IRNA

Over 1m medical tourists visit Iran in a year

Head of the tourism office at Iran’s Ministry of Health said on Friday that more than one million medical tourists take trips over the Iranian cities each year.

Mine and Industry

North-South Corridor cuts time, transit costs by 30%

The head of Iran’s Trade Promotion Organization said that activation of the North-South Transport Corridor (NSTC) would reduce transportation costs and time from Eurasia to the Persian Gulf countries and India by 30 percent.

Transportation

Iran’s Salman gas field to resume production soon

Iran is scheduled to resume gas production in Salman Field, shared with the UAE, within a month after a damaged pipeline is repaired, according to an oil and gas official familiar with the matter.

Energy

Iran lifts air travel bans for passengers from all countries

Spokesman of Civil Aviation Organization of Iran (CAO) Mir-Akbar Razavi on Wednesday announced the lifting of the air travel bans for passengers coming from all countries.

Society Economy

Iran to mine iron ore in Afghanistan

Iranian Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade has said that Iran will cooperate with Afghanistan to mine iron ore in the country.

Mine and Industry

Iran agrees to overhaul Venezuelan oil, gas refineries

Iranian Minister of Petroleum Javad Owji said on Tuesday that Iran has signed agreements with Venezuela for overhauling the oil and gas refineries of the Latin American country.

Energy

COVID-19 kills 191 more Iranians in 24 hours

The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran increased to 134,798 with 191 more Iranians killed by the deadly disease over the past 24 hours, Iran’s Health Ministry announced on Saturday.

Society Economy

Iran Chamber chief terms South America as good target market

President of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture (ICCIMA) Gholam Hossein Shafei said on Sunday that South America is a good market for the country.

Trade

Iran, Azerbaijan agree to construct border bridge

Senior transportation officials from Iran and Azerbaijan signed an agreement on Tuesday to construct a road bridge on Astarachay River running along the joint border.

Transportation

Iran exports 110 MW of power to Afghanistan

A senior advisor to Iran’s energy minister said that the country was exporting 110 megawatts of electricity to Afghanistan, with the maximum export capacity being 175 megawatts.

Energy