On Friday, Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei received the first dose of a CovIran Barekat vaccine.

The health minister expressed appreciation for efforts by Iranian scientists to develop vaccines against the deadly virus.

Iran's Astan Quds Razavi (AQR) and Defense Ministry are set to launch over the next 10 days a production line for a COVID-19 vaccine.

A young Shia prisoner has lost his life after being infected with COVID-19 in the notorious Jau Prison in Bahrain.

Iran has launched the second phase in the human trial of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by the Defense Ministry’s research center formerly headed by nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh.

An Iranian deputy health minister says there is no concern about lack of second dose of COVID vaccines.

Peruvians will face a polarizing choice between right-wing populist Keiko Fujimori and radical leftist Pedro Castillo when they elect a new president.

Australian authorities in the southeastern state of Victoria have detected a “highly transmissible” variant of the deadly coronavirus, stoking concerns of a major spike in cases.

The Delta variant of concern first identified in India is now dominant in Britain and might have an increased risk of hospitalization compared to the Alpha variant, Public Health England said on Thursday.

China has lambasted a newly-announced probe by the Biden administration into the origin of coronavirus, warning that Washington “could meet its Waterloo in this battle.”