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Iran’s Paridar awarded as best female chess coach in world

Iran’s national chess team’s head coach Shadi Paridar has been awarded by the World Chess Federation (FIDE) as the best female coach in 2022.

Raisi condemns Israeli ‘crimes in Gaza’, terror blast in Afghanistan

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has condemned Israel’s recent bloody air raids on the Gaza Strip, but reiterateed that the Palestinian nation’s resistance against “Tel Aviv’s crimes will speed up the collapse of the occupying regime.”

FM: Iran won’t give up even a drop of water rights

The Iranian foreign minister says Iran will not forgo even a drop of its water rights amid a dispute with neighboring Turkey and the Taliban rulers in Afghanistan.

Number of red cities in Iran increases as Covid-19 keeps claiming lives

The number of red cities in Iran where people face the highest level of risk from Covid has increased to 130 from 120.

Iran Covid: Sharp decrease in fatalities, infections

Iranian health ministry figures on Friday showed 47 people had died of the virus in the past 24 hours.

Iran to end flash floods rescue operations nationwide, 8 still missing

Iran is about to wrap up search and rescue operations across the nation after flash floods and landslides hit two dozen provinces in the country two weeks ago, leaving 90 people dead while 8 others still remain missing, according to an official.

Official: 6 out of 9 cities in Tehran Province on red Covid alert

An Iranian health official says that six out of the nine cities in Tehran Province are on red alert due to a high rate of infections with coronavirus there, but that the number of fatalities remain “very low” during the seventh wave despite the highly speedy spread of Covid-19.

Iran daily Covid deaths rising, 81 killed in 24 hours

Covid’s daily death toll in Iran hit a new high in weeks. The Iranian health ministry figures on Thursday showed that 81 Iranians died of the virus in the past 24 hours.

Iran exports BCG, hepatitis B vaccines to Venezuela

Iran has exported a shipment of domestically-produced hepatitis B and BCG vaccines, primarily used against tuberculosis, to Venezuela for the first time after the 1979 victory of the Islamic Revolution, the head of the Tehran-based Pasteur Institute of Iran says.

Iran’s Khayyam satellite ready for launch

Iran’s Khayyam satellite will be sent into orbit next week from the Baikonur space station in Kazakhstan by Russian Soyuz satellite carrier, a giant leap in the Islamic Republic’s space industry applications.

Covid takes 75 more lives in Iran in 24 hours

Iran’s health ministry has confirmed 75 Coronaviurs deaths over the past 24 hours, raising the total fatalities from the pandemic in the country, so far, to 142,209 people.

Iranian fighter crashes in Shiraz, pilots unharmed

An Iranian Sukhoi Su-22 fighter jet on Wednesday morning crashed while taking off from an airbase in the city of Shiraz in southern Iran.

90 killed in recent flash flooding in Iran, 8 missing: Official

An Iranian search and rescue official says a total of 90 people have so far been confirmed dead in the recent flash flooding in cities across Iran.

‘Iran defense ministry collaborating with 5k knowledge-based firms’

The Defense Ministry of Iran is working with over 5,000 domestic knowledge-based companies, Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani says.

Iran says has 3 remote-sensing satellites in line to be launched

The head of Iran’s space agency elaborates on the country’s “comprehensive plans” to promote its space industry, as part of which, he says, Tehran has three remote-sensing satellites in line to be launched.

Thousands of people test positive for Covid in Iran in 24 hours

Covid has killed 74 people from Monday to Tuesday in Iran. That’s according to Iranian health ministry figures released on Tuesday.

Iran: We are ready for technological cooperation with Venezuela

The Iranian vice president for scientific and technological affairs and the Venezuelan minister of science and technology have discussed possible areas of cooperation between the two sides in various technological spheres, particularly medical and pharmaceutical fields with an emphasis on knowledge-based companies.

Covid daily caseload hits record high in months

The number of Covid cases keeps soaring in Iran. The Iranian health ministry figures on Monday showed that 9,699 more people had tested positive for the Coronavirus in the previous 24 hours.

Taliban say Iran will receive water right from Helmand River

A Taliban official who serves as the Afghanistan's energy and water ministry’s spokesman has said Iran will receive its water right from Helmand River under the 1972 agreement between the two countries.

Report: 360 Covid infections, 2 deaths in Iran every hour for past ten days

Iran is witnessing a new surge in coronavirus cases with an analysis by the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) showing an average 360 people have been infected with the virus and two people have died every hour over the past ten days.

Iranian soccer star shines as Porto win Portuguese Super Cup

Iranian international striker Medhi Taremi scored twice in a soccer match for FC Porto, helping the team win the Portuguese Super Cup.

Death toll from Iran floods rises to 69

The death toll from the recent spate of flooding across Iran has risen to 69 with 45 people still missing, the Crisis Management Organization of Iran says.

Death toll from Covid-19 on rise in 23 Iranian provinces

Figures show the death toll from Covid-19 is soaring in 23 Iranian provinces, while there has been a rise in the number of hospitalizations in 30 other provinces, as the country is in the midst of a seventh wave of infections with coronavirus.

Iran Covid daily caseload drops sharply

The number of daily cases of Covid-19 on Saturday dropped sharply compared to the previous day.

Number of flood deaths rises to 61 in Iran

The number of deaths from the recent floods across Iran has reached 61.

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