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Number of Alzheimer’s cases to increase in Iran

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Ms. Masoumeh Salehi said currently one million people suffer from the Alzheimer’s. Salehi blamed the upward trend on a growth in the number of elderly people in Iran.

She also warned that the disease has a deep psychological, economic and social impact on the families of the patients.

The CEO of the Iranian Association of Dementia and Alzheimer’s added that 10 to 15 percent of the Alzheimer’s cases are genetic but preventive measures during childhood and youth will decrease the likelihood of people getting the disease by 40 percent.

Salehi said the Covid-19 pandemic has a negative impact on people’s mental health and will increase the number of dementia and Alzheimer’s cases in Iran as well.

She also spoke of pollution. Masoumi said pollution negatively affect the brain’s function and will bring about a hike in the number of dementia and Alzheimer’s patients.

She noted that Alzheimer’s has no cure for the time being because the exact cause of the disease is unknown.

 

Raisi visits Kerman’s flooded areas, joins urgent meeting with officials

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Raisi on Friday traveled to the city of Jiroft, which has been hardly hit by heavy flooding caused by torrential downpours in recent days following months of drought.

Upon arrival, the president paid a visit to the regions worst hit by the natural disaster in the southern parts of the province. He then attended an emergency meeting with Kerman’s Governor Ali Zeinivand and local commanders of the police force and the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).

During the meeting, the governor briefed Raisi on the large scale of the damage inflicted on the region, assuring the president the relief operations quickly began across the affected regions.

Relief and rescue operations are underway on the ground and from the air, he said.

Fortunately, the official added, the flooding caused no significant casualties.

Over the past week, heavy rain and snowfalls have caused flooding in many parts of Iran.

The southern half of the country, especially the provinces of Sistan and Baluchistan, Kerman, Fars and Hormozgan, are the worst hit by the downpours, with many villages and towns in the affected areas surrounded by water.

Over 5,000 new Covid cases logged in Iran

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Meanwhile, 20 people died of Covid countrywide, pushing the total death toll since the pandemic’s onset some two years ago to 132,172.

This comes as Iran is pressing ahead with a nationwide vaccination campaign that has seen 14,013,465 people triple-vaxxed.  The total number of vaccine doses administered is nearing the 128 million mark.

The upward trend of the Coronavirus cases has caused concern among officials. They are urging people to not relax health protocols with a member of the National Taskforce for Fighting Coronavirus saying Iran is already facing a sixth wave of Covid caused by Omicron. Minoo Mohraz said the wave will shoot up Covid cases in the new couple of weeks.

Iran’s East Azarbaijan to facilitate Turkish investments

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Abedin Khorram made the remark in a meeting with Çetin Taner, the new consul general of Turkey in the provincial, Tabriz.

The administration of Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi is determined to promote the country’s political, economic, and cultural relations with neighboring states, said the provincial chief, adding that Tehran-Ankara ties will grow day by day, particularly through cooperation between Tabriz and Turkish cities.

Khorram said all possible obstacles in the way of bilateral ties will be removed, calling for the Turkish consul general to further pave the way for the issuance of visas for Iranians.

He voiced the province’s readiness for attracting investors, saying East Azarbaijan enjoys the necessary infrastructure for that end in the industrial areas, namely Foreign Investments Township, Sahlan Special Economic Zone, Besat Township, and Aras Free Trade-Industrial Zone.

The governor general asked the Turkish Consulate General in Tabriz to introduce the tourist attractions and handicrafts of East Azarbaijan Province to the Turkish people.

Taner, for his part, said “I am convinced that the two countries can develop their bilateral relations in the political, cultural, scientific, and investment sectors,” said the diplomat.

Concerning the customs procedures, he continued, “We will follow up the necessary measures and your cooperation is needed.”

Shifting to the investments by his fellow countrymen in East Azarbaijan, Taner expressed hope that the guarantees would encourage them to invest in the Iranian province.

Vice president: Govt. is not selling Iran to China, Russia

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Seyyed Mohammad Hosseini on Thursday defended Tehran’s increasing cooperation with Beijing and Moscow, saying Iran’s relations with the world has “always been based on dignity, wisdom and expediency.”

“Certain parties are creating a hype that we are selling the country to China and Russia, but that is not the case at all and this will never happen,” he said.

