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Israel’s police, Shin Bet, said it arrested and charged an Israeli citizen with spying for enemy Iran and plotting terror attacks, reports say. The internal security agency in a statement said whose identity has been protected by a court, was Read more
Iran, hard hit by covid-19, Wednesday said it has the capacity to supply neighboring countries with testing kits in the combat against the disease. Alireza Biglari, head of Iran’s local Pasteur Institute, told state-run News Agency molecular diagnostic kits produced Read more
Iran, which had invited Doctors without Borders to send a team of doctors to help address the fast-spreading Covid-19, made a U-turn, fearing the doctors of the international humanitarian organization would be spies. Iranian officials rejected the offer of Read more
Iran Monday confirmed 43 new deaths due to the Coronavirus with overall death toll now put at 237, the highest outside epicenter China. “Our colleagues have confirmed 595 new cases across the country,” Kianoush Jahanpour, the health ministry’s spokesman said Read more
National carrier Iran Air announced Sunday the suspension of all flights to Europe until further notice citing restrictions from the EU member countries. The airline said European countries imposed the restriction for “unclear reasons”. “With attention to the restrictions that Read more
An Iranian doctor, specialist in infectious diseases and a member of the National Committee for Influenza, expects 30 to 40 per cent of Iranians in capital Teheran to be infected by the fast-spreading Coronavirus. Dr Masoud Mardani said in an Read more
Iran Wednesday cancelled Friday payers in all cities this week over the fast spread of the coronavirus in the country, which has already recorded 107 deaths. The decision came as the Health Ministry announced new cases and new figures. The Read more
Kuwait has airlifted 900 citizens from Iran, which grapples with an increase in the number of infections by the coronavirus. Six aircraft transported the citizens to the Gulf country, which has set up an isolation center at a local hospital, Read more
Iraq Thursday closed its borders with Iran and suspended issuances of visas to Iranians until further notice after the Islamic Republic Wednesday confirmed five cases of coronavirus including two deaths. The closure of the border crossings will be reinforced for Read more
Iran Wednesday announced first cases of deadly coronavirus after two citizens tested positive died in the holy Shiite city of Qom. “Two Iranians, who tested positive earlier today for new coronavirus, died of respiratory illness,” head of the city’s University Read more