COVID-19

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  • کرونا 2020-07-12 17:52

    Coronavirus more infectious now by 3-9 times: Iranian expert

    TEHRAN – Global researches show that a specific change in the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus genome has caused it to be more infectious by 3-9 times compared to the onset of the pandemic, deputy health minister Reza Malekzadeh has said.

  • Iran- South Korea 2020/07/12

    By Salman Parviz

    Iran mulls lawsuits and legal actions to unblock funds

    In his recent reaction to Seoul’s blockage of Iranian assets, President Hassan Rouhani said South Korea’s seizure of Iranian assets “is by no means acceptable and we expect Seoul to lift the restrictions as soon as possible.”

  • hotel 2020-07-11 21:30

    Hormozgan museums extend closures due to COVID-19

    TEHRAN – Museums in southern Hormozgan province will remain closed for at least one more week due to the coronavirus outbreak, CHTN reported.

  • Indoor hall 2020-07-11 17:52

    Sports activities halted again in Tehran

    TEHRAN - Because of the recent surge in COVID-19 cases, Tehran authorities have suspended all indoor athletic and activities.

  • Kianush Gerami 2020-07-10 18:46

    Actor Kianush Gerami, family tested positive for COVID19 

    TEHRAN – Kianush Gerami, star acclaimed movies such as “So Close, So Far”, announced on Thursday and he and his wife and two daughters have been tested positive for COVID19.

  • Esteghlal Tractor 2020-07-10 17:40

    Esteghlal, Tractor will be held as scheduled: Iran League Organization

    TEHRAN - Iran Football League Organization announced that the match between Esteghlal and Tractor will be held on Saturday, as it previously scheduled.

  • سرآسیایی 2020-07-08 19:19

    Mojtaba Sarasiaei quits Shahr Khodro

    TEHRAN - In a shock move on Wednesday, Mojtaba Sarasiaei resigned from his role as the head coach of Shahr Khodro and said goodbye to the players of the Mashhad based football team.

  • COVID-19 rings alarm bells in Iran as daily deaths surge to 200 2020-07-07 17:43

    COVID-19 rings alarm bells in Iran as daily deaths surge to 200

    TEHRAN – The number of daily COVID-19 mortalities in the country hit a new record high of 200 on Tuesday and the total number of deaths reached 11,931, as officials warn of an alarming situation in the days ahead.

  • آیاندا پاتوسی 2020-07-06 19:45

    By Farrokh Hessabi

    Flight restrictions prevent Ayanda Patosi to return to Iran

    Ayanda Patosi, the South African midfielder of Foolad Khuzestan, has been for more than four months in his country and still could not return to Iran because of the Covid-19 crisis and the flight restrictions.

  • دیدار تیم های فوتبال استقلال و فولاد 2020-07-06 18:08

    Iranian football drawn into controversy

    TEHRAN – Two matches of Iran Professional League were cancelled after Esteghlal and Foolad announced that several players tested positive for COVID-19, however Iran League Football Organization has announced that their tests should be verified. It means there is no trust between federation and clubs.

  • دیدار تیم های فوتبال سپاهان و سایپا 2020-07-06 01:20

    Sepahan held by Saipa: IPL

    TEHRAN – Sepahan football team failed to narrow the gap at the top of the Iran Professional League (IPL) table to 10 points after being held by Saipa on Sunday.

  • IRGC at full capacity in fight against coronavirus 2020-07-05 17:03

    IRGC at full capacity in fight against coronavirus

    TEHRAN – The deputy chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) for health Brigadier General Ahmad Abdollahi said on Sunday that IRGC will use its full capacity to battle the pandemic in the country.

  • Health network director elaborating network’s key role in countering COVID-19 2020-07-05 16:23

    Photo: Maryam Kamyab

    Health network director elaborating network’s key role in countering COVID-19

    TEHRAN - Jafar Sadeq Tabrizi, the director of health network department at the Ministry of Health, details family physician programs and the health network’s key role in fighting the coronavirus pandemic across the country during an interview with the Tehran Times journalist at his office on July 4, 2020.

  • A woman wearing a mask walks past a wall bearing graffiti asking for rent forgiveness in Los Angeles on May 1, 2020. (Photo: Valerie Macon / AFP via Getty Images) 2020-07-05 11:41

    By Salman Parviz

    A tsunami of evictions is looming in U.S.

    The distress among renters likely to surge this summer when federal unemployment benefits run dry

    As businesses reopen across the U.S., so are eviction courts with millions walking the fine thin line between homelessness and having a shelter over their head. Today, it is estimated that anywhere from 20 million to 28 million American renters are perilously close to eviction.

  • Tehran to host major carpet exhibit in Sept. despite coronavirus concerns 2020-07-04 23:04

    Tehran to host major carpet exhibit in Sept. despite coronavirus concerns

    TEHRAN – Tehran will host an international carpet exhibition in September as the event had been postponed for some three months over coronavirus concerns.