Iran has signed a 25-year strategic partnership with China, which covers bilateral cooperation in a wide range of fields. During a recent visit to Moscow, President Ebrahim Raisi also discussed a similar 20-year deal with Russia as well.

Hosseini said the administration was not tying the people’s livelihoods to the European states and took “firm diplomatic steps” at the same time as Iran’s negotiating team was holding talks in Vienna, Austria, to secure a removal of the US sanctions and revive the 2015 nuclear deal.

“The proof is the president’s trip to Russia, which is part of the multifaceted diplomacy aimed at solving the country’s problems,” he added.

“Although we are mobilizing to remove the sanctions with seriousness, we are neutralizing [the bans],” the official said

To end the economic woes, Hosseini added, the country should not await a handful of European countries, with which it does not have much trade. “Some are keeping the country in wait to see what the outcome of the negotiations will be.”

 

 

Technical problem decreases Iran gas exports to Turkey

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IFP Editorial Staff
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The National Iranian Gas Company announced following a gas leak at Bazargan station on Iran-Turkey border, from two insulated connections and the violation of standard working conditions there, gas exports to Turkey have decreased and will be suspended for a short time until the problems are resolved.

Immediately after the incident, the matter was reported to the Turkish side and necessary arrangements were put in place for the presence of Turkish representatives at the station.

According to the report, despite bad working conditions in terms of safety standards and the need for rapid and emergency repair of defective parts, the flow of gas exports was maintained by controlling operating conditions and continuously monitoring the leaks and controlling the pressure.

This is while despite the fact that Iran continues to maintain the flow of exports, due to a technical problem at the Turkish booster station, the country is not able to receive gas at the moment.

The National Iranian Gas Company says it is ready to send gas to Turkey as long as safe operating conditions can be maintained and a final decision is made in this regard.

Iran rejects Pakistani daily’s claims on Yemen raids against UAE

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IFP Editorial Staff
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In a statement on Friday, the Embassy slammed as “unfounded” the accusations that Pakistan’s English-language Dawn newspaper leveled against Iran in an article titled “UAE targeted” days earlier.

The daily claimed that the Yemeni army would not have achieved the capability to strike targets inside the UAE and Saudi Arabia without “Iranian assistance.” Three people were killed and around ten others injured in the attack.

The Iranian Embassy said making such allegations would negatively affect cooperation between the governments in Tehran and Islamabad to strengthen lasting peace and stability in the region.

“Tehran’s constructive approach is based on resolving the differences between the conflicting countries in Yemen and putting an end to the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in this Arab country,” the statement said.

Such news fabrication, it added, takes no notice of the Islamic Republic’s respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of its neighbors, including the UAE, as well as Iran’s constructive position in favor of the principle of good neighborliness.

The statement said the newspaper accused Iran, without any evidence, of supporting those who attacked the UAE. It also slammed the daily for making similar allegations against Tehran in the case of Yemen’s 2019 raids on Saudi Arabia’s Aramco oil facility, despite a United Nations report to the contrary.

Official: Iran exports revenue to Iraq some $8bn

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Yahya Al-e Es’haq added that the revenues show a 14 percent growth when compared to the figures during the similar period in its preceding year, expressing hope the earning would hit $10 billion by late March 2022.

Elaborating on the recent visits of two Iranian trade and economic delegations to Iraq and its Kurdistan region, he said the Iranian industrialists should seize the trade opportunity at this juncture.

Following new circumstances due to the recent parliamentary elections in Iraq, it was necessary to hold talks with the officials of the central government in Baghdad and the authorities of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on the future bilateral cooperation in the economic sector, explained the chamber chief, adding “We decided to dispatch the two delegations” to that end.

The Iraqi trade minister, heads of the Federation of Iraqi Chambers of Commerce (FICC) and the Iraqi Federation of Trade Union (IFTU), as well as businessmen of the neighboring state were present in the meetings, continued Al-e Es’haq.

He added that a memorandum of understanding was signed on the formation of a joint arbitration center by the chairman of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industrial, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA) and the FICC chief.

According to the Iranian official, the topics of meetings mainly revolved around the future of economic relations and obstacles to the transfer of foreign exchanges, standards, transportation, and customs procedures.

An exhibition displaying the Iranian products was also held on the sidelines of the Iranian delegations’ visit to Iraq’s Kurdistan region, he concluded.

