Sayuti Yahaya Iddi was former Ghanaian envoy to Tehran.In the meantime, outgoing ambassador of Senegal to Tehran met with the Iranian foreign minister to bid farewell at the end of his diplomatic mission in Iran. Earlier, Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo said in a meeting with Iran's Ambassador to Accra Nosratollah Maleki that he …
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COVID-19 kills 121 more people in Iran
Sima Sadat Lari said that with the 121 new victims, the country's total COVID-19 deaths mounted to 54,814.Some 5,908 new cases of infection with the COVID-19 were found over the past 24 hours, some 798 of whom have been hospitalized, she added. Sadat Lari noted that 960,751 patients out of …
Read More »Iran’s Red Crescent Society to receive 150,000 doses of Pfizer vaccines
Karim Hemmati, the head of IRCS, told IRNA on Monday that the Pfizer vaccines have been donated by a charity group of Iranian people living abroad.He said that the donation has been made in cooperation with the Ministry of Health. The country needs some 19 to 20 million doses of …
Read More »“Persian Garden”, Iran’s lost paradise
According to IRNA Arts and Culture Desk, a Persian garden is the particular feature of a land that has always been fighting against draught. This rare gem dictates water scarcity’s rule in designing the architecture of the garden which gives the Persian garden a very special characteristic, but such Persian …
Read More »Afghan political party leader decries General Soleimani’s assassination “blatant violation of international law”
Speaking to IRNA few days ahead of the martyrdom anniversary of General Soleimani, the Afghan politician said that the terror attack is not forgivable by any means and has to be prosecuted at international bodies. He reiterated that the assassination of the Iranian general was condemned by most of the world …
Read More »FM Spox: US has turned neighboring countries into hubs of insecurity against Iran
He made the remark in his Monday morning virtual press briefing where he said Iran has once and again asked its friendly neighbors to fulfill their responsibilities in face of aggressive measures of the White House regime.However, he added, Iran never doubts its right to legitimate defense which has bestowed …
Read More »Headlines in Iranian English-language dailies on December 28
** IRAN DAILY--Minister: Coronavirus figures in Iran declining amid surge in other countries Iran’s Health Minister Saeid Namaki said despite the increase in the number of coronavirus infections and deaths in many countries in the world, the figures in Iran are declining.Unlike the European and American countries, Iran is in …
Read More »Iran’s “Forty-Seven” wins two prizes in Indian film festival
Forty-Seven was given the prizes for best sound design (Ramin Abolsedgh) and best cinematography (Hashem Moradi).Abolsedgh is among very few Iranians to have received an international prize for sound design. Forty-Seven is an episodic story about three middle-aged women from three social classes who somehow affect each other's lives on the …
Read More »Iran, Azerbaijan urge coop on power plants
During the meeting, the two states urged speeding up the construction of Khod Afarin and Qiz Qalehsi dams and power plants on the Aras border river.Also, both sides agreed to jointly refurbish and renovate historic bridges of Khoda Afarin Dam, which are among cultural heritage. 3266**2050 Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish …
Read More »Iran has always played active role in history: FM
Addressing the fourth Conference on the History of Iran’s Foreign Policy, which was held via video conference, FM Zarif noted that the history of the country’s foreign relations is full of endeavors and sacrifices by the Iranian people in the face of foreign invasions as well as the story of …
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