English-language website "Arab News" on Thursday quoted Sheikh Rashid Ahmad as saying the fencing of border with Iran is coming to an end.The minister also said the fencing of the Pakistani border with Afghanistan is 89 percent complete. Talking to Arab News, Rashid said infiltration, smuggling and many illegal activities …
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Iranian trucks resume trips to Afghanistan via Dogharoun border
The Head of the Crisis Management Department of Khorasan Razavi Province Mohsen Nejat said that the trucks exclude fuel items.He further noted that Iran has voiced readiness to dispatch heavy vehicles to clear the incident area. On Feb 13, the explosion of fuel tankers at a customs post in Afghanistan’s …
Read More »Iran’s actions on non-communicable diseases sets model for ME: WHO official
World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Eastern Mediterranean Ahmad al-Manzari, who has paid a visit to Iran, said that the national action plan of Iran to manage non-communicable diseases must take into account by the regional states.He termed the COVID-19 as an opportunity for health systems in the world …
Read More »Official: Iran identifies 21 cases of UK mutation coronavirus
So far 4 Iranians have died from the new mutation coronavirus in the country, Raeisi said.He added that patients infected with the new mutation coronavirus are from the provinces of Tehran, Alborz, Qazvin, and Khouzestan. Earlier today, Iran's Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said that the death toll caused …
Read More »Beautiful presence of gulls in Iran
[unable to retrieve full-text content]This series of photos depicts some large white-headed gulls that are flying beautifully in Shiraz city of Iran. Feb 18, IRNA/ Reza Ghaderi IRNA English
Read More »Founder of Muaythai in Iran receives highest technical title
The head of the Muaythai Association of Iran Javad Nasiri, on behalf of the World Federation, awarded the world's highest Muaytah Grand Prix to Mohammad Agha Tohidi to praise his everlasting success in the sport.Previously, only the President of the International Federation of Muaythai Associations had received the badge. 7129**1424 …
Read More »Iran’s foreign trade to reach $60bn by yearend: MP
Referring to Iran’s $ 2.5 billion trade deficit in transactions with other countries, the lawmaker said, "Our efforts have to be focused on returning to the previous conditions."Ebrahimi said that the country is going through a tough economic period, but is still making progress despite all the difficulties. The lawmaker, …
Read More »UNIDO, Japan continue to support a sustainable tuna fish value chain in Iran
Building on earlier interventions to build the capacity of the tuna value chain in Chabahar, the initiative will support the ability of local fishermen to access new markets while at the same time reduce the risk of overfishing. Currently, although tuna caught in the Chabahar region is of high quality, most …
Read More »COVID-19 claims 80 more lives in Iran: Official
Some 8,066 new cases of infection with the COVID-19 were found over the past 24 hours, some 578 of whom have been hospitalized, Lari said.She added that with the 80 new victims, the country's total COVID-19 deaths mounted to 59,264. Lari noted that 1,324,231 patients out of a total of …
Read More »Winter blossoms in northern Iran
Trees with blooming blossoms as the weather becomes warm in the midst of winter are seen in a series of photos taken from the northern Iranian province of Gilan. Feb 18, 2021. IRNA/Abouzar Hamidi Jirandeh 9341**2050 Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish IRNA English
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