TEHRAN (Tasnim) – China has sent a team of medical experts to Iran to support the Islamic Republic in the fight against the novel coronavirus, the East Asian country’s envoy said. In a post on his Twitter account on Saturday, China’s Ambassador to Iran Chang Hua said the medical experts along with a new cargo […]
Pres. Rouhani: ۲ TEHRAN, Feb. 26 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that no decision to quarantine a place is discussed so far and people must not pay attention to rumors, adding, “Coronavirus must not be turned into a weapon for our enemies to halt work and production in our country.” Speaking on Wednesday […]
۲ TEHRAN, Feb. 26 (MNA) – The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak, officially known as COVID-19, has so far claimed the lives of 2,765 people across the world. The total infections reported across the world stood at 81,133 by Wednesday, of which 78,064 are registered in mainland China. Next comes South Korea with 1261 […]
۲ Tehran, Feb 26, IRNA – Central Bank of Iran in a meeting here on Tuesday evening discussed the CBI plans for stabilizing the forex market, controlling inflation rate, boosting non-oil exports and dealing with the recent FATF decision to blacklist Iran, Governor Abdolnasser Hemmati said. The Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) during its […]
۲ TEHRAN, Feb. 25 (MNA) – Vice-President for Science and Technology and Head of Iran’s National Elites Foundation Sorena Sattari announced on Tuesday that the country is faced with no difficulties to produce health products required to deal with and beat coronavirus. Making the remarks in Razavi Khorasan province, he told reporters that Iran is […]
۲ TEHRAN, Feb. 25 (MNA) – Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami has ordered the ministry to gear up the efforts to produce at least 20,000 liters of disinfectants per day to counter the spreading coronavirus in the country. The defense minister ordered the Defense Industries Organization to launch the production line of the […]
TEHRAN, Feb. 25 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said the country will not implore the enemy to alleviate the pressure of sanctions, highlighting the nation’s resolve to withstand the hardships. President Rouhani made the remarks during the inauguration of the section I of Tehran-Shomal freeway which shortens the route between the Iranian capital and […]
۲ TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Spokesperson for the Iranian Customs Administration said the Mehran border crossing on the common border with Iraq reopened on Monday morning. According to Ruhollah Latifi, the Mehran border crossing in western Iran reopened at 10:45 am local time on Monday. Meanwhile, director of the Iranian Customs Administration in Bilesavar in the […]
۲ TEHRAN (Tasnim) – UN chief Antonio Guterres launched a “call to action” on Monday against rising attacks on human rights, highlighting the persecution of minorities and “alarming levels of femicide”. “Human rights are under assault,” said the secretary-general as he opened the UN Human Rights Council’s main annual session in Geneva. “People are being […]
۲ TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – Majority of Iranian Parliament members, on Monday, voted against the general outlines of the government’s proposed budget bill for the next Iranian calendar year. In an open session, attended by Head of Plan and Budget Organization (PBO) Mohammad Bagher Nobakht, from among 191 present MPs, some 114 ones voted against the […]