Transport, urban development projects worth over $5.1b inaugurated
President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday inaugurated several major transportation and urban development projects worth 214.23 trillion rials (over $5.1 billion) across the country through video conferencing, IRNA reported.
Pastu Covac neutralizes new COVID-19 strains
Preliminary results of studies show that the Pastu Covac coronavirus vaccine, developed by the Pasteur Institute of Iran, fights very well against new variants of South Africa and India, and in other words, neutralizes them, Alireza Biglari, head of the Pasteur Institute, has said.
1,600-year-old ‘salt sheep’ from Iran reveals same genetic traits as modern breeds
A team of geneticists and archaeologists from Iran, Ireland, France, Germany, and Austria has sequenced the DNA from a 1,600-year-old sheep mummy discovered earlier from an ancient salt mine in west-central Iran.
Iran, Syria underline strategic relations
Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad has received a delegation from the Foreign Ministry of the Islamic Republic of Iran headed by Assistant Foreign Minister of Iran Reza Najafi.
Talks for Boosting Iran-Kazakhstan Trade Volume
Director of Bureau for the Central Asian Affairs of Iran Trade Promotion organization says due to gradual lifting of pandemic-related restriction and continuation of holding trade events between Iran and Kazakhstan as well as expansion of marine and rail transportation, the trade volume of Iran with the EAEU states and especially with Kazakhstan will enhance this year.
Iranian Funds in South Korea Used to Settle Debts to 40 Companies
Iranian funds in South Korea are used to settle Tehran’s debts to 40 companies in the country.
Zarif urges NAM to resist unilateralism that threatens global peace
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Tuesday urged the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to establish a “united front” to counter unilateralism that “continues to undermine the rule of law” and “threatens peace and stability throughout the world.”
Wind erosion incurs annual loss of $714m
Wind erosion brings an annual economic and environmental damage of 30 trillion rials (nearly $714 million at the official rate of 42,000 rials) to the country, according to the latest studies in 2019.
U.S. is responsible for crisis in Afghanistan
In a meeting titled “Recent Developments in Afghanistan,” Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Rasoul Mousavi elaborated on the situation in Afghanistan, holding the United States chiefly responsible for the new emerging conflict in Afghanistan.
Tehran Can Use Tokyo’s Experiences in Dealing With Urban Waste
Tehran Mayor Pirouz Hanachi on Tuesday in meeting with Japan Ambassador to Tehran Ikawa Kazutoshi said Tehran can take advantage of Japan’s experiences in dealing with urban waste and renewal of dilapidated urban areas.