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Covid death toll hits new low in Iran as infections nearly double

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According to the figures published on Sunday by the Iranian Health Ministry, 2,299 people have tested positive for coronavirus over the past 24 hours, up from 1,382 a day earlier.

Covid-19 also claimed the lives of 50 people during the same period, down from 54 a day earlier, the figures showed.

Since early 2020, 7,151,088 people have been diagnosed with Covid-19, while 140,021 have been killed by the fast-spreading virus.

The rise in infection cases come as Iranians have been marking New Year holidays with family visits and inter-city trips since last Sunday, amid sharply loosened pandemic restrictions.

The country’s officials attribute the decreasing death toll to a widespread vaccination campaign countrywide.

The new figures said 146,302,121 doses of vaccine have so far been administered, including 25,845,904 third booster shots.

What are the modes of transportation in Dubai?

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What are the modes of transportation in Dubai? - car rental in Dubai

Dubai is one of the cities of the United Arab Emirates which is one of the most popular cities in the world. Every year, many tourists, travel to this city and spend their time and money with the best entertainment. Saadatrent as one of the leaders of car rental services in here to help you about the different modes of transportation in this city. we provide you with complete information about the transportation of Dubai.

Transportation in Dubai

In Dubai, due to its popularity with tourists from all over the world, extensive and convenient public transportation has been provided throughout the city. there are plenty of options you can use for your transportation in this city; from cheapest car rental in Dubai, to monorails and water buses and subways.
In the continue, we are going to talk about the different modes of transportation in Dubai and their advantages and disadvantages.

Car rental services in Dubai

Car rental services in Dubai are the most popular transportation services in this city. you can rent a car with an affordable price and travel on your own. There are many local and international car rental companies in this city that you can choose. The terms and conditions for renting car is easy. Saadatrent offers the best services at the lowest cost and 24/7 customer support. You can easily book your car online and pick up your desired vehicle when you arrive to this city.

Taxis in Dubai

The taxi system in Dubai is very extensive and almost any land route can be reached by Dubai taxis. Taxis in Dubai fall into two categories: first, public or government taxis with cream-colored bodies and car roofs of different colors (for example, pink roofs for women) and second, private taxis.

cheapest car rental in Dubai

The most common way to find private taxis is to use Uber, Karim and Dubai Taxi software. Government-supervised taxis use taximeters and include high fares. In general, taxis in Dubai cost more than other modes of public transportation.

Subway

It is one of the best, fastest and cheapest ways is Dubai Metro, which has a very high quality, is very clean and comfortable. You can use the subway to go to Dubai’s famous shopping malls such as Emirates Mall, Dubai Mall, Burjaman Mall and also Dubai Mall because it has a station on all these routes and you will reach your destination quickly. The cost of a subway ticket was different and varied from 1.80 to 80.5 dirhams for each trip, depending on the number of trips. You can also travel to Dubai for one day by paying 14 dirhams.

Buses in Dubai

Buses are one of the most popular vehicles in the world and are used in many cities. Dubai is no exception, and buses are both one of the most practical public transportations in Dubai and one of the most cost-effective one. Dubai owns a large fleet of buses with more than 1,500 buses in 4 different types, which cover 82% of Dubai’s urban environment.

Buses in Dubai

More precisely, this 82% of the urban environment includes 119 domestic lines, of which 35 lines end at metro stations, 12 lines end in other cities of the country (UAE), and 8 lines have special and high-speed lines. In Dubai, more than 369,000 people use public buses daily to travel around the city. The cost of the bus is the same as the cost of Dubai subways and varies between 3 and 15 dirhams.

Abras Taxis

Abras are traditional wooden, motor boats that connect Dubai and Deira via the Dubai Estuary in two ways:
Route 1: Deira Old Souq Abra Station to Deira Old Bazaar Station; Departure time every day between 5 am and midnight
Route 2: Deira Old Bazaar Station to Al-Sabkha District.
These taxis cost one dirham per person. There is also a newer and more modern air-conditioned bus (at a cost of 50 dirhams) that runs between 10am and 10pm on the Dubai Creek.

Monorail

A train-like vehicle traveling at a high speed on a specific route was the driverless transport that connects the Palm Jumeirah to Dubai Marina. Gateway Tower and Aqua Park. This 45.5 km route takes about 5 minutes.

Monorail in Dubai

Water buses

These buses, which are moving on the surface of the water, are operating in 4 different directions and pass-through Dubai itself and are working daily from 6 am to 11 pm.

Dubai Tram

Trams are the best means of public transportation in Dubai for those staying around Dubai Marina, Jumeirah Beach and Burj Al Arab. Many tram stations and even the Palm Monorail can be reached by tram. Free Wi-Fi is available on the Dubai Tram, and women and children can also take the private sections of the tram. Tram fare is between 3 and 4 UAE dirhams.

