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Iran FM: Turkey’s dam construction activities unacceptable

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian says Iran considers “unacceptable” Turkey’s moves in the area of dam construction, which have created problems for the people of Iran and beyond in the region.

Covid downward trend holding in Iran

The downward trend in Covid deaths and infections is holding in Iran. The Monday tally of the Iranian Health Ministry showed that 12 people died of the virus in the past 24 hours. The total death toll from Covid is 141,189.

Tehran’s 18th International Exhibition of Flowers and Plants

The 18th International Exhibition of Flowers and Plants, Park Equipment and Related Industries is under way in Tehran's Goftegou Park.

Iran rolls out free measles vaccination for Afghan, Pakistani migrants

Iran’s Health Ministry says all legal and illegal migrants from Afghanistan and Pakistan in Iran, can vaccinate their children against preventable diseases free of charge.

488 COVID-19 cases found in Iran in 24 hours

A mere 488 cases of infection with COVID-19 were registered in Iran over the past 24 hours, 71 of which required hospitalization, official statistics show on Sunday.

Iran’s prosecutor general urges ministry to establish Aras River water share

Iran’s Prosecutor General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri has issued a directive to the Ministry of Energy to work to establish Iran’s water share from Aras River given the recent surge in dust storms in the country’s western and southern regions.

“41k Iranians die of air pollution each year”

An official at Iran’s Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences says 41,000 Iranian die annually from air pollution.

Tehran air quality once more unhealthy

The air quality in the Iranian capital Tehran is once more in the unhealthy range for all age groups with the Air Quality Index reading 196. That’s bordering on the very unhealthy level.

Iran Covid: Fatalities single-digit again

The number of Covid deaths in Iran has once again become single-digit after the disease killed 12 people from Thursday to Friday.

Health minister: 85% received 2nd dose of Covid vaccine in Iran

Iran’s health minister has praised the speedy inoculation campaign that greatly helped contain the spread of Covid-19 in the country, saying around 85 percent of the people have now received a second dose of vaccine against the coronavirus.

All Iran cities exit ‘red’ category on Covid map as infections recede

All Iranian cities have exited the emergency “red” state on the country’s color-coded Covid-19 map as the highly transmissible coronavirus, which causes the respiratory disease, keeps receding across the country.

A mayor in Tehran attacked after preventing illegal construction

Tehran’s municipality has announced that the mayor of the third district of the city’s 19th area and some of his staff got attacked by a group of people who were banned from continuing illegal construction there.

Iran Covid: 12 killed, 375 infections

Covid has killed 12 people in Iran in the past 24 hours. That’s according to a tally released by the Iranian Health Ministry on Friday. The ministry also said that Friday’s daily caseload was 375.

WHO says 15mn died from covid pandemic

The World Health Organization estimated that nearly 15 million people had died from causes related to the coronavirus pandemic by the end of 2021, putting the toll from Covid-19 at nearly three times the number that had been officially recorded by countries.

Single-digit Covid death toll holds in Iran

The daily Covid death toll in Iran has not changed compared to Wednesday when it hit its lowest level in over two years. The Thursday figures released by the Iranian Health Ministry showed that 7 people died of the virus in the past 24 hours. The same number of people lost their lives on Wednesday.

Iran’s Karate team ends runner-up in 2021 Deaflympics in Brazil

Iranian karatekas, including men and women, have become runners-up in the 2021 Deaflympics games in Caxias du Sol, Brazil.

Iran health minister advises public to get 4th dose of Covid vaccine

Iran’s health minister has cautioned the public against taking the coronavirus lightly amid a sharp decline in cases of infection and fatalities, advising the people to get another dose of vaccine this year to further boost their immune system against Covid-19.

Iran Health Ministry warns of summer outbreak of Covid

Iran’s Health Ministry has warned of an outbreak of new variants of the Coronavirus in the summer if the inoculation program is not taken seriously.

Iran Covid: Daily death toll becomes single-digit

The number of Covid deaths in Iran has become single-digit for the first time in over two years. Iranian Health Ministry figures on Wednesday showed 7 people had died of the virus in the past 24 hours.

Croatian coach of Iran soccer team hails Iranians for ‘unique hospitality’

The Croatian head coach of Iran’s national soccer team, Dragan Skočić, has praised the Iranian people for “unique hospitality,” saying he has found Iran to be different from political misportrayals of the country.

Iran’s karateka Milad Sadeqzadeh wins gold in 24th Summer Deaflympics

Iran’s karateka Milad Sadeqzadeh has won the gold medal in the minus 60 kilogram category in the 24th Summer Deaflympics in Brazil.

Iran says determining water shares to help end dust storms in south Afghanistan

An Iranian official says Afghanistan should work with Iran to determine water shares from Helmand River to help end the dust storms that plague southern Afghanistan.

Iran reports 17 more Covid-19 fatalities; blue cities rising

Fatalities from the coronavirus in Iran increased by 17 on Tuesday as the country seems to have largely contained its sixth wave of the outbreak.

Iran’s speaker congratulates counterparts and Muslims on Eid al-Fitr

Iranian Parliament Speaker congratulated his counterparts in Islamic countries and Muslims around the world on the auspicious occasion of Eid al-Fitr which marks the end of fasting month of Ramadan.

Amir Abdollahian congratulates Muslim FMs on Eid al-Fitr

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has sent separate messages to his counterparts from Islamic countries, congratulating them on Eid al-Fitr.

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