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Iran COVID-19 death toll drops to 81

Iran COVID-19 death toll drops to 81

Lari said that another 81 people have lost their lives due to the deadly virus during the past 24 hours in Iran.According to her report, the number of the total death toll reached 56,538, she added. Elaborating on the latest situation of the coronavirus pandemic in Iran, Lari said that …

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Iran, Turkmenistan trade up by 300%

Iran, Turkmenistan trade up by 300%

Trade resumed after reopening the cross-border customs offices ending the closures due to the spread of the coronavirus, Gholam-Ali Arbab-Khales told IRNA.He said that export and import through Iran-Turkmenistan road and railway have made a noticeable growth in the period compared to that of the previous year. He said that Iran expressed …

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Government has built 64 hospitals in seven years: Minister

Government has built 64 hospitals in seven years: Minister

Eslami made the remarks on the sidelines of a visit to the construction site of a hospital in Mehdishahr, Seman Province, east of Tehran.Eslami said that during the coronavirus pandemic, the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development has built 13 hospitals with 1,100 beds and handed them over to the …

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President Rouhani opens extra heavy crude oil refinery in Persian Gulf Qeshm Island

President Rouhani opens extra heavy crude oil refinery in Persian Gulf Qeshm Island

The 61 projects cost 9,200 billion tomans. 28 of the projects opened in Qeshm Island, the most important of which was the extra heavy crude oil refinery. The projects in Qeshm cost $ 240 million and 17,436 billion rials. Hamid-Reza Momeni, the head of Qeshm Free Trade Zone, said in …

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Headlines in Iranian English-language dailies on January 14

Headlines in Iranian English-language dailies on January 14

** IRAN DAILYRouhani: End of Trump era heralds failure of economic terrorism, bullying - Iran’s president said the American society is now faced with a huge rift ahead of a transition of power in the country while the Iranian nation celebrates the “disgraceful” end of President Donald Trump’s era. Zarif …

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Iran kicks off R&D to upgrade fuel for Tehran Research Reactor: Official

Iran kicks off R&D to upgrade fuel for Tehran Research Reactor: Official

Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the Vienna-based International Organizations, said that Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi released a report on Wednesday, informing member states of the agency that Iran has started upgrading fuel for the Tehran Research Reactor. Gharibabadi also elaborated …

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Iran, Nakhichevan survey cooperation opportunities in rail transportation field

Iran, Nakhichevan survey cooperation opportunities in rail transportation field

The head of Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic Railways Organization on Wednesday in the meeting referred to the recently emerged opportunities in the region after the end of Karabakh war, including the international connection ways, expressing certainty that the occurred events have been to the benefit of the entire regional countries, including …

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Supreme Leader’s decree, a source of inspiration to overcome divisions: Pakistani Religious Minister

Supreme Leader’s decree, a source of inspiration to overcome divisions: Pakistani Religious Minister

Pir Noor-ul-Haq Qadri expressed these views during a meeting with the Ambassador of Iran to Pakistan Seyed Mohammad Ali Hosseini here on Wednesday.The two sides discussed a wide range of issues related to Iran-Pakistan bilateral relations, the unity of the Islamic world, strengthening cohesion and unity among Islamic nations against …

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FM Zarif: Iran, Iraq judicial courts legal venues for pursuit of Gen. Soleimani assassins

FM Zarif: Iran, Iraq judicial courts legal venues for pursuit of Gen. Soleimani assassins

Zarif made the remarks at the policy council meeting of the International Conference on Legal and International Demands of Holy Defense on Wednesday.He said that the places for the legal pursuit of assassination of General Soleimani and his entourage are the judicial courts of Iran and Iraq.  Referring to a …

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Pakistani daily criticizes US action against Ansarullah

Pakistani daily criticizes US action against Ansarullah

‘Dawn’ in its editorial comments on Wednesday said Yemen’s Houthi movement, also known as Ansarullah, is one of the primary political players in that country.Principally representing the country’s northern Zaidi Shia tribes, it has been in the thick of Yemen’s civil war, as well as the confrontation with the Saudi-led coalition …

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