Nearly 500 killed in car accidents in Iran since March 17 

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Nearly 500 killed in car accidents in Iran since March 17 

Shirani however noted that the death toll shows a 20 percent decrease compared to the same period last year.

Earlier, another traffic police commander said the bulk of the accidents happened on roads outside cities and some inside urban areas.

Brigadier General Seyyed Teimour Hosseini also said traffic on roads across Iran has increased given that the Covid pandemic has largely subsided in the country, leading to flourishing Nowruz trips.

“Iran’s foreign trade hit 162mn tons last year”

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Iran’s foreign trade hit 162mn tons last year

Moghaddasi also said Iran exported 122 million tons of products worth $48 billion to different parts of the world, $14 billion up compared to 1399.

The head of Iran’s Customs Organization added that the first top five countries who sold goods to Iran in the year 1400 were the United Arab Emirates, China, Turkey, Germany and Russia.

According to Moghaddasi, the main destinations of Iranian products were China, Iraq, Turkey, the UAE and Afghanistan.

Iran’s trade and economic indices have shown an upward trend in recent months. Iranian government officials have hailed this as a great achievement given that the country is under unprecedented sanctions by the US.

Iranian FM describes interpretations of his remarks about IRGC as “mistaken”

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Amir Abdolahian Iran FM

Amir Abdollahian has come under fire after he suggested that the IRGC is ready to remain on the US blacklist for the sake of Iran’s national interests.

He said on his Instagram account his remarks had nothing to do with crossing or compromising on Iran’s redlines.

Amir Abdollahian added that what he said about the IRGC’s stance on the Vienna talks reflects the views of the senior commanders of the corps.

Amir Abdollahian noted that he could not make himself clearer about the pivotal place of the IRGC.

The Iranian Foreign Minister then echoed the late founder of the Islamic Republic Imam Khomeini’s comment who had said, “I wish I were a guard too.”

The harshest criticism of Amir Abdollahian’s remarks came from Hossein Shariatmadari, the editor-in-chief of Iran’s Keyhan daily.

Iran negotiator says Tehran serious In finalizing deal

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Iran negotiator says Tehran serious In finalizing deal

In the meeting, the two sides exchanged views about the latest situation of the sanctions removal talks in Vienna and the remaining issues.

Iran’s top negotiator noted the Islamic Republic’s seriousness and determination to finalize a deal in Vienna, saying if the US side is realistic, a deal is achievable.  Enrique Mora for his part gave Bagheri a report on his latest consultations with the other sides.

Bagheri and Mora will continue their close consultations and contacts in the coming days.

Kaak recipe: How to prepare the traditional cookies

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Kaak recipe

If you want to have a different pastry, other than the usual ones served in Nowruz, on your Haft-Seen table, you can use the following Kaak recipe.

What follows is a brief look at Kaak recipe and instructions for cooking it.

How to make Kaak
A man making Kaak in Kermanshah

Ingredients for Kaak:

Lukewarm water: 50 milliliters
Animal or solid oil: 1 teaspoon
Eggs: 1
Salt: ½ teaspoon
Sugar powder: 160 grams
Cardamom powder: 1 teaspoon
Pistachio or almond powder: ½ measuring cup

Kaak Recipe:

Pour the instant baker’s yeast, confectioners’ sugar and lukewarm water in a bowl and let the ingredients mix together for 10 minutes.

Melt the solid oil and pour it in another bowl until it cools down slightly. Break the egg in a dish, add some salt to it and stir the mixture well.

Then add the oil and instant baker’s yeast. Now, add the flour to the extent that the mixture [the dough] does not stick to your hands, and, then, knead it very well.

Sweet Kaak
Kaak (Persian: کاک) is a pastry and souvenir of the western Iranian province of Kermanshah.

Then put down the lid of the dish or bowl [containing the mixture] and wait for two hours.

Then, roll up the dough and chop it into equal pieces. Mix the confectioner’s sugar, green cardamom powder and almond flour. Now, it is time to heat the saj – a domed or convex metal griddle on which bread is baked – until it becomes hot and, then, place the dough pieces, unrolled earlier with a rolling pin, on it.

the surface of the unrolled pieces with some confectioner’s sugar and roll them up again. Then, unroll the confectioner’s sugar-covered pieces with the rolling pin and cut them into equal smaller pieces while they are still hot. Let the pieces cool down and then ornament their top with pistachio flour.

Additional tips about Kaak Recipe

According to a Farsi report by Sarzamin-e Man magazine, among the main traditional dishes prepared and served on the eve or first day of Nowruz (wikipedia) are Samanu (an Iranian sweet paste made entirely from germinated wheat), Sabzi Polo Ba Mahi (a mixture of rice and chopped herbs with fried fish), Kaak (a pastry and souvenir of the western Iranian province of Kermanshah), and Reshteh Polo.

