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2021-04-11 16:58
Lake Urmia’s surface increased by over 1500 km²
TEHRAN – Lake Urmia’s surface area has reached up to 2,917 square kilometers, indicating 1,582 square kilometers increase in comparison to 2013 when the Lake Urmia Restoration Program began.
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2021-04-10 17:08
Charity foundation to support 1,240 production units in deprived areas
TEHRAN – Barekat Charity Foundation, affiliated with the Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam, planned to revitalize and support 1,240 production units in deprived areas in the current Iranian calendar year (started March 20).
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2021-04-10 17:08
IRGC hospitals double capacity to battle coronavirus
TEHRAN – Due to the rising number of coronavirus patients, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has doubled the number of beds in its affiliated hospitals allocated to the treatment of COVID-19 patients.
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2021-04-10 17:07
Medical equipment export grows by 23% despite sanctions
TEHRAN – The export of medical equipment experienced a growth rate of 23 percent over the past [Iranian calendar] year (March 2020-March 2021) despite U.S. sanctions, Mohammad Reza Shanehsaz, head of the Food and Drug Administration, said.
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2021-04-09 19:14
Ten-day lockdown begins tomorrow to curb pandemic
TEHRAN – The National Headquarters for Coronavirus Control has announced a new lockdown for ten days from tomorrow as the country continues to battle a fourth wave of the coronavirus.
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2021-04-09 19:13
National subway train unveiled
TEHRAN – The first domestically-manufactured subway train was unveiled on Thursday with President Hassan Rouhni in attendance, IRIB reported.
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2021-04-09 18:55
‘Sympathetic Iran’ to begin helping deprived affected by pandemic
TEHRAN – The third phase of Iran-e Hamdel (literally meaning sympathetic Iran) national campaign will kick off by the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan (April 13) to help the financially struggling families affected by the coronavirus.
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2021-04-07 17:10
Nationwide lockdown necessary to contain COVID-19: health ministry
TEHRAN – The Iranian Ministry of Health has announced that a nationwide lockdown is necessary for two weeks in order to curb the recent wave of coronavirus which has surged infections and mortalities following the Noruz (New Year holidays).
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2021-04-07 17:10
Health insurance for 120,000 refugees in Iran: UNHCR
TEHRAN – Some 120,000 refugees residing in Iran are now covered by health insurance, According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
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2021-04-07 16:33
World Health Day: Together we can reach fairer, healthier world
TEHRAN – The World Health Day was commemorated jointly by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Iran and the Ministry of Health and Medical Education on Wednesday in Tehran, according to the WHO report.
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2021-04-06 17:07
Second Iranian COVID-19 vaccine to be mass-produced in August
TEHRAN – The second Iranian coronavirus vaccine, Razi Cov Pars, which started the clinical trial on February 27, will be mass-produced in early August, ISNA report on Tuesday.
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2021-04-06 17:05
Over 15,000 COVID-19 recovered patients donate plasma
TEHRAN – Some 15,039 plasma units have been donated since April 2020 by patients who have been recovered from COVID-19 throughout the country, Bashir Haji Beigi, spokesman for the Blood Transfusion Organization has announced.
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2021-04-06 16:46
By Faranak Bakhtiari
6 Iranian universities in QS Rankings 2021
TEHRAN – Six Iranian universities have been placed among the world’s top universities announced by the prestigious Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings 2021.
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2021-04-05 18:15
First batch of COVAX vaccine arrives in Tehran
TEHRAN – The first shipment of the COVAX vaccine was delivered to Iran on Sunday, Food and Drug Administration spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said.
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2021-04-05 18:11
Over 6,000 jobs created for women heads of households
TEHRAN – Some 6,200 sustainable jobs have been generated for female heads of households in 24 provinces across the country over the past two years, IRNA reported on Monday.
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2021-04-05 17:39
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Iran among world’s richest in biodiversity, genetics
TEHRAN – There are 11 types of ecosystems in the world, 9 of which are identified in Iran. Moreover, out of 42 types of wetlands, 41 types exist in the country. Therefore, Iran is one of the 20 countries rich in biodiversity and genetics.
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2021-04-04 18:02
COVID-19 screening for 100,000 passengers at borders
TEHRAN – Approximately 100,000 passengers have so far been tested for coronavirus at the country's official borders, head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society said on Sunday.
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2021-04-04 17:42
Charity foundation supports treatment of 7,000 infertile couples
TEHRAN – Barekat Charity Foundation, affiliated to Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam, has financially supported 7,000 infertile couples in rural areas to receive necessary treatments.
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2021-04-04 16:28
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Nanotech increasing pace of development in Iran
TEHRAN – Nanotechnology’s trend of development is growing in Iran, as the number of nanoproducts and equipment developed in the previous [Iranian calendar] year (March 20) increased to 750, compared with 647 a year before.
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2021-04-03 18:20
Iran to probably face drought this year: expert
TEHRAN – Iran will probably experience drought over the current [Iranian calendar] year (began on March 21), as only four provinces out of 31 provinces of the country received normal rainfall last year, director of flood control at Forests, Rangelands, and Watershed Management Organization said.
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2021-04-03 18:18
Coronavirus vaccination begins for autistic adults
TEHRAN – The first phase of vaccination against coronavirus for autistic people over the age of 18 started in Iran on Saturday.
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2021-04-03 13:28
Iran set to close borders with Turkey to curb COVID-19
TEHRAN – The Iranian health minister has issued an order, restricting travels to and from Turkey for a week in a bid to help contain the new coronavirus variant.
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2021-04-02 16:02
$857m allocated to school renovation in 8 years
TEHRAN – A total of 36 trillion rials (nearly $857 million at the official rate of 42,000 rials) has been allocated to renovate the schools nationwide over the past 8 years, Seyed Mohammad-Ali Afshani, former head of the Organization for Development, Renovation, and Equipping Schools, said.
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2021-04-02 15:58
Over 6,000 passengers tested for COVID-19 at Iranian borders
TEHRAN – Some 6,173 suspected passengers have undergone PCR tests for coronavirus at the country's official borders since March 20, a spokesman for the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), has said.
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2021-04-02 12:38
Iran to start producing Sputnik V vaccine this month
TEHRAN – An Iranian company is cooperating with Russia to produce the “Sputnik V” vaccine this month, the Iranian ambassador to Russia has announced.
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2021-03-30 13:17
Thousands of migratory birds reach wetland in southern Iran
TEHRAN – Some 10,000 migratory birds flying from Siberia and Central Asia have so far reached Khor Azini wetland in the southern Sirik county, Hormozgan province.
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2021-03-30 11:49
Iran’s ‘Fakhra’ vaccine to be mass-produced by late May
TEHRAN – Iran will start mass production of homegrown ‘Fakhra’ vaccine for COVID-19 by the end of the third Iranian calendar month of Khordad (May 21).
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2021-03-30 10:52
Literacy programs provided for 1.3m prisoners, armed forces
TEHRAN – The Literacy Movement Organization of Iran has so far provided more than 1.3 million prisoners and armed forces with literacy programs.
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2021-03-29 17:33
Smuggled goods worth $24m seized in a day
TEHRAN – Smuggled goods worth one trillion rials (nearly $24 million at the official rate of 42,000 rials) have been discovered across the country over the past 24 hours, police official Jalal Amini said on Monday.
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2021-03-29 11:21
Ayatollah Khamenei pardons, commutes sentences of 1,849 prisoners
TEHRAN - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday approved a proposal by Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi to pardon or commute the sentences of 1,849 convicts found guilty by various courts, IRIB reported.
