countries, appreciates Indian Parsis help: Zarif
Press TV – The Iranian foreign minister has stressed the importance of international cooperation on the response to the coronavirus pandemic, thanking…
Trend of COVID19-infected patients in Tehran declining, official says
IRNA – Iran’s Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi said on Saturday that the trend of patients infected with the coronavirus (COVID-19) in…
Oman sends 1st consignment of medical aid to Iran
Tasnim – Oman has sent its first cargo of medical equipment and supplies to Iran as the country continues to battle against…
Official: COVID19 death toll mounts to 6,541 in Iran
IRNA – Head of Iran’s Health Ministry’s Public Relations Office Kianoush Jahanpour said on Friday that some 55 more Iranians died of…
World Red Cross Day reminder of joint action against global threats: Iranian spokesman
Tasnim – In a congratulatory message on the World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson said no global…