  • Jafar Sadeq Tabrizi 2020-07-04 23:03

    By Faranak Bakhtiari

    Health network playing a key role in fighting coronavirus

    TEHRAN - Jafar Sadeq Tabrizi, the director of health network department at the Ministry of Health, has said the health network has been playing a key role in fighting the coronavirus pandemic mostly through holding seminars, equipping medical centers, and implementing screening tests and family physician programs across the country.

  • UNWTO meeting: Iran outlines measures to help tourism recover from COVID-19 2020-07-03 18:17

    UNWTO meeting: Iran outlines measures to help tourism recover from COVID-19

    TEHRAN – Iran took part in a virtual seminar of the United Nations World Tourism Organization on Wednesday, outlining measures the country has taken so far to prop up the travel industry since the outbreak of the coronavirus.

  • ZHANG Yuan 2020-07-03 13:24

    By Dr. ZHANG Yuan

    Fighting COVID-19: Cooperation and the New World Order

    (The Post-hegemonic Order in the Post-epidemic Era Should be an International Order without Absolute Hegemony)

    In 2020, all countries are facing multiple pressures to curb turbulent epidemic pressures, gain economic recovery, ease financial crises, inspire people, and rebuild public confidence.

  • As new housing supply creates further downward pressure on prices in Dubai, sellers are not as desperate to offload as they were in 2009. 2020/07/03

    By Salman Parviz

    Global real estate market plunges amid COVID-19 pandemic

    Higher unemployment rates decrease sales

    Owning a home remains the single most important investment in most people’s lives. The novel coronavirus pandemic will impact all players in the real estate chain from tenant, landlord, lender, service provider, broker, insurer, investor, etc.

  • Takht-Ravanchi 2020-07-03 12:22

    Iran condemns U.S. sanctions on countries hit hard by coronavirus

    TEHRAN — Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, has highlighted the need for lifting of the United States’ sanctions, which have been weakening the targeted countries’ fight against the spread of the coronavirus.

  • A conference, chaired by Vali Teymouri, the deputy tourism minister, brings together deputy ministers from the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Intelligence, and the Ministry of Transport and Urban Development along with representatives from the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran, discussing health protocols needed to resume foreign tourist arrivals amid pandemic, on July 1, 2020. 2020-07-02 00:16

    Iran setting rules to resume foreign tourist arrivals amid pandemic

    TEHRAN – The ministries of tourism and health in close collaboration with several other government bodies are defining a series of rules for admitting foreign travelers to the country amid a standstill in the global tourism industry caused mainly by the coronavirus.

  • Tariq Rauf 2020-07-01 19:19

    By Hamid Bayati

    Iran’s interest lies in implementing JCPOA regardless of U.S. provocations, says ex-IAEA official

    TEHRAN — The former head of Verification and Security Policy at the IAEA has said that it is in Iran’s strategic interest to continue implementing the JCPOA and the NPT regardless of U.S. provocations.

  • Iran national football team 2020-07-01 15:13

    COVID-19 lowers chance of Iran’s success at FIFA World Cup qualification

    TEHRAN – Iran national football team could suffer a major blow if FIFA decides to hold the 2022 World Cup qualification behind closed doors.

  • Miso Krsticevic 2020-07-01 13:18

    Shahin coach Krsticevic not to return to Iran

    TEHRAN - Shahin Bushehr head coach Miso Krsticevic has refused to return to Iran over safety fears due to the spread of the coronavirus in Iran.

  • نمکی 2020-06-30 19:21

    Homegrown COVID-19 vaccine ready for human trial

    TEHRAN – Iran will soon start human trial of a domestically-produced vaccine for the coronavirus, Health Minister Saeed Namaki said on Tuesday.

  • flydubai to resume Iran flights 2020-06-27 20:30

    flydubai to resume Iran flights

    TEHRAN – The “flydubai”, legally named Dubai Aviation Corporation, is scheduled to resume its Iran services as coronavirus-related restrictions are being eased across the globe.  

  • احمدرضا براتی 2020-06-27 18:51

    FFIRI’s Statutes in accordance with FIFA regulations: official

    TEHRAN - Head of Legal and Regulations Compliance Committee of the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI), Ahmedreza Barati, says that the most of the articles of the FFIRI’s draft Statutes are in accordance with FIFA regulations.

  • The Bahamas to lift travel restrictions for Iran 2020-06-26 19:30

    The Bahamas to lift travel restrictions for Iran

    TEHRAN - The Bahamas is scheduled to lift travel restrictions from Iran and other previously excluded countries such as China, the Republic of Korea, and some European states, its Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday.

  • A view of Tehran with Espinas Palace Hotel in the foreground 2020-06-26 19:28

    COVID-19 inflicts $1.4 billion in losses on Iran’s hotels

    TEHRAN – The outbreak of the new coronavirus has inflicted a loss of 60,000 billion rials (about $1.4 billion at the official dollar rate of 42,000 rials) on Iranian hospitality industry during the past four months, the president of Iranian Hoteliers Association said on Friday.

  • Over 5.7m overnight stays recorded across Iran in month 2020-06-26 19:27

    Over 5.7m overnight stays recorded across Iran in month

    TEHRAN – More than 5.7 million overnight stays, mainly by domestic travelers, were recorded across Iran during the month of Khordad (May 21 –June 20), deputy tourism minister has announced.