News Archive - 7 April 2020

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The exhibition showcased various products including coronavirus test kits, production line of facial masks, sanitizers as well as ventilator systems. It also presented some activities of Iranian Armed Forces in combat against the coronavirus. In this visit, Industry Minister Reza Rahmani and Vice-President for Science and Technology Sorena Sattari accompanied Rouhani. On Saturday,...

‘Limit’ is a short narrative movie that is 8 minutes long and deals with protecting a disabled person's rights. It is about a man in a quiet neighborhood who asks for help from people whom he is seeing until someone suddenly enters his home. The Columbus International Film & Animation...

He made the remarks on Sun. in his meeting with administrators of tour and travel agencies and ecotourism resorts of Kordestan province and emphasized the need for reducing aftereffects of the coronavirus outbreak on the tourism sector. He pointed to tourism along with agriculture as the most important economic capacities...

Starring Pulad Kimiai and Pejman Bazeghi, the film’s story is about the 1980s Iran-Iraq war. It is a sequel to Atshani’s 2010 movie ‘Democracy in the Daylight’.  After its second international screening at the film market of the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, the Iranian feature will now enjoy...

Parvin was born in 1907 in Tabriz, but then moved to Tehran with her family early in her life. In addition to formal schooling at the American Girls College in Tehran and graduating in 1924 from the Iran Bethel School, she obtained a solid understanding of Arabic and classical Persian literature from her father. For...

Under the coronavirus pandemic, world oil consumption is remarkably reduced and crude prices are being pushed into negative territory. Despite the demand shock and lowered refinery run (some up to 30% of their capacity), some of the most powerful crude producers, with shrinking storage space, have started to increase their...

Director-General of Markazi Customs Administration Esmaeil Hosseini said the figures on the province’s exports show an 18% increase in terms of volume and a 4% decline in terms of value year-on-year. Exports mainly included iron rebars, slabs, hydrocarbons, linear low-density polyethylene, polypropylene, high-density polyethylene, glass, crystalware fruit juice and potato chips, he...

Based on an agreement signed between RIPI and Aran Energy Systems Company in a ceremony attended by Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh on Saturday, the two sides will manufacture a number of the devices to be used in the public sector in a bid to reduce dependence on the imports...

The official also informed of the installation of South Pars Phase 11 jacket in the early months of the present Iranian calendar year (started March 20, 2020). He went on to say that "construction of the maritime section of South Pars joint field, except for Phase 11, ended last year."...

Secretary General Umberto de Pretto International Road Transport Union (IRU) congratulated the event saying that "Iran's Chabahar port can be a gateway for Indian goods to Afghanistan and central Asia." "The Iranian gateway can accelerate the transporting procedures up to 20 percent with lower prices," he added. “This first intermodal...

Abdullah Al-Afasi, Kuwait’s Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry, said the country's decision to resume importing foodstuff from the Islamic Republic of Iran was part of the efforts of the ministry to provide goods and meet demands of people in Kuwait’s central markets. In recent days, Kuwaiti markets have witnessed a shortage of...

Given the outbreak of coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, throughout the world and the significance of ensuring the health and wellbeing of people, health protocols and sanitary regulations are executed in all countries while admitting and transporting exported cargos, he added. Accordingly, health protocols are strictly observed with regards to...

According to him, 1,030 TEU of goods have been loaded and unloaded in the said time in the port, while Iran's trade transactions have been severely hit by Covid-19 as of its outbreak and its joint land borders with neighboring countries have halted their operation. "Non-oil exports have increased by...

He made the remark during a press conference on Monday that was held online due to the outbreak of coronavirus. To a question about the remarks by some American officials, including Donald Trump, about contacting Iran for suspension of sanctions, Mousavi said “there are too many inconsistencies in the remarks...

The religious leaders in the Islamic Republic of Iran and Qom express their deep concern about the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic and pray for a quick solution to this serious challenge and other crises in today's world. According to the teachings of Islam, Holy Quran, and tradition of the Holy...

