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2021-02-12 16:39
Even ‘illegal migrants’ in Iran will get COVID-19 vaccine
TEHRAN – All foreign nationals residing in Iran, even those who are undocumented, will be included in the program for vaccination against the coronavirus, Health Ministry’s spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour has said.
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2021-02-10 15:06
Tehran, Moscow sign MOU to enhance pharmaceutical cooperation
TEHRAN – Representatives of Iranian and Russian health ministries signed a memorandum of understanding in Moscow on Wednesday to enhance cooperation in the pharmaceutical sector, especially the production of medicines and vaccines.
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2021-02-10 10:48
Iran hopes to be among first countries to complete COVID-19 vaccination
TEHRAN – Vaccination of the whole population against the coronavirus will be completed in the next Iranian calendar year (March 2021-March 2022) and it is hoped that Iran will be one of the first countries in this regard, the Food and Drug Organization’s spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour has said.
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2021-02-07 20:53
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.
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2021-02-07 17:13
‘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.
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2021-02-07 12:33
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.
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2021-02-05 18:41
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.
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2021-02-05 18:10
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.
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2021-02-05 15:37
By Mehdi Garshasbi
Global Innovation Index puts Iran 4th in West Asia
TEHRAN – Iran has ranked 60th in the world and 4th in West Asia in the 2021 Global Innovation Index which analyzes dozens of criteria using seven equally weighted metrics, including research and development spending, manufacturing capability, and concentration of high-tech public companies.
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2021-02-05 15:26
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.
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2021-02-05 13:40
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.
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2021-02-04 12:49
Former Persepolis defender Ali Ansarian laid to rest
TEHRAN – Ex-Iran and Persepolis defender Ali Ansarian, who died of coronavirus, was laid to rest on Thursday.
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2021-02-03 18:10
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.
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2021/02/02
By Azin Sahabi
Crisis Group recommends how to revive the JCPOA
TEHRAN- The International Crisis Group (ICG), also known as the Crisis Group, is a transnational think tank run by policymakers and academics. It conducts research and analysis on global crises. The ICG has described itself as "working to prevent wars and shape policies that will build a more peaceful world."
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2021-01-31 18:36
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.
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2021-01-30 17:18
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.
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2021-01-30 15:00
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.
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2021-01-27 23:34
Former Iran and Persepolis midfielder Minavand dies
TEHRAN – Former Iran and Persepolis football team midfielder Mehrdad Minavand passed away aged 45.
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2021-01-27 00:07
Iran beach soccer training camp halted
TEHRAN - Iran beach soccer’s training camp has been halted due to coronavirus concerns.
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2021-01-26 18:53
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.
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2021-01-26 18:50
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.
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2021-01-26 17:18
Saipa crowned champions of Iran volleyball league
TEHRAN – Saipa claimed the title of the 20th edition of Iran Women’s Volleyball Super League on Tuesday.
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2021-01-26 14:25
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.
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2021-01-25 18:04
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.
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2021-01-25 18:01
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.
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2021-01-25 16:10
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.
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2021-01-25 16:01
Widespread arrests & dozens of police injured in pro-Navalny protests in Russia
Russian police have arrested more than 3,300 people who rallied in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Saturday. The US Embassy in Moscow posted a series of ‘protest routes’ marking the locations where demonstrators planned to meet on Twitter. Later, Russia’s Foreign Minister said, “Hypocrisy is a tool of US diplomacy that has become especially dangerous during the Covid-19 pandemic,” adding “Take care of your own problems and stop interfering in the internal affairs of other nations.”
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2021-01-24 19:08
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.
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2021-01-23 17:28
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Education for COVID-19 generation
TEHRAN – As the global pandemic lurches toward a second year, numerous challenges and threats are targeting humanity, especially the education of over 1.5 billion students whose learning has been hampered due to school closures.
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2021-01-22 16:49
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).
