Tag: Iran
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300 die from drinking methanol to cure coronavirus in Iran
The death toll from alcohol poisoning in Iran has risen to 300 after people started to consume methanol because of a rumour that high proof alcohol could cure the coronavirus. Iranian media reports that more than 1,000 have been sickened so far by ingesting methanol across the Islamic Republic, where drinking alcohol is banned and…
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Iran’s death toll from coronavirus climbs to 988
Iran’s death toll from the pandemic coronavirus has increased to 988, with 135 new deaths in the past 24 hours, a health ministry spokesman told state TV on Tuesday. “The death toll is 988 … with 1,178 new infected people in the past 24 hours, now the total number of infected cases is 16,169 across…
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Coronavirus: Buhari sympathizes with Italy, Iran, South Korea
Nigeria’s President President Muhammadu Buhari Sunday sent messages to Presidents Hassan Rouhani and Moon Jae-in of Iran and South Korea respectively, and the Prime Minister of Italy, Guiseppo Conte, expressing “deep sympathies” following increasing incidents of the deadly Coronavirus in their countries. In the messages, President Buhari said the Nigerian government would continue to diligently…
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Tragic! Iranian lawmaker dies of Coronavirus
An Iranian lawmaker died from the deadly coronavirus on Saturday, state news agency IRNA reported, one of several officials to succumb to the illness in the epidemic-hit country. Fatemeh Rahbar, 55, was a conventional MP and had recently been elected to the parliament from the capital Tehran, the agency said. She is the second lawmaker…
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Deputy Health Minister tests positive for Coronavirus
Iraj Harirchi, Iran’s Deputy Health Minister has tested positive for the coronavirus and has been quarantined, ILNA news agency reported on Tuesday. No fewer than 95 people had been diagnosed with the dangerous disease. The majority of confirmed cases in the country come from the city of Qom – a centre of traditional pilgrimage for…
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Iran Must Go: Protest enters day 2 as Nigerians insist IMN, AI, others undermining Nigeria’s sovereignty must leave
For the second day on the spin, Nigerians took to the streets of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, demanding the expulsion of Iranians, Amnesty International and others fingered to be destabilising the country. After Monday’s peaceful rally to the Iranian Embassy, led by the Concerned Citizens Coalition (CCC), these Nigerians, on Tuesday, took its displeasure…
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IMN: Leave our country, protesters tell Iranians over alleged plans to instigate war in Nigeria
Some Nigerians, on Monday, stormed the Iranian Embassy in Abuja, calling for the country’s nationals to leave its shores. Led by the Concerned Citizens for Defence of Nigeria, the protesters demanded the immediate expulsion of Iranians and their agent of darkness from Nigeria. In a statement by Convener, Mrs Victoria Ameh, the Concerned Citizens said…
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SHAC alleges Iran, AI, others behind plot to destabilise Nigeria – SHAC
The Save Humanity Advocacy Centre (SHAC) has made a shocking revelation about an alliance between the Iranian government and Amnesty International to cause unrest in the country. According to the group, Iran-backed Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) is the tool being used, evident in the various protests and marches, by some disgruntled politicians and groups…
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Iran arrests officials responsible for shooting down Ukrainian plane
Iran said on Tuesday it had arrested people accused of a role in shooting down a Ukrainian airliner, Iranian judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said. He did not say how many or identify them. A person who posted a video online last week of a missile striking the plane has been taken into custody by the…