The Lebanese al-Mayadeen television channel reported on Monday that the suspicious movements by the US Central Command (USCENTCOM) in western Iraq's Anbar province have recently increased as the US terrorists have installed and tested a drone equipped with counter rocket, artillery, and mortar (C-RAM) systems in Ain al-Assad airbase. The US-led coalition has...

“The US’ recent measures can be deemed dangerous for us and the whole region, and pose a much more threat to the regional peace and stability,” Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Abbas Mousavi said on Monday. “We consider the US moves volatilizing the region, and we hope Washington will finally follow...

Rouhani on Monday issued the required instructions for the received financial resources from NDFI, in a letter to Head of Plan and Budget Organization (PBO) Mohammad Bagher Nobakht. He urged Nobakht to spend the financial resources on meeting the needs of the Health Ministry and supplying medical equipment needs from domestic sources and knowledge-based...

In a statement on Sunday, the Taliban accused the US of breaching the deal by conducting drone strikes against civilians and accused the Afghan government of dithering about the release of Taliban prisoners as promised in the agreement. Taliban negotiators signed the deal with the US in Qatar on February...

Mikhail Mamiashvili, who is also the Russian Wrestling Federation president, made the remarks in an interview with Ria Novosti on Sunday.  “Today an online video conference was held with the participation of members of the United Wrestling World Bureau, which was hosted by UWW President Nenad Lalovich,” he said...

“Broad US-imposed economic sanctions are negatively affecting the Iranian government’s ability to adequately respond to the mounting health consequences of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic,” HRW said in a statement released on its website on Monday. “The US should take immediate action to ease sanctions and expand licensing of sanctions-exempt items to ensure Iran’s...

In an interview with Aljazeera Arabic, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad revealed the reasons for changing his feelings towards the British from feelings of love and admiration to hatred and discontent, as he revealed the plot they were planning towards his country, which is very similar to what they did...

"Despite the pandemic, IAEA verification and monitoring activities in Iran continue successfully," he tweeted. "Tehran provides all necessary cooperation," he wrote, "This interaction helps neutralize unscrupulous speculations regarding the Iranian nuclear program." The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi said it is necessary that...

“The bullying of the United States is being more portrayed during the coronavirus outbreak era and the US administration does not pay attention to ethical policies,” said Ali Rabiei on Monday in a presser held through video conference. The remarks come as US has refused to lift illegal sanctions against...

Zhanshu expressed regret about the infection of Larijani to Covid-19, hoping for his speedy recovery. He named Iran-China ties strategic, referring to their mutual efforts and support for each other in fight against the deadly virus. The Chinese official also voiced his country's readiness for further cooperation with Iran in fight against Covid-19.

He made the remarks in a phone conversation with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron on Mon. and said, “US sanctions imposed against the Islamic Republic of Iran is in violation of World Health Organization (WHO)’s rules and regulations.” He wished success for France’s government and people as well as...

They also called on Trump to save “potentially hundreds of thousands of lives” across the Middle East by easing medical and humanitarian sanctions on Iran, The Guardian reported. The call has the backing of the former EU Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini, the former director general of the World Health...

Some media outlets reported the sound of explosions around Ain al-Assad airbase in Anbar province in western Iraq, however, Iraqi sources denied the reports. The commander of Al-Badiyah and Al-Jazeera Operation which is affiliated with the Iraqi army denied any missile attacks against the American airbase. The commander issued a...

Last week, exasperated by the back-and-forth that has paralyzed the Council, including between China and the United States, nine of the 10 non-permanent members formally requested a meeting featuring a presentation by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, according to AFP. According to the latest global update on coronavirus, the total number of...

In his twitter account on Mon, he wrote, “#coronavirus crisis proved the US hegemony is incapable of world’s management, but also demonstrates its inability in statecraft. The crisis negates unipolarity & global order. The #post_corona world will have another shape, with more beliefs in God’s omnipotence.” MNA/4894102...

