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Iran to add around 400 million tons to its port capacity by 2025

Iranian authorities say they have plans to expand the country’s port capacity to 630 million metric tons per year by 2025. Iran’s port throughput capacity currently stands at 246 million tons.

Transportation

Iran Export Acceleration Center hosts meeting with Kenyan delegation

Iran Export Acceleration Center, founded by Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA), hosted a meeting on Monday, October 12, 2020, between a delegation from Kenya and Iranian entrepreneurs from knowledge-based companies focusing on agriculture, environment, and renewable energies.

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Iran planning to tighten restrictions amid virus surge

Iran’s government is considering plans to tighten restrictions across the country to slow the spread of the coronavirus, as a third wave of infections challenges its healthcare system.

Society Economy

Iran oil minister’s Twitter page suspended amid US sanctions

Twitter has suspended Iranian Petroleum Minister Bijan Zanganeh’s page, acting on the United States’ sanctions targeting Iran’s oil industry, which the Islamic Republic says have proven futile in preventing its crude sales.

Society Economy

Aeroflot to resume Moscow-Tehran flights from Nov 18

Russian Airlines, commonly known as Aeroflot, has announced resumption of flights between Moscow and Tehran beginning on November 18.

Transportation

Iran announces nightly curfew on businesses from 6 pm

The National Coronavirus Taskforce on Saturday issued a night curfew on nonessential businesses in areas hit hardest by the coronavirus, as Iran reported its largest single-day spike in daily Covid-19 cases.

Society Economy

Iran’s birth rate declines to 1.8 despite gov’t plans to raise fertility level

The number of births in Iran fell to one of its lowest in 8 years in year to March 2020 as economic problems in the country have dented government efforts to encourage new births.

Society Economy

Mobile broadband available to over 91% of population in Iran

Iran’s telecoms ministry says access to mobile broadband in the country has increased exponentially over the past seven years to cover 91.07% of the population.

Modern Enterprise

Dollar tumbles in Iran over Trump defeat predictions

The American dollar has fallen by around a fifth against the Iranian rial as people flock to the markets to sell their currency savings amid fears that change of government in the United States elections might strengthen the rial.

Financial Markets

Iran railroad to connect Afghanistan to Europe via Khaf-Herat project

Iran has connected its eastern rail network to Afghanistan through the Khaf-Herat project which once completed would connect Afghanistan to Turkey and Europe.

Transportation