Iranian police disband drug gang near Pakistan border

TEHRAN – Anti-narcotics police destroyed an armed opium trafficking gang and arrested five traffickers in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan sharing borders with Pakistan, IRNA reported on Tuesday.

Iran begins production of new anti-corona medicine

TEHRAN – Iran has launched a production line for a medicine effective in the treatment of coronavirus, IRIB reported on Tuesday.

Ghana seeking Iranian medical services, medicine

TEHRAN – Ghana’s Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has expressed readiness to use Iran’s medical services and pharmaceuticals, IRNA reported on Tuesday.

Unlike foreign rivals, Iranian coronavirus vaccine has no side effects

TEHRAN – The Iranian-made COVID-19 vaccine has not had any side effects so far, while similar foreign vaccines have had adverse effects, Mohammad Mokhber, the head of the Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam said.

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RUBIKA Traffic Increases 100 Terabytes during Fatemiyah Days

The traffic of RUBIKA App. increased 100 terabytes during Fatemiyah Days (coincided with the martyrdom anniversary of Hazrat Fatemeh (PBUH).

Special education budget rises by 35%

TEHRAN – The budget of the Special Education Organization has increased by 35 percent in the national budget bill for the next calendar year (starting on March 20), Seyed Javad Hosseini, head of the Organization, has announced.

$3m of smuggled goods, currency discovered

TEHRAN – Smuggled goods and currency worth 130 billion rials (nearly $3 million at the official rate of 42,000 rials) have been discovered in the country over the past week, Sohrab Bahrami, the deputy police chief has announced.

National day for rare diseases proposed

TEHRAN – February 26 has been proposed to be designated as the national day of rare diseases in the Iranian official calendar, ILNA news agency reported on Monday.

Second Iranian-made coronavirus vaccine receives clinical trial approval

TEHRAN – The second homegrown COVID-19 vaccine developed and proposed by the Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute has been approved to begin a clinical trial.

Sierra Leone appreciates IRCS’s health services

TEHRAN – Sierra Leone's Minister of Health and Sanitation, Alpha Wurie, has praised the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) for offering health services to the African country.

Iran trying to start mass COVID-19 vaccination by next two months

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani has said the government is trying its best to start mass vaccination against the coronavirus by the next two months with the priority given to medical staff and high-risk individuals.

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Special Programs of HAMRAHE AVAL during Fatemiyah Days

- Religious groups and circles can broadcast their programs on the occasion of anniversary of martyrdom of Hazrat Fatemeh Zahra (PBUH) via internet of HAMRAHE AVAL (MCI) free-of-charge.

Tehran Subway offering free-of-charge COVID-19 tests

TEHRAN - Tehran Urban and Suburban Railway Operation Company (TUSROC) is providing passengers with COVID-19 tests free of charge at one of its stations.

Iranian government submits ‘violence against women’ bill to parliament

TEHRAN – The Iranian government has submitted a long-awaited bill for the protection of women against violence to the parliament.

U.S. adds Iranian COVID-19 vaccine developers to sanctions list

TEHRAN – The U.S. Department of the Treasury has added Mohammad Mokhber, the president of the Execution of Imam Khomeini's Order, and Barkat Ventures, which developed the first homegrown vaccine for the coronavirus, to OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list.

73,000 gambling, fraud websites filtered

TERAN – Some 73,000 gambling, phishing, and fraud websites identified through public reports have been filtered, Javad Babaei, deputy attorney general for cyberspace, has announced.

FAO helps Iranian farmers to improve productivity

TEHRAN – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) provides its assistance to equip Iranian farmers in Qazvin province with the requisite technical knowledge and skills to improve agricultural water productivity.

72% of Iranians ready to receive homegrown coronavirus vaccine

TEHRAN – Some 72 percent of Iranians have expressed readiness to receive the domestically-made coronavirus vaccine, Kianoush Jahanpour, head of the Information Center of the Ministry of Health, said on Wednesday.

IRCS offers health services to 13 countries

TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) provides medical services to people in 13 Asian, African, and Latin American countries, Karim Hemmati, head of the IRCS, has said.

Special budget allocated to protect biosphere reserves

TEHRAN – Two biosphere reserves, namely Golestan and Dena, will receive special funds in the national budget bill for the next calendar year (starting on March 20), IRNA reported on Tuesday.

Relief foundation creates 210,000 jobs for the deprived

TEHRAN – Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation created 210,000 direct and indirect jobs for the deprived since the beginning of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21, 2020), IRNA reported on Tuesday.

Iranian coronavirus vaccine enters second stage of human trial

TEHRAN – The second dose of the Iranian coronavirus vaccine was injected into three volunteers, who were tested for the first time two weeks ago, IRNA reported on Tuesday.

Iranian delegation to market technological products in Venezuela

TEHRAN – An Iranian trade and technology delegation will travel to Venezuela on February 20 with the aim of marketing homegrown knowledge-based products.

Iran-Cuba COVID-19 vaccine successfully completes phase 1 human trial

TEHRAN – The COVID-19 vaccine, co-produced by Iran and Cuba, has passed the first phase of human testing with success.

Letter to Guterres: Iran criticizes WHO for biased support of ‘inadequately-tested American vaccine'

TEHRAN – The Academy of Medical Sciences of Iran has written a letter to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, criticizing the World Health Organization for being biased in favor of inadequately-tested COVID-19 vaccines produced in the United States.

Iran plans to import AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from India, China, Russia

TEHRAN – Iran plans to import some two million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from India, China, and Russia by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 20).

Iran confirms four new cases of mutated coronavirus

TEHRAN – Iranian Health Minister Saeed Namaki announced on Sunday that four new cases of mutated COVID-19, which first emerged in the United Kingdom, have been identified in the country.