Iran’s budget for the present year (started March 20, 2020) has been prepared on expectations of selling one million barrels per day (bpd) of oil at an average price of $50 but the coronavirus pandemic put the global prices on an unprecedented downward trend with OPEC prices less than $20.

In an interview with Mehr News Agency correspondent on Mon., he said that the Office of International Business Development of the Vice-Presidency for Science and Technology has decided to support competent knowledge-based firms to be able to export volume of products to other countries. Export of knowledge-based firms is always...

During the meeting, Gharibi expressed hope that, as an ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran, he could take effective steps in strengthening the relations between the two countries and two nations. He had submitted a copy of his credentials to the Brazilian Deputy Foreign Minister Otavio Brandley last week.

In a tweet on Monday, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council noted that Iran should employ a homegrown scheme for the battle with the coronavirus that would entail “exclusive and indigenous initiatives”. “The economic consequences of the coronavirus are severe, but ‘doctors and workers’ are two main pillars of...

Italy's daily death toll also rose on Monday after several days of slowing, but Spain's fell for the fourth day. Italy has the highest total death toll, with 16,523 dying of the disease there, followed by Spain at 13,341. The number of infected cases in the two countries stands at...

‘Braceball’ will compete with other titles from around the world at the 10th edition of Lakeshorts International Short Film Festival in Canada. The event is slated for 26 September 2020 in Toronto. The Iranian short has also been accepted into the competition category of the 5th edition of Rare Disease...

As a sign of solidarity between the Belarusian government and the Iranian people in the fight against the coronavirus, the flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran has been put on display on the exterior facade of the National Library of Belarus for a week since April 2. In a...

Making the remarks in a press conference in Tehran on Tuesday, he said the Army will instead implement another plan dubbed ‘parade of service’ with the motto of ‘assistants of health’ across the country. The Army units will start implementing anti-coronavirus measures, including disinfecting public places, distributing sanitary packages in...

He suffered a knee injury in late December 2019 at the World Wrestling Clubs Cup held in Bojnurd, northeast Iran. Doctors have used a non-aggressive PRP therapy combined with special training to treat his injury so that he could reach the 2020 Olympics. In early March, he announced his return...

The inauguration ceremony was held in the presence of First Vice President Es'hagh Jahangiri. With the daily production capacity of 30,000 different types of filtered face masks, usable at hospitals, this industrial factory meets the demands of pharmacies, drugstores and medical centers of metropolis Tehran. This Industrial Group Complex, which has...

In a Tuesday tweet, Ulyanov wrote, “#US is not ready to think about sanctions relief for #Iran. OK, leave alone humanitarian considerations. In any case this is not pragmatic taking into account that COVID-19 can spill over to neighboring countries and affect 70 000 US troops in the region and...

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences has announced that a clinical trial began by Tehran’s Masih Daneshvari hospital on Sunday aimed at determining favipiravir’s effectiveness in treating patients infected with COVID-19.  Favipiravir, also known as Avigan, was developed by Fujifilm Toyama Chemical in 2014 used for the treatment of...

According to Ali Yusefi, head of Nowshahr customs office, dairy products, plastics, cement, and minerals, worth $32.92 million, constituted the lion’s share of the exports from the green province in the past year. The official noted that over 2 million tons of different products worth 685.776 million were...

The entities have sent their request to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, the President the Vice President of Spain, and the relevant embassies. In the statement, they stressed that the US unilateral sanctions prevent many international organizations from providing food and medicine to sanctioned countries. Amid...

In a twitter message, South Korean Embassy wished eradication of coronavirus in Iran and the world and added, "South Korea intends to send $200 million worth of medical equipment to Iran on behalf of people of this country in the fight against coronavirus, also known as COVID-19.". To date,...

He made the remarks in the open session of the Iranian Parliament on Tue. and said, “effective measures have thus far been taken in controlling the outbreak and we hope that by the end of the next Iranian month [May 20] we will have reached an important stage in battling the...

