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Iran’s communications minister unveils details of ‘Child Internet’ plan

Iran’s Minister of Information and Communications Technology Issa Zarepour has unveiled details of a plan that will enable parents to control the access of their children to the Internet, known as “Child Internet.”

Rats tuning into big headache for Tehran

The boom in the number of bulky rats, known as Norwegian rats, on the streets in the Iranian capital Tehran has become a big source of annoyance for the residents.

Sources: Queiroz’s return to Iran before World Cup highly likely

Iran’s national football team’s former head coach Carlos Queiroz is very likely to take the helm of Team Melli to prepare the squad for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, according to sources.

Covid kills 24 people in Iran in 24 hours

Iranian health ministry figures on Monday showed that coronavirus had killed 24 more people in the country in the previous 24 hours.

Epidemiologist: 7th Covid-19 surge in Iran over

The diminishing coronavirus cases and deaths in Iran show that the seventh wave of the surge in the country driven by BA.4 and BA.5 sub-strains of the Omicron variant is over, a top Iranian epidemiologist and infectious diseases specialist says.

Official: Pilgrims holding emergency passports can easily enter Iraq from Iran

The governor of Iran’s western Ilam Province says necessary arrangements have been made to enable the pilgrims holding emergency passports to cross the border into Iraq, and there is currently no issue facing their journey.

Shahriari becomes 1st female Iranian football manager to join FIFA

Paria Shahriari, who headed the Beach Soccer Committee at the Iran Football Federation, becomes the first Iranian woman to join the International Federation of Association Football, FIFA.

More Iranian cities exit ‘red’ state on Covid map as 7th wave recedes

The Iranian Health Ministry reports a notable decrease in the number of cities classified as ‘red’ or ‘high-risk’ and ‘orange’ or ‘moderate risk’ on the country’s color-coded coronavirus map as the seventh wave of infections keeps receding.

Security force shot dead by patient at Iran hospital

Iranian authorities say a mentally ill patient shot and killed a policeman in a hospital in the city of Damghan, in eastern Tehran.

Fire engulfs Anzali Lagoon in northern Iran once again

Another fire has ripped through Anzali Lagoon in Iran’s northern province of Gilan and is still raging, prompting local officials to call in aerial firefighting teams.

Cholera cases in Iran rise to 68

The number of people diagnosed with cholera in Iran during the past five months has risen to 68, the majority of them in Western provinces and two-thirds of them male, an official with the Iranian health ministry reported.

Covid infects over 1,400 people in Iran, 47 killed

The Iranian health ministry figures on Wednesday showed that more than 1,400 people had tested positive for the Covid in the past 24 hours. The number of deaths from the Coronavirus pandemic also increased to 143,867 with 47 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease.

Iranian actress Negar Javaherian climbs to summit of Mount Damavand

Iranian Actress Negar Javaherian has climbed to the summit of the world’s fifth highest mountain, Mount Damavand.

Persian cheetah cub born in captivity doing well, turns 4 months old

After the death of two of the three Asiatic cheetah cubs born in captivity in Iran, the third sibling, named Pirooz or victor, is now four months old, living in the capital Tehran’s Pardisan wildlife park.

France denies Iran national golf team visas

France had refused to grant visas to the players of Iran national golf team for the 2022 international competitions.

Iran’s leader offers condolences over passing of Shia cleric, Mostafavi

Iran’s leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has offered condolences to the family, students and followers of Hojatoleslam Seyyed Hassan Mostafavi over the Iranian cleric’s passing.

Mehdi Taj becomes head of Iran’s Football Federation

Mehdi Taj has been elected as head of the Football Federation of Iran for a four-year term.

Covid kills 44 more people in Iran

The number of Covid deaths keeps declining in Iran, with the health ministry figures on Tuesday showing 44 people to have died of the virus in the previous 24 hours.

Official: Air pollution killed 21,000 Iranians last year

Some 21,000 people in 27 cities across Iran lost their lives due to air pollution, with 6,000 of the deaths in the capital Tehran, according to Iran’s National Air and Climate Change Center.

Iran closes border amid chaos in Iraq

The Iranian deputy interior minister for security affairs and the head of the Arbaeen committee says the border with Iraq has been closed after unrest gripped the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

Iran to launch new satellite in near future

The head of Iran’s Crisis Control Organization says the country will launch its satellite dubbed “Ayat” (meaning “signs”) in the near future.

Iran reports 48 more Covid deaths, over 1,900 new infections

Iran’s Health Ministry confirmed on Monday 48 new deaths and more than 1,900 cases of coronavirus over the past 24 hours.

Body of ethics teacher Ayatollah Nasseri laid to rest in Iran’s Isfahan

The body of ethics scholar the late Ayatollah Mohammad Ali Nasseri has been laid to rest in the central city of Isfahan after a funeral procession in the city.

Death toll from Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever rises to 6 in Iran

A senior Iranian health official says the death toll from the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) outbreak in the country has risen to six, amid a slight rise in infections with the virus that causes the deadly disease.

Iranian president says the country needs more doctors, nurses

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi says necessary measures must be taken to increase the number of doctors and nurses in the country.

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