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Iran vaccine gets license for clinical trial among 12 to 18-year-olds

Iranian health authorities have issued a license for the launch of the clinical trial of COVIRAN Barekat in the 12-18 age group.

Covid in Iran: Eight cities still red, 132 killed

The number of cities marked red zones in Iran, with the highest risk of the disease, has remained eight as the number of Covid vaccine doses administered in the country reaches 103,160,452.

Iranian Photographer Wins WMS Winter Sports Award

Veteran Iranian photographer Mohammad Babaei has won the Winter Sports Photo Awards of World Media Summit in China.

Iran wrestlers runners-up at world military championship

Iran's freestyle wrestling team has finished in second place at the 35th World Military Wrestling Championship in Tehran.

People in Iran’s Shahrekord hold protest over water problems

Iranian people including farmers in the western city of Shahrekord, capital city of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, have staged a march calling on authorities to take measures to deal with water shortage problems.

Iran’s Covid deaths become 2-digit

Iran’s daily Covid death toll has become 2-digit after 234 days.

Downward trend holds in Iran’s Covid deaths, infections

Iran is pushing ahead with its nationwide vaccination campaign against coronavirus with the number of total doses administered so far reaching 102,145,229.

Iran lifts nighttime driving ban as Covid recedes

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has ordered authorities to lift a countrywide nighttime driving ban that was in place for over a year in most of Iran.

Some flights cancelled in Tehran due to air pollution

Iran’s Meteorological Organization has said people in industrial and densely populated cities will see an increase in the concentration of air pollutants and a decrease in air quality.

Covid kills 118 in Iran while vaccination continues

The number of Covid deaths in Iran has jumped by over a dozen during the past 24 hours compared to the previous day.  Iranian Health Ministry Saturday figures show 118 people have died of the disease since Friday.

Iran to vaccinate refugees residing in the country

Refugees will be vaccinated against coronavirus in Iran with the cooperation of international organizations, an official has confirmed.  

Iran to produce 20mn doses of domestic Covid vaccine in months

Iran will have produced some 20 million doses of the Razi Cov Pars coronavirus vaccine by March 2022.

People in Isfahan demand revival of dried-up river

Iran’s central city of Isfahan has been the scene of a protest by thousands of people, including farmers upset by actions resulting in a major river drying up there.

“Million doses of Covid vaccines administered in 100 days in Iran”

Iran’s Health Minister Bahram Einollahi says the new Iranian government has managed to administer over 100 million doses of Covid vaccine to citizens within its first 100 days in office.

Iran’s Covid deaths hit lowest in months

Covid deaths in Iran have hit their lowest level since the fifth wave of the pandemic in the country. Health Ministry announced on Friday 100 people died of the disease over the past 24 hours. The death toll on Thursday was 103.

Senior Iranian cleric Ayatollah Mojtahed Shabestari laid to rest in Qom

Large numbers of people have held a funeral ceremony for senior Iranian cleric Ayatollah Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari in the holy city of Qom.

Iran’s Covid deaths hit lowest level since 5th wave

Covid deaths in Iran have hit their lowest level since the fifth wave of the pandemic in the country with 103 people killed from Wednesday to Thursday from the disease.

Iran leader expresses condolences on demise of top cleric

Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has expressed condolences on the demise of senior religious figure Haj Sheikh Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari.

Covid kills 125 people in Iran, vaccination intensifies

Iran’s Health Ministry says 125 people have died of Ciovid-19 over the past 24 hours.

Tehran to host World Military Wrestling Championship

The 35th World Military Wrestling Championship will be held in Tehran within days with 300 wrestlers from 22 countries participating in the competitions, the spokesman for Iranian Police announced.

Iranian president names new pick for Education Minister

Iran’s President has introduced Yousef Nouri as his new pick for Minister of Education to the Iranian Parliament. Nouri will be put to vote on Sunday at the legislature.

Iran Covid vaccine doses surpass 100 million mark

Iran’s Ministry of Health says the number of Covid vaccine doses so far administered to people in the country has exceeded the 100 million mark.

Migrant swans land in Mazandaran wetlands

The first group of migrant swans has landed in the wetlands of the Northern Iranian Province of Mazandaran.

Iran thrash Syria, edging closer to world cup

Iran’s Team Melli (National Football Team) have edged closer to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, with a 3-0 win over Syria in Group A.

Covid-19 vaccine doses approaching 100mn mark in Iran

The number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in the Islamic Republic of Iran is reaching the 100 million mark.

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