Tehran Times

By Samaneh Aboutalebi

Afghan immigrants in “Golshahr” struggle to halt coronavirus pandemic

TEHRAN – The co-producer of “Golshahr”, Mojtaba Ehsani, has said that the documentary portrays the struggles put up by a group of Afghan immigrants in the Golshahr neighborhood in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad to halt the coronavirus pandemic.
All bodies unified to contain coronavirus: Rouhani

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that all bodies in Iran are in coordination and unified in their struggle to contain outbreak of the coronavirus.
South Pars gas output ‘more than projected’

TEHRAN – All of the platforms of Iran’s South Pars gas field are operating in full swing so that their total output has exceeded the figure projected by the Oil Ministry’s approved plan, IRNA reported, quoting the operation and production manager of Pars Oil and Gas Company (POGC) which is in charge of the development of the field.
Iran ridicules Pompeo, says U.S. flirting with butchers

TEHRAN - The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi on Saturday ridiculed U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for claiming that Iranian diplomats are “agents of terror”, saying the history of the U.S. is riddled with engineering coups, “flirting with butchers” and aiding and abetting with terrorists.

Politics

Salehi: Tehran has asked IAEA not to listen to spy agencies run by Iran’s foes

TEHRAN - It is necessary that the International Atomic Energy Agency not to listen to reports presented by spy agencies of countries hostile to Iran, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has said.
Palestine’s Haniyeh expresses solidarity with Iranians in coronavirus fight

TEHRAN - Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)'s Political Bureau, has expressed solidarity with the Iranian people in fighting the coronavirus pandemic.
Westerners’ behavior reveals their anti-human approach: Iran’s human rights body

TEHRAN – Iran’s High Council for Human Rights issued a statement on Sunday saying that the Westerners’ behavior during history reveals their anti-human approach.

AFC does not recognize the new Acting Secretary General of FFIRI

TEHRAN- The appointment of the new Acting Secretary General of the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) has triggered a new controversy.
Iran president extends postponement of sports activities until April 18

TEHRAN - Iran’s president Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday the sports activity would be extended to April 18 in the Middle Eastern country due to the coronavirus.
Machine Sazi transfer ban confirmed

TEHRAN - The Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) has confirmed that Machine Sazi are banned from signing any new players for the next three transfer windows.

Number of e-book readers increasing during home quarantine

TEHRAN – FIDIBO, a major online Iranian store for audio and electronic books, has said e-book readers have significantly increased in number due to the home quarantine enforced following the coronavirus pandemic in the country.
Iranian narrator Bahareh Jahandoost recounts story from her life on intl. storytelling show

TEHRAN – Bahareh Jahandoost from Iran joined some world storytellers in the Bodies of Stories, a worldwide program, on Sunday to tell a true story from her life.

Iran-EAEU trade hits $1.4b in 5 months

TEHRAN – The value of trade between Iran and the members of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) reached $1.489 billion in the five-month period after the implementation of the preferential trade agreement on October 27, 2019, IRNA reported.
Daily gasoline consumption falls 50m liters in Norouz holidays

TEHRAN – Average daily gasoline consumption in Iran fell to 44 million liters during the Iranian New Year (Norouz) holidays (March 20-April 3) following the travel restrictions applied amid the COVD-19 outbreak, IRIB reported.

COVID-19 crisis: washing hands for 20 seconds, not wasting water for 20 seconds

TEHRAN – These days, it is strictly recommended to wash our hands for 20 seconds as a great step to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus, but unfortunately many leave the tap running at the same time. This issue poses the greatest threat to the environment.
Medical services free of charge for coronavirus patients in Iran

TEHRAN – Iranian Health Minister Saeed Namaki has instructed medical university chancellors across the country that medical services for coronavirus patients should be free of charge, IRNA reported on Sunday.
Prophet Muhammad's advice against contagious diseases

TEHRAN – The coronavirus epidemic has made the governments and media to raise public awareness by providing the most accurate tips to prevent disease transmission, while the prophet of Islam, Muhammad (PBUH), had suggested good hygiene and quarantining some 1,400 years ago.

COVID 19: Comply with court order on Zakzaky; release him now

In the name of Allah Who states “… if anyone saved a life, it will be as if he saved the life of the whole people. Then although there came to them Our messengers with clear signs, yet, even after that, many of them continued to commit excesses in the land” Quran5:32 Peace and blessings of Allah be upon His noble servant, our master Muhammad (S) and his purified progeny.
Always have Humanity

NIGERIA- When Nigerian citizens are disturbed and crying by staying at home due to this Corona pandemic just for preventing themselves from it. Think of Sheikh Zakzaky that is detained for over 4 years in illegal detention while carrying bullets in his body.
Iraq’s Nujaba warns of ‘decisive’ response to any U.S. attack

A senior official with Iraq's Nujaba Movement warned of a “decisive” response to any potential attack by the U.S. against the resistance group’s positions in the future.