Main border crossing with Pakistan reopens
Financial Tribune – Mirjaveh border crossing in Sistan-Baluchestan Province located on Iran-Pakistan frontier has reopened after an over two-month hiatus, announced Rouhollah…
CoronaVirus
News About CoronaVirus Pandemic In Iran and the World
Exports to Afghanistan resume despite coronavirus
Financial Tribune – A total of 80,072 tons of goods were exported from Milak border terminal in the southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan Province to…
Iran, Russia stress coop. in fight against coronavirus
MNA – Iranian Minister of Health and Medical Education Saeed Namaki and his Russian counterpart Mikhail Murashko held a videoconference on Tuesday,…
France 24 TV hails Tehran for adequate measures against pandemic
IRNA – France 24 TV channel said on Wednesday that many citizens of Tehran are thankful to Mayor Pirouz Hanachi for adequate…
89,428 Iranians recover from Covid-19
MNA – The total number of COVID-19 cases in Iran presently stands at 112,725 of whom 6,783 have lost their lives to…
Photos: Iranians hold Night of Decree observing health protocols
ISNA | Erfan Khoshkhoo, Majid Khahi & Mohammadali Ghasemi: Iranians held the religious rituals of the Night of Decree (Laylat al-Qadr), which…
Iranians hold Night of Decree observing health protocols
MNA – Iranians held the religious rituals of the Night of Decree (Laylat al-Qadr), which fell on Tuesday night, in different cities…
Iranian rial drops to lowest rate since September 2018 against the US dollar
Reuters – The Iranian rial hit its lowest rate against the U.S. dollar since September 2018 on the unofficial market on Tuesday,…
Coronavirus has not halted Iranian oil production -oil minister
Reuters – The coronavirus outbreak has not stopped oil production in Iran, the official IRNA news agency quoted Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh…
Iran’s airport traffic down 70%
Financial Tribune – A total of 752,767 passengers were transported from March 20 to April 19, indicating an 80% year-on-year decline. Over…
World Council of Churches calls for lifting US sanctions against Iran
MNA – In a letter to the chairman of the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization Ebrahimi Torkaman World Council of Churches (WCC)…
Khuzestan curbs return as Covid-19 cases climb
Financial Tribune – The resurgence of the novel coronavirus in southwest Iran has forced authorities to reintroduce stringent measures, warning that other…
Covid-19 sinks business activities to record low
Financial Tribune – The Purchasing Managers’ Index, known by its Farsi acronym Shamekh, for Iran’s overall economy nosedived to its lowest level…
Turkey denies receiving coronavirus test kits from Iran
Anadolu Agency – Turkish diplomatic sources on Monday refuted a claim by Iran’s foreign minister that his country had sent 40,000 domestically…
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…
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…