TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The total doses of Fakhra, a homegrown vaccine for the coronavirus developed by the Defense Ministry of Iran, will hit 20 million by the end of the current Iranian year, Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani said. A center run by the Iranian Defense Ministry started the third phase of clinical […]
Tehran, March 16, IRNA – Phase one of a clinical trial for another Iranian COVID-19 vaccine, Fakhra – named after the martyred nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh – kicked off, with his son receiving the first dose. Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research, a department in Iran’s Defense Ministry, which was previously led by Dr. Mohsen […]
Shiraz, March 2, IRNA – Iran has allocated some $3 million for revival of Bakhtegan and Shadegan wetlands as well as wetlands surrounding the Lake of Orumiyeh in northwestern country, a senior official with Department of Environment said. Ahmadreza Lahijanzadeh, deputy head of the Department of Environment, said on Tuesday that the project is to […]
Tehran, Feb 28, IRNA – Iran’s Deputy Health Minister Alireza Raisi ensured on Sunday that there was no concerns on fast vaccination as the country’s health network has capability to vaccine 20 million people a month. Speaking in an event to honor healthcare workers, Deputy for Health in the Ministry of Health and Medical Education […]
Tehran, Feb 2, IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday reassured commitment of the Government to provide the people with medicine and basic needs The efforts are made to remove the people’s concerns, the president said at an economic coordination meeting in Tehran The president made the remarks at the time of drawing up the […]
Tehran, Jan 24, IRNA – Iranian Health Minister Saeed Namaki on Sunday expressed concern about circulation of COVID-19 in the country, saying if a new wave of the disease takes place, the Iranians will have to endure far more hardship than before. Speaking during a conference, he said that lowering the daily death toll to […]
Tehran, Jan 10, IRNA – Iran and South Korea have enjoyed amicable, close ties throughout history, but when the Trump administration took charge in the US and his exit from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) Tehran-Seoul ties got somehow subjected to ups-and-downs. According to IRNA Political Desk, the diplomatic relations of the two […]
Tehran, Jan 4, IRNA – Deputy minister of Science, Research and Technology said Iran is among top-10 in the world for the quality of scientific articles and is now standing on the 10th place in technical and engineering articles. Speaking to IRNA, Gholam Hossein Rahimi said the quality ranking of the Iranian articles reached 14th […]
Tehran, Sept 21, IRNA – The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei described acceptance of the ceasefire with Iraq after eight years of war by the Late Founder of the Islamic Republic Imam Khomeini as a wise decision. He made the remark here on Monday during his speech delivered to a […]
Tehran, Sept 4, IRNA – Head of Students Affairs Organization of Iran announced on Friday that all university students will be screened for COVID-19 upon arrival at universities on September 5. As of Saturday, students should fill the forms of health virtually which help find whether they are infected with coronavirus, Mojtaba Sediqi told IRNA. […]