Scores killed, injured in Saudi coalition raids on Yemen

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IFP Media Wire
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At least six civilians were killed and 18 others injured after Saudi jets heavily bombed residential areas in Hudaydah late Thursday, Lebanon’s al-Mayadeen television reported.

They struck a communications center in the city some 145 km southwest of the capital Sana’a, provincial health office director Ali al-Ahdal told Yemen’s al-Masirah television. As a result, a three-story building was leveled to the ground.

Local authorities continue to search for possible survivors and recover the bodies of the victims who were mostly children playing near the building.

A source stated incessant overflights by Saudi aircraft are hampering rescue efforts.

In Sa’ada, Saudi warplanes attacked the al-Dhakhira prison early Friday, leaving at least 140 people dead or injured, al-Masirah reported.

“The hospitals are full of martyrs and the wounded, and we desperately need medicine and medical equipment,” Sa’ada governor Mohammed Jaber Awad told the television.

“Many international organizations had previously visited the prison,” he announced.

The frenzied bombing of Yemen by the Saudi-led coalition has intensified since Yemeni forces launched rare drone and missile strikes against strategic targets deep inside the UAE in retaliation.

Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, a member of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council, later reacted to the Saudi airstrikes against residential neighborhoods in Hudaydah, stating that the aerial assaults amount to “war crime” and are “not forgivable”.

“You should not have continued your aggression and crimes until the present day, if the bombing campaign [against Yemen] had worked out,” Houthi addressed Saudi Arabia and its allies in a post published on his Twitter page.

He added, “God willing you will lose in Yemen, just like (the United States of) America, which is arming and aiding you, in Afghanistan…”

Hudaydah Governor Muhammad Ayyash Qahim said the latest airstrike exhibited the level of the Saudi-led coalition’s despair and frustration.

“The United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and their mercenaries will be held to account for the crimes they have perpetrated against ordinary citizens,” he added.

Qahim noted such acts of aggression will not deter Yemeni people from mobilizing forces and participating in the fight against Saudi-paid mercenaries.

On Thursday night, Saudi fighters carried out a wave of aerial attacks on the Yemeni capital city of Sana’a as well, but there were no immediate reports about possible casualties and the extent of damage.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday expressed alarm at the continued Saudi airstrikes in Sana’a, Hudaydah and elsewhere in Yemen.

Guterres noted with alarm that missile attacks and shelling continued in several areas in the country. All of these actions have resulted in civilian casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure, his spokesman Stephane Dujarric told a daily press briefing.

“The secretary-general reiterates his call on the parties to exercise maximum restraint and prevent any escalation amid heightened tensions in the region, as well as to respect their obligations under international humanitarian law,” Dujarric said.

UN Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg has just left Riyadh after concluding a visit to Saudi Arabia. He met Saudi Vice Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman and other Saudi interlocutors, Dujarric continued.

During his meetings, Grundberg denounced the recent wave of military escalation, including the heavy airstrikes on Sana’a.

Saudi Arabia, backed by the United States and regional allies, launched the war on Yemen in March 2015, with the goal of bringing the government of former Yemeni president Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi back to power and crushing the Ansarullah movement.

The war has left hundreds of thousands of Yemenis dead and displaced millions more. It has also destroyed Yemen’s infrastructure and spread famine and infectious diseases there.

Despite heavily-armed Saudi Arabia’s incessant bombardment of the impoverished country, the Yemeni armed forces and the Popular Committees have grown steadily in strength against the Saudi-led invaders and left Riyadh and its allies bogged down in the country.

Iran, Russia, China hold joint naval drill

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IFP Editorial Staff
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The combined drill code-named Maritime Security Belt 2022 involves surface and flight units of the naval forces of the Iranian Army and the IRGC as well as the navies of Russia and China.

The naval units of Iran, Russia and China led by Iran’s Jamaran Destroyer opened fire on pre-designated targets using 20mm weapons.

After firing on the surface and maritime targets, an operation is launched to regain a ship hijacked by warships.

Earlier, Rear Admiral Mostafa Tajeddini, spokesman for Maritime Security Belt 2022, said this is the third combined exercise that will continue in the future with its motto being “Together for Peace and Security”.

He said the purpose of this drill is to strengthen security in the region and expand multilateral cooperation between the three countries.

Rear Admiral Tajeddini added that the goals of this exercise also include strengthening the security of international maritime trade, combating piracy and maritime terrorism, exchanging information regarding maritime rescue and exchanging operational and tactical experiences.

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