EghtesadOnline: Banks and most government offices are cutting working hours following widespread power shortages that has gripped the country as temperatures rise.

EghtesadOnline: Penalty for employers hiring illegal foreign workers amid the coronavirus outbreak and closure of workshops has been set at 3.05 million rials ($19.6) per day, an official with the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare said.

EghtesadOnline: The European Union foreign policy chief reiterated the bloc’s will to advance and conclude talks on the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

EghtesadOnline: Flights to and from Turkey have been resumed after six months of closure due to the Covid-19 outbreak.

EghtesadOnline: A senior Health Ministry official has called for the continued closure of schools and universities in the first semester of the new academic year, as well as a ban on all forms of gatherings in preparation for the influenza season amid the coronavirus pandemic.

EghtesadOnline: Iran relaxed more of its restrictive measures on Monday and allowed medium-risk businesses to resume operations, but extended the closure of schools, universities, mosques and holy sites.

EghtesadOnline: Pakistan extended the closure of its border with Iran and Afghanistan for another two weeks due to the spread of coronavirus, according to a notification issued by the country’s Interior Ministry on Monday.