"The Islamic Republic of Iran is really at forefront in terms of understanding the problem of sand and dust storms as well as dealing with it," Letizia Rossano said in an exclusive with IRNA, adding...
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Moderate earthquake hits southern Iran
Tehran, IRNA – A 5-magnitude earthquake shook the city of Fin in the southern Iranian province of Hormuzgan on Monday. According to the Seismological Center of the Geophysics Institute of Tehran...
Head of Emergency Organization: 70 people injured in Homuzgan quake
Tehran, IRNA – Head of Iran's National Medical Emergency Organization Jafar Miadfar announced that seventy fellow citizens have been injured in Sunday afternoon in Hormuzgan quake. Miadfar said that...
Head of Iran's Red Crescent Society: 137 villages affected by quake
Tehran, IRNA – The Head of Red Crescent Society of Iran said on Sunday night that surveys show that homes in 137 villages in Hormuzgan province have been damaged due to Sunday evening quake, but...
Over 40% of Iran’s Hamoon int'l wetland flooded by water
Zahedan, April 12, IRNA – Managing director of Sistan and Baluchestan Province environment protection department said on Sunday that over 40%of the Hamoon international wetland has so far been...
Heavy flood claims lives of 4 people in southern Iran
Tehran, March 30, IRNA – Public relations department of Iran's Emergency Organization said on Monday that heavy floods have killed 4 people and left one missing in Fars, Khuzestan and Kohgiluyeh and...
FAO funds emergency Cooperation Program in Iran to control desert locust
Funded by FAO, the project will contribute to the efforts of the Iranian national and local managers and experts in five southern provinces of Khuzestan, Bushehr, Fars, Hormozgan, and...
Iran Veep orders urgent relief operations in flood-hit areas
Jahangiri issued the instruction after he was briefed on the latest situation in the two flood-hit regions in separate phone conversations with the governors of the provinces. Praising the efforts...
Iran opens 1st int'l humanitarian minesweeping training center
According to the Defense Ministry website, the center aims at training experts in minesweeping and the relevant fields for countries that are struggling with the issue of mines left over from wars. ...
4.8 Richter tremor jolts Mianeh, northwestern Iran
Tabriz, Nov 10, IRNA - An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale shook town of Torkmanchai on suburb of the city of Mianeh northwestern Iran in East Azarbaijan province on Sunday. According to...
5 people lose lives in strong northwest Iran quake
Tehran, Nov. 8, IRNA – A 5.9 earthquake on Richter scale which shook the city of Tark in the northwestern province of East Azarbaijan in the early hours of Friday claimed the lives of five people. ...
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92,000 refugees covered by Iranian insurance
Tehran, July 2, IRNA - Iran says 92,000 refugees in Iran are covered by Iranian insurance as the country joined other countries to celebrate the World Refugee Day. “Based on the latest data on the...
World sends relief aid to Iran flood-hit people
Ahvaz, June 3, IRNA – Eleven countries dispatched humanitarian and relief aid to the flood-stricken people of southwestern Iranian province of Khuzestan two months ago, managing director of the...
ICRC earmarks 400,000 euros to help flood-hit Iranians
Tehran, May 19, IRNA - The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says it has allocated 400,000 euros to support the Iranian Red Crescent Society as well as the people affected by the recent...
WFP delivers 12,000 family food packs to flood-hit Iranians
Tehran, May 12, IRNA - World Food Programme (WFP) says it has delivered 12,000 family food packs to the Iranian Red Crescent in a bid to distribute them among most-affected families in the flood-hit...
FAO to distribute 10,000 food packages for Iran flood survivors
Tehran, May 11, IRNA – The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is supposed to distribute 10,000 food packages to flood-stricken people in southern Iran within a week, Head of Iran Relief and...
Iran starts reconstruction of schools in flood-hit areas
Gorgan, May 6, IRNA – The ground breaking ceremony of reconstruction of schools in flood-stricken areas in northern Iran started by Iranian Education Minister Mohammad Bathaei. Addressing the...
Floods, lessons, consequences
Tehran, April 22, IRNA – The importance of institutionalization of participation and strengthening NGOs were clearly illustrated by the recent floods in Iran. It is highly necessary that the local...
Iraqi people donations distributed in Iran's flood-hit areas
Abadan, April 18, IRNA – Part of Iraqi people's donations for flood-stricken people of Iran's Khuzestan province, was distributed among the resident of the town of Shadgan on Thursday. The items...
Reconstruction of flood-hit areas officially kicks off
Tehran, April 17, IRNA – Iran's President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday announced the official start of reconstruction operation of flood-hit regions under the supervision of the country's Interior...