Iran says Qom ‘almost stable’ after coronavirus outbreak
Al-Monitor – Iran’s Interior Minister Abdulreza Rahmanifazli said that the coronavirus outbreak may have contributed to record low participation rates in Iran’s…
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Medics: Iran will soon contain spread of coronavirus, many patients recovering
Press TV – Medical officials have assured that Iran will, in the near future, rein in the spread of a flu-like virus…
Mask production factories working at full capacity
Financial Tribune – In the wake of the rising cases of coronavirus infection in Iran and fears of shortage of face masks,…
Lawmaker: Coronavirus kills 12, affects 47 in Iran
IRNA – Spokesman of the Iranian Parliament presiding board Asadollah Abbasi said some 47 Iranians have been affected by coronavirus of whom…
Strong quake in SE Iran leaves no casualties: Official
Tasnim – An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale hitting Iran’s southeastern province of Kerman has left no damage or casualties,…
Iran announces closure of universities, schools as Coronavirus death toll rises
Radio Farda – Iran’s health ministry announced three more deaths from coronavirus to 8 in total, the second highest in the world…
Iran disinfecting public places amid Coronavirus outbreak
Tasnim – An Iranian health official said all public places and means of public transportation are being disinfected on a daily basis…
Magnitude 5.7 quake hits NW Iran, no causalities reported
Tasnim – An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale jolted an area in Iran’s northwestern province of West Azerbaijan on Sunday…
Rapid surge in Iran Coronavirus cases is ‘Very Worrisome’: WHO
Bloomberg – A surge in coronavirus cases and deaths in Iran is raising concern because the outbreak can’t be traced directly back…
Iran’s Mohammadreza Shajarian not in good health
MNA – The greatest living maestro of Persian classical music, Mohammadreza Shajarian, has been in fragile health conditions in the past 24…
State TV reports Iranian mayor tests positive for coronavirus, official denies report
Reuters – An Iranian official has tested positive for coronavirus, state TV reported on Saturday. Morteza Rahmanzadeh, the mayor of district 13…
Iran receives 4th consignment of coronavirus test kits
IRNA – Iranian Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education announced that with the efforts made by the representative of the World…
Iran says coronavirus has spread to several cities, reports two new deaths
Reuters – The coronavirus has spread to several Iranian cities, a health ministry official said on Friday, as an outbreak that the…
Health Ministry equipped to fight coronavirus outbreak: Official
IRNA – Head of Plan and Budget Organization of Iran Mohammad Baqer Nobakht announced here on Friday that Ministry of Health and…
240,000 enroll for Iran’s new housing initiative: 58% considered eligible
Financial Tribune – The first stage of the government-sponsored housing development project, known as “National Housing Initiative”, has seen the enrollment of…
Two patients suspected of coronavirus quarantined in northern Iran
IRNA – Two patients suspected of contamination with coronavirus were quarantined in northern Iranian city of Babol, Health official with University of…
Three test positive for coronavirus in Iran – health ministry official
Reuters – Three patients have tested positive for the coronavirus in Iran, a health ministry spokesman said on Thursday. “Two people have…
Two Iranians die after testing positive for coronavirus: official
Reuters – Two Iranians have died in hospital after testing positive for the new coronavirus in the holy Shi’ite city of Qom,…
Iran controversial director’s new political drama lambasted by moderates
Al-Monitor | Rohollah Faghihi: Ebrahim Hatamikia, Iran’s award-winning director known for his films on the Iraq-Iran War, has made headlines again with…
Two test positive for coronavirus in Iran: health ministry spokesman
Reuters – Preliminary tests on two suspected coronavirus cases in Iran have come back positive, a health ministry spokesman said on Wednesday,…
Iran’s Q3 employment rate reaches 39.6%
Financial Tribune – The employment rate in the third quarter of the current Iranian year (Sept. 23-Dec. 21, 2019) was at 39.6%…
Iran bartering medicine for food with South Americans: Deputy minister
Press TV – Head of the Food and Drug Administration of Iran says the country is bartering medicine produced in the country…
Snow crisis in north Iran to ease soon: Minister
Tasnim – Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami said the country’s northern province of Gilan will soon overcome crisis…
Iran plans to launch Zafar-2 satellite in May or June: Minister
Press TV – Iran says it is planning to put its domestically-built Zafar-2 (Triumph-2) satellite into orbit using a Simorgh (Phoenix) satellite carrier…
Iran vows to continue space program after satellite launch failure
Al-Monitor – Despite Iran’s much-publicized satellite launch on Feb. 9 that failed to reach orbit for the third time, Iranian officials have…
Iran watching online if imported meat comes from halal slaughter
Press TV – Iran’s agriculture ministry has boosted its halal supervision system for imported meat by watching online operations at the slaughterhouses…
Heavy snowfall in Northern Iran leaves 7 dead, 85 injured
MNA – At least seven people have been killed and 85 others wounded in the heavy snowfall and avalanches in Iran’s northern…
No case of coronavirus reported in Iran yet: health min.
MNA – Iranian Minister of Health and Medical Education Saeed Namaki said on Wednesday that no case of the coronavirus has been…
Magnitude 4.5 quake hits northern Iran, no casualties reported
Tasnim – An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale struck an area in Iran’s northern province of Gilan on Wednesday afternoon…
Relief operation underway on Iranian road shut by heavy snowfall
Press TV – Iranian authorities say rescue teams have been dispatched to a key road north of the country where heavy snowfall…
Iran’s Fajr Film Festival announces winners
Tasnim – The 38th Fajr Film Festival of Iran announced its winners on Tuesday, with Majid Majidi’s “The Sun” winning the award…
Some 530,000 foreign tourists visit Aras Free Zone
IRNA – The foreign tourist arrival in Aras Free Zone has increased 74 percent since the beginning of the current Iranian year…
Fashion designers from 9 countries to attend Fajr Fashion Fest.
MNA – Fashion designers and clothing industry managers from nine countries, including Afghanistan, Italy and Turkey, will be taking part at the…
Flooding in Iran: World’s ninth costliest weather disaster of 2019
Financial Tribune – Severe flooding that hit Iran in March and April was the world’s ninth costliest weather disaster of 2019, according…
Pres. Rouhani to inaugurate Tehran-Shomal freeway within days
MNA – The first lot of Tehran-Shomal Freeway, connecting Tehran to cities of western Mazandaran, will be inaugurated within the few days…
Iran tried and failed for the fourth time in a row to put a satellite into orbit
Business Insider | Ryan Pickrell: Iran’s latest attempt to put a satellite in space in spite of US opposition ended in failure,…
4.2 quake rocks northern Iran
IRNA – An earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale shook parts of Golestan and Semnan provinces in northern Iran on Monday.…
Iran to commercialize flu vaccine
MNA – CEO of a knowledge-based company said Iranian-made flu vaccines will hit the market in a few months after obtaining the…
Iran achieves 41 Olympic quotas
IRNA – The head of the National Olympic Committee while referring to the 41 Olympic quotas for Tokyo-2020 expressed hope to get…
Ghaem-Maghami becomes champion of Fajr International chess cup
IRNA – The head of sports office of southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan said on Sunday that Ehsan Ghaem-Maghami became the champion of…