The inaugurated service seeks to facilitate and increase the security of Iran's international trade.  As reported, First Vice President Es'hagh Jahangiri, Trade Minister Reza Rahmani and Finance Minister Farhad Dejpasand, on Tuesday morning.  Your browser doesn't support video. Please download the file: video/mp4...

Iran’s Health Ministry Spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said that 2,089 more cases have tested positive with the virus in the past 24 hours, increasing the total number of infections in Iran to 62,859. He added that 27,039 patients suffering from the novel coronavirus have recovered and been discharged from hospitals so...

Written and directed by Saman Kafi, the Iranian short film ‘Miracle’ will take part at the International Documentary Film Festival “Interdoc”, which will be held from April 30 to May 2, 2020, in Moscow and more than 50 cities of Russia and the World. The festival will feature various themes...

The decision was made today at the open session of the Parliament which was the first one held in the new Iranian calendar year and after the implementation of social distancing guidelines. The national taskforce for fighting COVID-19 had ordered on the closure of the Parliament in the early stages...

"#WorldHealthDay is a timely day for rethinking abt post-corona world," wrote Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Mousavi on Tuesday, April 7, which marks the World Health Day under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization. He went on to add "#CoronaCrisis is an opportunity, if the global fighting on #COVID19 will...

French President Emmanuel Macron, in a phone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani on Monday, stated the readiness of France and European partners to continue humanitarian cooperation with Iran, the Elysee Palace said in a statement. "He expressed solidarity with the Iranian people, severely affected by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic," it said. "He recalled...

“Coronavirus is a divine test that its social effects should be studied and its threats should be turned into an opportunity by revising some economic structures,” Larijani said in a phone conversation with MP Hamidreza Fouladgar, chairman of the committee on supporting domestic production. “This depends on reforming economic structures...

Addressing a presser on Tuesday, the judiciary spokesman referred to Washington’s economic terrorism against Tehran, especially under the current circumstances of the pandemic outbreak, saying, “None of the US’ measures are compatible with human rights.” Noting that everybody with any race, nationality, and language has an equal right to...

During the conversation, Hanachi expressed gratitude for Turkey's humanitarian aid to Iran amid the coronavirus outbreak. He also referred to the challenges that Tehran is faced with in the fight against the virus under the cruel US sanctions, urging the issue to be discussed in the upcoming World Cities Summit.

BANDAR ABBAS, Apr. 05 (MNA) – The Iranian Navy has launched a 100-bed mobile hospital in the southern city of Bandar Abbas, offering medical services to coronavirus patients.    ...

TEHRAN, Apr. 05 (MNA) – Various countries, including Iran, have used 3D video-mapping images to voice solidarity with each other in their fight to contain the coronavirus pandemic.         ...

KARAJ, Apr. 06 (MNA) – Chamran's Park tulip garden in Karaj province used to host a large number of visitor in Spring. However, the coronavirus outbreak has left it vacant this year. About 300 types of flowers and plant species are grown in the park.    ...

TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) – Shahriar St. in downtown Tehran where landmark performing arts complex Vahdat Hall is located, has been paved with cobblestones. Vahdat Hall has been the main venue for many major and international performances and musical events.      ...

TEHRAN, Apr. 05 (MNA) – An Iranian-made electro-optical screening system for checking body temperature at crowded places to contain coronavirus was unveiled on Sunday at Baqiyatallah Hospital in Tehran.     ...

TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) – In a ceremony on Sunday, 150,000 bottles of hand sanitizer produced by Khwarizmi Technology Development, valued at around 120 billion rials (near $800,000), were offered to hospitals in 20 different provinces.   ...

TEHRAN, Apr. 07 (MNA) – Chaired by First Deputy Parliament Speaker Masoud Pezeshkian, the open session of the Iranian Parliament was held on Tuesday morning to review the coronavirus outbreak in Iran and also to pose questions to Minister of Health and Medical Education Saeed Namak on a series...

BOJNURD, Apr. 07 (MNA) – The Nationwide Biological Defense Drill was held in Bojnurd, North Khorasan province today with the aim of removing pollution and disinfecting thoroughfares and streets of the city.      ...