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Iran conducts almost 897,000 coronavirus tests in 100 days

A hundred days after the outbreak of the new coronavirus in Iran, health authorities in the country say they have conducted nearly 897,000 coronavirus tests. Meanwhile some 115,000 coronavirus positive cases have recovered from the infectious disease over the period.

Society Economy

Private sector opens Iran’s largest data center in Tehran

Iran’s second-largest mobile phone operator has opened a major data center in the capital Tehran to help government plans to strengthen a domestic Internet network that can improve cyber security in the country.

Society Economy

Iran’s new parliament inaugurated

The newly-elected lawmakers in Iran held the first session of the 11th parliament after victory of the Islamic Revolution on Wednesday. The present parliament is dominated by principlists while the previous legislature was mainly composed of pro-reform figures.

Society Economy

Iran reliable partner of all fraternal African nations: Zarif

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has extended his congratulations to people of Africa on the occasion of Africa Day, saying the Islamic Republic will "forever" remain a "reliable partner" of all African nations.

Trade

First tanker carrying Iranian fuel reaches Venezuela despite US warning

The vessel has arrived in Venezuelan waters to help alleviate fuel shortages in the former oil-exporting nation. Tehran had warned of "consequences" if the US stopped the ship.

Energy

10,000 health care workers infected with coronavirus in Iran

Iran says the new coronavirus has infected more than 10,000 of its health care workers.

Society Economy

Iran to finish South Pars development in 10 months: Zanganeh

Iran’s oil minister Bijan Namadar Zanganeh says the country would wrap up development work at South Pars gas field, the world’s biggest natural gas reserve located in the Persian Gulf, by late March 2021 when the current Iranian calendar year comes to its end.

Energy

Iran ready to export gowns as production hits 100,000 a day

Iran says it is ready to export medical gowns to other countries as its production of the protective equipment has surged to 100,000 per day.

Macro Economy

Iran sends medical supplies to Kyrgyzstan to fight coronavirus

Iran has sent a consignment of 3 tons of medical supplies to Kyrgyzstan to help the Central Asian country fight the new coronavirus pandemic.

Society Economy

Iran’s petrochemical industry output up 6% YoY

A senior Iranian energy official said that the country’s petrochemical complexes achieved a 6 percent rise in production in the first two months of the current Iranian year (started on March 20, 2020) compared to the corresponding period in the last year.

Energy