Morad Ali Tatar told IRNA that border trade and movement of cargo trucks are underway via Parviz Khan border post with Iraq.Iraqi drivers went on strike to protest an Iraqi law that make them pay insurance fee for possible compensatory damages may occur on cargoes in the process of shipment by the trucks, …
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WHO delivers more COVID-19 test kits to Iran
The test kits facilitate almost 120,000 COVID-19 tests to screen and confirm disease status in suspected COVID-19 patients.In a handover by the WHO Representative in Iran, Dr. Christoph Hamelmann, the kits were delivered to the national laboratory network established by Iran's Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MoHME). The country's …
Read More »Second group of Iranians living in Spain return home
Following the outbreak of coronavirus and the request of Iranians to return to the country, the second group of Iranians residing in Spain, comprising 174 people, returned to the country on Wednesday.The first group of Iranian expatriates in Spain demanding return to the country, including students, returned home on Monday …
Read More »Iranian, Austrian presidents call for int’l cooperation on combating coronavirus pandemic
President Hassan Rouhani and his Austrian counterpart Alexander Van der Bellen also described US sanctions as impediment for meeting medical needs and expressed opposition to the continued sanctions.Despite the current difficult conditions to fight coronavirus, the US still continues sanctions on Iran's pharmaceutical and medical sectors, Rouhani said, noting that …
Read More »WHO delivers more anti-COVID19 medicines to Iran
The Solidarity Trial is a large, international study designed to discover which treatments for COVID-19 are the most effective. It provides simplified procedures to enable even hospitals that have been a very high caseload. More than 100 countries from all parts of the world are participating. Two countries in the …
Read More »Official: Sarakhs-Turkmenistan rail border to reopen soon
Speaking to IRNA, Mohammad Reza Rajabi Moghaddam said launching disinfecting tunnels has paved the way for disinfecting train wagons and as a result of trade interactions with the Central Asian states will be resumed. After disinfecting wagons, Iranian locomotive will be separated from the train and Turkmen locomotive will be …
Read More »Iran keeps on with helping nations in need: Spox
Mousavi tweeted with the hashtag of Stronger Together, “As Iran has progressed in flattening the COVID-19 curve, [Foreign] Minister [Mohammad-Javad] Zarif promised to supply the world with COVID19-related devices and equipment.”Mousavi wrote, "As a gesture of solidarity Iran has sent medical items to Afghanistan, Lebanon, and Germany recently." "Iran will …
Read More »AMF secretary general urges traveling to Shiraz in post-corona era
In his message, Goshtasb Mozaffari described Shiraz as city of history, poetry, literature and of course city of warm and hospitable people, as well as a city which houses the capital of Achaemenids and tomb of Cyrus.Shiraz is a city where the tomb of Sa'adi, the renowned Persian poet, social philosopher and …
Read More »Direct flight from Madrid to Tehran resumes after 16 years
According to Iran's Embassy to Spain, first group of Iranians residing in Spain comprising 170 people returned home on Monday.Applying for return tickets still continues and second group of Iranians will return to Tehran on Wednesday. Following the request of a significant number of Iranians living in Spain to return …
Read More »Butane production doubles in phases 17, 18 of South Pars Gas Field
Hassan Asaadi told IRNA that the most distinguished achievement of the refinery was production of ethane, propane, and butane, as well as complete overhaul.Asaadi said that propane production increased by 71% in phases 17 and 18, adding that this year production of ethane will increase in the two phases. Phases …
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