Fatemeh Rahbar, a conservative politician who had recently been elected as one of the 30 representatives of Tehran in the Iranian Parliament, has died of COVID-19.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has strongly condemned the Friday terrorist attack in Afghanistan that struck a ceremony to commemorate the anniversary of the death of Abdul Ali Mazari.
World Health Organisation representatives have hailed Iran's fight against the novel coronavirus, saying the world would learn from Iran’s experiences in the fight against coronavirus.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has reiterated his call for global and regional cooperation against the novel coronavirus, saying the entire world is on the same boat in this battle.
Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Ahmed Nasser Al-Jaber Al-Sabah says his country is prepared to assist Iran in its fight against the novel coronavirus, which has so far killed over 100 and infected over 3,000 in the Islamic Republic.
Hossein Sheikholeslam, a former advisor to Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and the country's ex-ambassador to Syria, has died of the novel Coronavirus.
Iran’s Health Minister says the National Mobilisation Campaign against Corona has begun at three or four places with the highest rate of infection as of Thursday.
Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has rejected the hackneyed and groundless allegations against Iran raised in the most recent statement of the self-proclaimed Arab Quartet Committee.
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Thursday, March 5, 2020, and picked headlines from 10 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy.
Iran's Health Ministry says 739 people have recovered from the novel Coronavirus, that has so far killed over 100 and infected more than 3,000 in Iran.
Iran’s parliament speaker has urged India to use all the capabilities and opportunities to put an end to the conflicts and resolve the issue of Muslims in a peaceful manner.
An Iranian knowledge-based company has invented a new generation of thermal insulators with nanotechnology that could be utilized in the military and aerospace industries.
Head of Iran’s Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences says one of the university’s research centres has managed to produce a drug for the novel coronavirus, and the medicine is currently undergoing clinical trials.
Iran says it has cogent reasons for not answering some unfounded questionsraised by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) regarding the country’s nuclear program.
The Biotechnology Development Headquarters of Iran’s Vice Presidency for Science and Technology has announced that two basic knowledge-based projects have been submitted for the production of Iranian diagnostic kits since the early days of the coronavirus outbreak in the country.
Spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran Seyyed Abbas Mousavi has criticized the Bahraini government’s irresponsible behaviour towards its citizens who have been stranded in Iran following the outbreak of coronavirus.