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Iran to launch new satellite into orbit soon

Iran is ready to launch another satellite, dubbed Zafar 2, into orbit thanks to efforts by researchers at Iran’s University of Science and Technology that was the impetus behind construction of the satellite, the head of the university said.

9 Iranian pilgrims die in Iraq ahead of Arbaeen

The head of Iran's Red Crescent Society has said 9 Iranian pilgrims have died in the Iraqi city of Karbala where they have converged to mark Arbaeen, the 40th day after Ashura, the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (PBUH).

Covid kills 27 people in Iran

The Iranian health ministry said on Friday Covid has killed 27 patients in the country over the past 24 hours.

Iran borders with Iraq closed

All Iranian borders with Iraq have been closed until further notice due to congestion days before the Arbaeen religious ceremony, an Iranian official announced on Friday.

Iranian interior minister in talks with Iraqi officials ahead of Arbaeen

Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi has held meetings with Iraqi officials in Baghdad to explore ways of facilitating the Arbaeen ceremonies in which millions of people participate including many from Iran.

Iran Covid: 23 deaths in 24 hours

Coronavirus has killed 23 more people in Iran in the past 24 hours, according to the health ministry figures released on Thursday.

Iran records 37 daily deaths from Covid

The Iranian Health Ministry said on Wednesday 945 people have tested positive for Covid-19 and 37 individuals lost their lives to the deadly disease over the past day.

Carlos Queiroz appointed as head coach of Iran national football team

Former Portuguese coach Carlos Queiroz was officially appointed as the new head coach of Iran’s national football team (Team Melli) to lead it for 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Iran health ministry warns of new Covid-19 wave

The Iranian ministry of health has reported a 50-percent nationwide decrease in observing health protocols to ward off the coronavirus infection amid threats of a new wave of the disease during the upcoming cold weather.

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.

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