Kaak recipe
Yookhe Bread (Yukheh Bread) of Shiraz or Kaak Bread of Kermanshah is a kind of traditional Iranian souvenir and sweet.

Supplementary tips:

  • It will take around 2 hours and 20 minutes to prepare the ingredients and what is needed.
  • The baking and waiting time is about 20 minutes.
  • Kaak could be served as snacks.
Just like other people around the world, people in Iran cook their own traditional foods to mark the arrival of spring and the beginning of their new year.

Lead Yemeni negotiator calls on Saudi Arabia to accept peace initiative

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Lead Yemeni negotiator calls on Saudi Arabia to accept peace initiative

In reaction to a peace initiative proposed by head of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council Mahdi Mashat, chief Yemeni negotiator, Mohamamd Abdol Salam said the Saudi regime should end the siege of Yemen and pull out foreign forces from the country.

Abdol Salam said this will pave the move for peace. The Yemeni official also said after a ceasefire, the conditions will be ripe for talks aimed at finding a political solution to the Yemen crisis.

On Saturday, Mahdi Mashat, the head of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council, called a unilateral 3-day stoppage of missile and drone attacks against Saudi Arabia as part of a bid to pave the way for peace talks.

The Saudis have yet to respond to the initiative.
The Yemen war began in March 2015 after the Saudis and their allies launched a massive aerial warfare against Yemen and deployed their mercenaries in parts of the country.

A huge number of people have been killed in the war and Yemen’s infrastructure has been ruined.

Yemen calls unilateral ceasefire in war

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Yemen calls unilateral ceasefire in war

Mahdi Mashat told Yemen’s Al-Masirah television channel that this truce will hold at all fronts.

He said if Saudi Arabia pulls all foreign forces from Yemeni’s soil and territorial waters, then Yemen is ready to call a permanent ceasefire.

Mashat noted that Yemen is ready to free all prisoners of war including the brother of former president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi in exchange for the release of Yemeni prisoners.

The head of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council urged the UN envoy for Yemen to make necessary arrangements for the prisoner swap in one go or in several phases.

Mashat noted that Yemen wants peace and wants the enemies to end their efforts to prevent peace.

He also said depriving the Yemeni people of their basic rights through a blockade is at odds with peace and confidence-building.

He warned that the 8th year of the war will however be one of shock and great developments in terms of Yemen’s capability to fight back against aggression.

Saudi Arabia and its allies invaded Yemen with the aim of reinstating fugitive former president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi in March 2015.

Seven years on, that goal is still elusive. Huge numbers of Yemeni civilians have been killed in the war.

The Yemeni infrastructure is in ruins with the UN calling Yemen the worst humanitarian catastrophe in the world.

Iranian FM: Tehran, P4+1 close to deal

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Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian

In a televised interview, Amir Abdollahian noted that in his visit to Tehran, EU Deputy Foreign Policy Chief Enrique Mora will hold talks over the latest discussions in Vienna between the two sides.

He also said any deal between Tehran and the P4+1 will not go beyond the 2015 nuclear deal, known as JCPOA.

The Iranian foreign minister added that the two parties made great progress in negotiations over sanctions removal in Vienna.

He said the US delegation pushed for direct talks with Iran in Vienna and said they sought to show Washington had good faith, but Iran rejected the offer and told the US team if they had good faith, they must remove the sanctions.

The top Iranian diplomat maintained that any sanctions removal guarantee from the other sides must be approved by the Iranian parliament.

He also accused the US side of making exorbitant demands, which hamper the Vienna talks.

Amir Abdollahian noted that Iran is receiving conflicting messages from the US and that Iran will not back down on its nuclear achievements unless it receives solid guarantees.

Amir Ambdollahin once again blamed the pause in the negotiations on the US.

He also spoke of the need for the US to remove Iranian state organizations including the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) from its terror blacklist. He said the US must view the IRGC as a defensive organization.

Amir Abdollahian underscored that the top commanders of the IRGC always urge the Foreign Ministry to not prioritize the issue of sanctions on the force and to do what serves the national interests of the country.

He described this as a sign of self-sacrificing by the IRGC but noted that the force is a key institution in Iran.

He said if the US officials are realistic, a deal is within reach.

The foreign minister added that Iran and the EU troika – Britain, France and Germany – drew up a draft deal that needs to be finalized.

Addressing the West, Amir Abdollahian said, “If you want your concerns to be dispelled, remove the oppressive sanctions.”

On ties with Saudi Arabia, the Iranian foreign minister said circumstances of talks between Tehran and Riyadh have changed following the recent mass execution in the kingdom.

“We welcome normalization with the Saudis but expect them to play a constructive role”, Amir Abdollahian noted.

He also spoke of the Yemen war. The top diplomat said during the talks with the Saudis, they placed some demands on Iran and sought at the negotiating table what they have failed to achieve at the battlefield.

Amir Abdollahian said Iran does not want the war to drag on because this does not benefit anyone

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