Tehran Times

2020-04-05 11:01
Science ministry to support researchers in fight against coronavirus

TEHRAN– The Iranian Ministry of Science, Research and Technology will back national and international researchers in line with combating the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19.

580 kilometers of freeways to be inaugurated by Mar. 2021

TEHRAN- About 580 kilometers of freeways will be inaugurated throughout Iran during the current Iranian calendar year (ends on March 20, 2021), Transport and Urban Development Minister Mohammad Eslami announced on Saturday.
150 Iranian academics write to UN chief, call for sanctions end

TEHRAN — In a letter addressed to United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, 150 Iranian activists and academics called for an end to anti-Iran sanctions.
Envoy says economic, banking restrictions on Iran amid pandemic amounts to 'crime against humanity'

TEHRAN – Iran's ambassador and permanent representative to the UN office in Geneva has said that the imposition and intensification of U.S. sanctions on Iran amidst the coronavirus pandemic amount to a "crime against humanity".
Iranian-made COVID-19 diagnostic system unveiled

TEHRAN – The first Iranian-made system for diagnosing the novel coronavirus with more than 97 percent accuracy was unveiled on Saturday, ISNA reported on Saturday.

Politics

Iranian diplomat says U.S. sanctions will lead to humanitarian catastrophe

TEHRAN – Iran’s Ambassador to Russia, Kazem Jalali, said on Friday that the United States’ sanctions will lead to a “humanitarian catastrophe” in the world.
Colombia University professor: U.S. return to nuclear deal would be best choice

TEHRAN - Political Science Professor at Colombia University Robert Y. Shapiro has said that a fresh start to diplomacy is the best solution to reduce tension between Iran and the United States, noting that Washington’s return to the 2015 nuclear deal would be best choice.
Russia welcomes INSTEX progress

TEHRAN — Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova has welcomed the progress made by the three European countries regarding the INSTEX financial mechanism.

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.
Persepolis captain Hosseini is not going to hang up his shoes

TEHRAN – Persepolis football team captain Jalal Hosseini has denied claims that he is going to hang up his shoes.
IOC president thanks Iran for support to Olympics

TEHRAN - International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has thanked Iran Olympic Committee for its support to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which has now been shifted to 2021 because of the global coronavirus pandemic.

“Water Never Dies” narrator Mirza Mohammad Solgi dies at 65

TEHRAN – Veteran Mirza Mohammad Solgi, whose memories of the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war were published in a book named “Water Never Dies”, passed away on Thursday from the chemical injuries he suffered during the war.
IIDCYA gives discounts on books to enrich children’s time during home quarantine

TEHRAN – Iran’s Institute for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults (IIDCYA) has given discounts on its electronic copies of a number of its publications to help keep children busy with reading during the home quarantine amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Doc portrays Fatemiyoun’s coronavirus struggles in Iran

TEHRAN – Iranian director Hossein Nejadmusa has made a documentary that depicts the struggles of a group of Fatemiyoun, an Afghan brigade that fought against Daesh, in the northeastern Iranian town of Golshahr to hold back coronavirus.

COVID-19 brought to the fore neoliberalism’s emptiness

It might be too soon to evaluate the consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak on global politics and economy.
Iran, Oman launch new container shipping line

TEHRAN –Iran, and Oman launched a new container shipping line to transit cargoes between the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas and Port Sultan Qaboos in Oman, IRNA reported, quoting the head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization (TPO).
Indigenizing petchem catalysts: a big step toward total independence

TEHRAN – As the second-biggest source of revenue for Iran, the petrochemical industry is one of the most important pillars of the country’s resilient economy and one of the main suppliers of foreign currency especially the euro for the country.

COVID-19, an uninvited guest who helped us cherish our planet, family more

The widespread outbreak of the coronavirus has created a new situation in the human world. From political troubles and disputes to the humankind’s potential vulnerability to confront nature, and the increasing importance of science in human life, are part of changes and hints caused by the introduction of the virus into modern human life.
ICOM calls for urgent relief funds to tackle impact of coronavirus

TEHRAN – The International Council of Museums (ICOM) has called on policy and decision-makers to urgently allocate relief funds to tackle the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on museums and their staff as an essential part of the identity of the peoples and nations.
COVID-19: Iran reports 55,743 infections, 3,452 deaths

TEHRAN- The total number of people diagnosed with the coronavirus in Iran has reached 55,743, of whom 3,452 have died and 19,736 recovered.

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.