Tehran Times

By Faranak Bakhtiari

Iran is unrivaled in Middle East for anti-corona measures: VP

TEHRAN – Sourena Sattari, Vice President for Science and Technology, has said that Iran’s technological measures in the fight against coronavirus is unrivaled among the Middle Eastern countries.
By Mehdi Garshasbi

Volunteers prove altruism in coronavirus battle

TEHRAN – These days, people in Iran, like almost all across the world, are grappling with a new predicament, called the novel coronavirus or Covid-19.
Temporary Saudi ceasefire in Yemen not solution: advisor

TEHRAN — Hossein Amir Abdollahian, a senior foreign policy advisor to the Iranian Parliament speaker, says Saudi Arabia’s ceasefire in Yemen, which is intended to rebuild its forces to resume aggression, is not the solution to the Yemeni problem.
Coronavirus cases in Iran surpass 70,000, death toll hits 4,357

TEHRAN- The total number of people diagnosed with the coronavirus in Iran has reached 70,029, of whom 4,357 have died and 41,947 recovered.

Politics

‘Policy of maximum pressure shows lack of knowledge about containing coronavirus, Iranian ambassador to France says

TEHRAN - Bahram Qassemi, Iran’s ambassador to France, has said that those who impose policy of sanctions and maximum pressure do not know fighting the coronavirus pandemic requires collective efforts.
U.S., UK first ignored corona; now they are failing to contain it

TEHRAN — The United States – the richest country in the world – and its close ally the United Kingdom have spectacularly failed to contain the coronavirus outbreak, climbing their way up to the top of the list of countries hardest hit by the deadly virus.
Imposition of sanctions is violation of human rights: MP

TEHRAN - Abolfazl Mousavi, an Iranian MP, has said that in a situation in which the world is fighting the coronavirus pandemic, imposing sanctions and refusing to remove them violate human rights.

First step taken to cede Esteghlal and Persepolis to private sector

TEHRAN - The first step in handing over Iran’s most popular clubs Esteghlal and Persepolis to the private sector was taken in April 2020.
Gabriel Calderon not ruling out a move to Iran

TEHRAN – Argentine coach Gabriel Calderon has refused to rule himself out of return to Iran.
Iran’s Mousavi linked with Jastrzebski Wegiel

TEHRAN – Iran international middle blocker Mohammad Mousavi has been linked with a move to Polish top-flight team Jastrzebski Wegiel.

Cartoonist Alireza Pakdel’s new collection healing harms from coronavirus

TEHRAN – Cartoonist Alireza Pakdel has created a new collection to heal the mental wounds inflicted by the coronavirus epidemic in the country.
Huge statue of Martyr Soleimani to embellish Takestan

TEHRAN – A huge statue of Martyr Qassem Soleimani will be set up at the main entrance of the town of Takestan in Qazvin Province.
Book City Institute to celebrate Attar Day

TEHRAN – The Book City Institute in Tehran plans to celebrate Attar Day this year on Monday by publishing audio files and articles on the Persian poet and mystic Farid ud-Din Attar on its website.

Economists elaborate on best ways to tackle aftershocks of coronavirus outbreak

TEHRAN - As the new coronavirus (known as COVID-19) continues to spread across the world, red flags have risen in various sectors and governments are doing all they can to contain the virus from further spreading.
Iran unveils system for managing state-owned enterprises

TEHRAN – Iran’s comprehensive system of state-owned enterprises was officially unveiled in a meeting attended by Vice President Es'haq Jahangiri on Saturday, IRNA reported.
TEDPIX notches record high of 600,000 points

TEHRAN- TEDPIX, the main index of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE), hit the record high of 600,000 points on Saturday, that is the first day of Iranian calendar week, Tasnim news agency reported.

Iran is unrivaled in Middle East for anti-corona measures: VP

TEHRAN – Sourena Sattari, Vice President for Science and Technology, has said that Iran’s technological measures in the fight against coronavirus is unrivaled among the Middle Eastern countries.
ICRC to give Iran 500,000 francs to fight coronavirus

TEHRAN - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) will allocate up to 500 thousand francs to Iran to aid the country in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
China, UNIDO to finance Covid-19 medical waste management project in Iran

TEHRAN – The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in cooperation with the government of China will jointly finance a project for medical waste management in Iran during the coronavirus outbreak in the country.

Algeria, one year after the fall of Bouteflika

Algeria is marking the one-year anniversary of the disappearance of the longtime President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, who was forced to resign following the outbreak of massive popular uprising, calling for fundamental political change.
Repatriation of Indian pilgrims, students in Qom ongoing

TEHRAN - Thousands of travelers have been stranded throughout the world unable to return back to their country of origin due to flight cancellations and border restrictions amid Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. This is the story of more than 1,200 Indian pilgrims and seminary students stranded in the holy city of Qom during the Nowruz holidays.
Will the U.S. experience decline or reemerge?

TEHRAN - World War II ended after the United States' forces used mass-destruction weapons for the first time in world history against two Asian cities which left nothing but the mass killing of a vast number of Japanese civilians. The US atomic bombardment of the Japanese cities was a new evil innovation in utilizing science and technology by individual countries to gain more power. The new world order was formed by the US over the globe in 1945.