Society News
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Pope, Ayatollah Sistani meeting urges Europe, US to counter Islamophobia: IRNA Chief
Tehran, March 6, IRNA – Managing Director of the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) Mohammad Reza Noroozpour wrote in a Twitter message on Saturday that the meeting between Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani and Pope Francis sends a message to Europe and the US to counter Islamophobia.
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COVID-19 claims 82 lives in past 24 hours in Iran: Official
Tehran, March 6, IRNA – Some 82 more Iranians have died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 60,594, Iran's Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Saturday.
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EURORDIS CEO lauds Iran’s National Strategic Plan for Rare diseases
Tehran, March 6, IRNA – Chief Executive of European Organization for Rare Diseases (EURORDIS) Yann Le Cam in a video message congratulated the development of the 1st National Strategic Plan for Rare Diseases in Iran.
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Headlines in Iranian English-language dailies on March 6
Tehran, March 6, IRNA – The following headlines appeared in the English-language newspapers in the Iranian capital on Saturday:
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Bakhtiari Persian music concert performed online in Shahrekord
Bakhtiari Persian music concert was held online in Shahrekord the capital city of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari on Friday. Shahrekord, Iran. March 5, 2021. IRNA/Ahmad Riahi Dehkordi.
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Zarif critical of US criminal sanctions amid COVID-19 pandemic
Tehran, March 5, IRNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a tweeter message on Friday criticized the US criminal sanctions on Iran amid COVID-19 pandemic, citing sufferings of kids with no access to specialized medicines for incurable diseases.
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Plot to hijack passenger plane en route from Ahvaz to Mashad averted
Tehran, March 5, IRNA – IRGC flight security unit said on Friday thwarted the plot to hijack a plane en route from Ahvaz to Mashad on Thursday night.
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COVID-19 claims 81 lives in past 24 hours in Iran: Official
Tehran, March 5, IRNA – Some 81 more Iranians have died from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) over the past 24 hours bringing the total deaths to 60,512, Iran's Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari said on Friday.
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Supreme Leader urges people, officials to protect plants, environment
Tehran, March 5, IRNA -- Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei highlighted the importance of protecting plants and the green life as a dominant popular culture.
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Supreme Leader plants trees on national tree planting day
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei plants two saplings in the yard of the Leadership’s Office on the occasion of the National Natural Resources Day and the National Arbor Day. Tehran, Iran. March 5, 2021. IRNA.
