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2021-05-18 18:55
Iranians donate medical supplies worth $100,000 to Gaza
TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) will send medical supplies and equipment worth $100,000 supplied through public donations to Palestinian people in Gaza.
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2021-05-18 18:54
No COVID-19 vaccine export until domestic need is met
TEHRAN – No homegrown COVID-19 vaccine will be exported until the domestic need is fully met, although several countries have asked for purchasing the COVIRAN BAREKAT vaccine, Mohammad Mokhber, the head of the Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam, has said.
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2021-05-18 18:42
National campaign to ease water stress in 4 provinces
TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) will launch a campaign for the fourth time to solicit public donations to ease water stress in four drought-ridden provinces of the country.
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2021-05-17 17:47
25 injured as magnitude 5.5 quake hits northeast Iran
TEHRAN – A 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck the northeastern North Khorasan province on Monday, leaving at least 25 people injured.
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2021-05-17 17:44
Iran receives second shipment of COVAX vaccines
TEHRAN – Iran has received the second batch of the COVID-19 vaccine from the COVAX facility on Sunday.
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2021-05-17 17:41
Iran ready to provide medical treatment for victims of Israeli attacks on Gaza
TEHRAN – Iran's Emergency Services Organization has announced readiness to provide medical treatment for the victims of the Zionist regime's brutal attacks on Gaza.
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2021-05-16 19:31
Iran asks Russia for clarification on death of Caspian seals
TEHRAN – The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is negotiating with Russia to officially receive clarification on the death of 170 Caspian seals which found dead on the shores of the Republic of Dagestan in early May.
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2021-05-16 19:28
IRGC smashes large gang smuggling drugs to Europe
TEHRAN – The Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has smashed a large gang that was smuggling narcotics to Europe, IRIB reported on Sunday.
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2021-05-16 17:26
Benefactors donate $285m to deprived families in Ramadan
TEHRAN – Philanthropists contributed some 12 trillion rials (around $285 million at the official rate of 42,000 rials) to support deprived families through a national campaign during the holy month of Ramadan (ended May 12 this year).
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2021-05-15 17:40
Lake Urmia revival eradicates 450,000 ha of SDS hotspots
TEHRAN – The restoration of Lake Urmia has eradicated 450,000 hectares of sand and dust storm (SDS) hotspots, according to the latest studies.
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2021-05-15 17:36
Philanthropists donate 71% more to support orphans
TEHRAN – Iranian benefactors have made cash contributions amounting to 15 trillion rials (about $357 million at the official rate of 42,000 rials) to orphaned children over the last [Iranian calendar] year (March 2020 – March 2021), an increase of 71 percent year on year.
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2021-05-15 17:24
People over 75 being vaccinated against coronavirus
TEHRAN – Coronavirus vaccination started for people aged 75 or above on Saturday, Alireza Raeisi, the deputy health minister, has announced.
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2021-05-14 15:50
Over 43 tons of narcotics seized in two weeks
TEHRAN – More than 43 tons of narcotics have been confiscated from smugglers across the country over the past two weeks, Naser Aslani, an official with the anti-narcotics police, has said.
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2021-05-14 15:49
Iran, Russia discuss fight against drug trafficking
TEHRAN – The Iranian anti-narcotics police chief Majid Karimi, and the representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Iran, Alexey Vladimirovich Kozhukhov, discussed ways of cooperation to fight against drug trafficking.
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2021-05-14 15:47
1,401 birth certificates issued for children of Iranian mothers, foreign fathers
TEHRAN – Birth certificates have so far been issued to 1,401 children born to Iranian mothers and foreign fathers, Seifollah Aboutorabi, the National Organization for Civil Registration spokesman, said on Thursday.
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2021-05-11 16:43
Blood donation up 27% during Qadr nights
TEHRAN – Iranian people donated 141,148 units of blood during Qadr nights - the 19th, 21st, and 23rd of the holy month of Ramadan fall on May 13th, 15th, and 17th this year – an increase of 27 percent year on year.
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2021-05-11 16:43
ICRC ready to support Iran’s IRCS for vaccinating refugees
TEHRAN – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is ready to support the Iranian Red Crescent Society for vaccinating refugees living in the country against the coronavirus.
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2021-05-11 16:40
COVIRAN BAREKAT vaccine unveiled
TEHRAN – The first batch of COVIRAN BAREKAT, equaling 300,000 doses of the first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by the Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam, was unveiled in a ceremony on Tuesday.
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2021-05-10 16:22
Smuggled goods worth $70m confiscated
TEHRAN – Some 2.9 trillion rials (nearly $70 million at the official rate of 42,000 rials) worth of smuggled goods have been seized across the country.
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2021-05-10 16:21
Some $766m proposed to drought management projects
TEHRAN – A total of 3.2 trillion rials (nearly $766 million at the official rate of 42,000 rials) has been proposed for drought management projects with the priority given to the immediate supply of fresh water in urban areas across the country.
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2021-05-10 16:18
IRCS inaugurates 5,400 ‘crescent houses’ nationwide
TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) inaugurated 5,400 “crescent houses” across the country on Monday to expand services of volunteer members to the needy in normal and critical situations in urban and rural areas.
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2021-05-09 17:12
Iran asks ICRC to provide 2m COVID-19 vaccines for Afghan refugees
TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has asked the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to provide 2 million doses of coronavirus vaccine to be used for Afghan refugees.
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2021-05-09 17:10
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Let’s unite to preserve bird habitats
TEHRAN – We must unite globally to protect the migratory birds and the habitats they depend on to survive.
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2021-05-09 16:51
Over 50,000 ha of desert areas to be rehabilitated
TEHRAN – At least 50,000 hectares of the country’s desert areas will be protected and rehabilitated through implementing sustainable exploitation projects with the participation of local communities, Vahid Jafarian, an official with the Forests, Rangelands, and Watershed Management Organization said.
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2021-05-08 17:43
Flood hits 17 provinces across Iran
TEHRAN – Flood has stricken at least 17 provinces across the country over the past nine days, IRNA news agency reported on Saturday.
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2021-05-08 17:42
Police discover 1.1 tons of narcotics in Sistan-Baluchestan
TEHRAN – The Iranian police have disbanded two large smuggling gangs in the eastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan, discovering around 1.1 tons of narcotics, IRNA reported on Saturday.
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2021-05-08 17:39
By Faranak Bakhtiari
COVID-19 vaccination should prioritize rare disease patients
TEHRAN – Patients with rare and hard-to-treat diseases should be prioritized to be vaccinated against coronavirus, while more vulnerable patients are given a higher priority.
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2021-05-07 17:24
Philanthropists donate $10m to youth marriage
TEHRAN – Iranian benefactors have provided 37,864 home appliances worth 419 billion rials (nearly $10 million at the official rate of 42,000 rials) to support the marriage of financially struggling couples.
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2021-05-07 17:21
Foreign students in Iranian universities more than tripled
TEHRAN – In 2013, some 18,000 foreign nationals were studying in Iranian universities, now the figure has increased by 3.2 times, reaching up 58,000, Mojtaba Sedighi, deputy minister of science has stated, IRNA reported on Thursday.
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2021-05-07 17:19
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Iran’s significant contribution to world’s scientific growth
TEHRAN – The share of Iranian articles with international participation has had significant growth of 209 percent during an eight-year period (2013-2020), becoming the Islamic world’s leading country in science diplomacy, according to the Scopus International Citation Database.
