Iran extends UK flight ban to Feb. 19

TEHRAN - Iran has extended the ban on passenger flights to Britain until February 19 due to the spread of a new variant of the coronavirus, the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran announced.

‘Iran, Russia have high potential for medical co-op’

TEHRAN – Iran and Russia have high potential for cooperation in the field of medicine and vaccines, Mohammad Reza Shanehsaz, head of the Iranian Food and Drug Administration, has said.

Two Arab countries order to buy Iranian COVID-19 vaccine

TEHRAN – Pharmaceutical companies from two Arab countries have officially put in a request for buying the Iranian-made COVIRAN BAREKAT vaccine.

Iranian cineastes express sympathy over death of Ali Ansarian

TEHRAN – Iranian cineastes have expressed their sympathy over the death of actor and former footballer Ali Ansarian who died of COVID-19 on Wednesday.

Sistan-Baluchestan loses $34.2 million in tourism earnings as a result of COVID-19

TEHRAN – Iran’s southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan province has lost 1,440  billion rials ($34.2 million at the official exchange rate of 42,000 rials per dollar) in earnings from tourism as many potential visitors stay away due to the impact of the coronavirus, according to  Alireza Jalalzaei, the provincial tourism chief.

Iran imports Sputnik V vaccine, AstraZeneca on agenda

TEHRAN – The first consignment of Sputnik V, the Russian-made vaccine for the coronavirus, was imported on Thursday.

Infantino offers condolences on the passing of Ansarian

TEHRAN - FIFA President Gianni Infantino has expressed his deep condolences to Iran Football Federation over the passing of former Iran and Persepolis defender Ali Ansarian.

Iran has capacity to export homegrown COVID-19 vaccine

TEHRAN – There is a diversity of coronavirus vaccine being produced in Iran, so that the country has the capacity to export part of the products, Mohammad Reza Shanehsaz, head of the Food and Drug Administration, said on Wednesday.

Gholizadeh, Karimi dedicate their goals to late Minavand

TEHRAN – Ali Gholizadeh and Fereshteh Karimi dedicated their goals to former Persepolis and Iran midfielder Mehrdad Minavand.

Switzerland negotiating to buy COVID-19 vaccine from Iran

TEHRAN – The Swiss health ministry is negotiating with twenty countries, including Iran, to buy the coronavirus vaccine, and has established ‘special contacts’ in this regard.

New date for 2021 FIVB Volleyball U19 World C’ship announced

TEHRAN – Board of Directors of FIVB has accepted Iran Volleyball Federation’s proposed date for the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship.

Iran beach soccer training camp halted

TEHRAN - Iran beach soccer’s training camp has been halted due to coronavirus concerns.

Mental health photography contest centers on COVID-19

TEHRAN – COVID-19 has become the central theme of the 6th Mental Health International Exhibition of Photography as the disease has turned into the world’s major issue over the past year.

Abbas Saffari, poet of “Our Story”, dies of COVID-19

TEHRAN – Iranian poet and translator Abbas Saffari, the composer of the modern parody “Our Story” about Adam and Eve, died of COVID-19 on Tuesday at a hospital in Long Beach, California. He was 69.

ACL’s Group Stages to be played in centralized venues

TEHRAN - The biggest-ever Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League will be played in centralized group stages in the 2021 season.

Iranian Covid-19 vaccine shows no side effects on 21 volunteers

TEHRAN – Iranian-made coronavirus vaccine has been injected into 21 people through the first phase, which has not yet reported any serious side effects so far, Minoo Mohraz, member of the National Headquarters for Coronavirus Control has stated.

Martyr Soleimani plan: 61m Iranians undergone coronavirus screening

TEHRAN – Some 61 million people across the country have been screened for Covid-19 infection under the national plan named after martyr Qassem Soleimani, ISNA reported on Monday.

AFC cancels U16, U19 Asian Championships

TEHRAN - The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said on Monday that a number of competitions supposed to be held this year are canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including the AFC U16 and U19 Championships.

Fans to be allowed into stadiums from April: official

TEHRAN – The stadiums will be permitted to hold up the fans from the April, head of Iran Football League Organization, Soheil Mahdi, said.

Healthcare’s share of national budget surges twofold

TEHRAN – The national budget bill for the next calendar year (starting on March 20) has proposed 1.5 quadrillion rials (around $35 billion at the official rate of 42,000 rials) for the healthcare system, a more than twofold increase compared to the current year’s budget of 700 trillion rials (nearly $16 billion).

Western COVID-19 vaccines: An iron fist in a velvet glove?

TEHRAN- Since its emergence in Asia late last year, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is the defining global health crisis of the 21st century and the most demanding challenge since World War Two.

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HAMRAHE AVAL Breaks Record in Installing, Launching Mobile BTS Sites

Despite the toughest foreign sanctions imposed against the country, HAMRAHE AVAL (Mobile Company of Iran, MCI) could set a new record in the history of development of mobile phone network. Accordingly, the company managed to install 1333 new BTS locations of over 4,500 3% and 4G technology in 31 provinces of the country.