19 November 2024
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US Coronavirus Death Toll Hits 300 as More States Urge Residents to Stay Home

TEHRAN (defapress) - More than 300 people in the United States have now died from coronavirus, as the illness tightens its grip on the country and prompts fears of widespread shortages of medical supplies.
News ID: 80584    Publish Date : 2020/03/22

Iran’s DM Hopes for Peace, Stability in Nowruz Message to Counterparts

TEHRAN (defapress) – In a congratulatory message to his foreign counterparts on the occasion of Nowruz, Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami expressed hope for peace, stability and end to the wars.
News ID: 80583    Publish Date : 2020/03/22

Hamas Blasts US Sanctions on Iran

TEHRAN (defapress) - Ismail Haniyeh, the chief of the political bureau of Islamic resistance movement Hamas, decried the US for imposing cruel sanctions against Iran amid the efforts to contain the coronavirus.
News ID: 80582    Publish Date : 2020/03/22

Some 32 Million Iranians Screened for Coronavirus

TEHRAN (defapress) – The Iranian Health Ministry has screened 31.6 million people to detect the coronavirus infection cases, a deputy minister announced.
News ID: 80581    Publish Date : 2020/03/22

Italy Shuts Factories as Daily COVID-19 Death Toll Nears 800

TEHRAN (defapress) - Italy on Saturday (Mar 21) shut all non-essential factories after recording another record coronavirus toll that brought its fatalities to 4,825 - over a third of the world's total and a grim reminder that the pandemic remains out of control.
News ID: 80580    Publish Date : 2020/03/22

Qatar Sends New Aid Shipment to Iran

TEHRAN (defapress) - The second consignment of medical items dispatched by the Qatari government arrived in Iran on Saturday to help the country in the battle with the coronavirus epidemic.
News ID: 80579    Publish Date : 2020/03/22

France Using Helicopters, Drones to Enforce Virus Restrictions

TEHRAN (defapress) - France is calling up helicopters and drones to boost the government's attempts to keep people in their homes, police officials said Saturday.
News ID: 80578    Publish Date : 2020/03/22

Minister Vows Efforts to Fulfill Production Surge Goals in Iran

TEHRAN (defapress) – Iran’s Minister of Industry, Mining, and Trade Reza Rahmani pledged that his ministry will do whatever necessary to attain the goals of ‘surge in production’- the name Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has given to the new Iranian year.
News ID: 80577    Publish Date : 2020/03/21

China’s Experience Gives Hope for Defeating Coronavirus Pandemic: WHO

TEHRAN (defapress) - Chinese Wuhan’s experience of pushing back the novel coronavirus gives hope that the pandemic can be stopped, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a briefing on Friday.
News ID: 80576    Publish Date : 2020/03/21

Speaker Voices Iran’s Readiness for Parliamentary Cooperation with Neighbors

TEHRAN (defapress) – In separate congratulatory messages to his counterparts in ten regional countries on the occasion of Nowruz, Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani expressed Tehran’s readiness for the expansion of parliamentary cooperation with the neighbors.
News ID: 80575    Publish Date : 2020/03/21

Iranian Army Enhancing Anti-Coronavirus Activities in Nationwide Drill

TEHRAN (defapree) – Commander of Iran’s Army Ground Force said his forces have employed modern equipment in an ongoing countrywide exercise to contain the novel coronavirus epidemic, noting that the Army troops are screening people at the entries of the most contaminated provinces.
News ID: 80574    Publish Date : 2020/03/21

In Letter to American People, Iranian President Raps Sanctions

TEHRAN (defapress) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani sent a message to the people of the United States of America on Friday, saying the time has come for the American nation to end the “dark chapter” of Washington’s sanctions in the US history to contribute to the global battle with the coronavirus.
News ID: 80573    Publish Date : 2020/03/21

UN Chief Guterres Calls for End to US Sanctions on Iran

TEHRAN (defapress) - Secretary-General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres stressed the need for the US to lift the anti-Iranian sanctions that have hindered Tehran’s battle with the coronavirus epidemic.
News ID: 80572    Publish Date : 2020/03/21

Nasrallah: US Violated Lebanon Sovereignty by Smuggling Israeli Operative Out

TEHRAN (defapress) - Head of Lebanon’s Hezbollah Resistance Movement condemned smuggling out of an Israeli operative, who was jailed in Lebanon on security charges, by the US military, describing it as clear violation of Lebanon’s sovereignty.
News ID: 80571    Publish Date : 2020/03/21

Iran, France Swap Prisoners

TEHRAN (defapress) – Tehran and Paris swapped an Iranian engineer who had been arrested over alleged violation of the US sanctions and a French national imprisoned in Iran for acting against national security.
News ID: 80570    Publish Date : 2020/03/21

EU Suspends Migrant Relocation over Coronavirus

TEHRAN (defapress) - The European Commission (EC) has temporarily suspended implementation of programs on migrant relocation from Greece and Italy camps over the coronavirus threat, but plans to resume this process shortly.
News ID: 80569    Publish Date : 2020/03/21

EU Foreign Policy Chief Decries US Sanctions on Iran

TEHRAN (defapress) - High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell denounced the US’ unilateral sanctions against the health and life of the Iranian people amid the outbreak of coronavirus in the world.
News ID: 80568    Publish Date : 2020/03/21

Iranians Celebrate Nowruz Under Shadow of Coronavirus

TEHRAN (defapress) – The Persian New Year, Nowruz, began on Friday on the first day of spring, while Iranians are celebrating the event in self-isolation as the outbreak of coronavirus has forced people to stay home.
News ID: 80567    Publish Date : 2020/03/20

Number of US Coronavirus Cases Has Topped 13,000

TEHRAN (defapress) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a statewide order Thursday, telling residents in the most populous state to stay home.
News ID: 80566    Publish Date : 2020/03/20

Trump Cancels In-Person G-7 Meeting Set for June at Camp David

TEHRAN (defapress) - US President Donald Trump has canceled June’s in-person meeting of leaders from the Group of Seven nations, which was set to take place at Camp David, as the world fights the spread of the coronavirus.
News ID: 80564    Publish Date : 2020/03/20

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