Some $12.6m donated for Kermanshah quake relief

TEHRAN — Iranians have made a contribution of some 630 billion rials (nearly $12.6 million) to recovery efforts in the quake-hit province of Kermanshah, Iran’s Red Crescent Society secretary general Mahmoud Mohammadi-Nasab has said.

Over 50 earthquakes hit Iranian city on Thursday

TEHRAN – More than 50 consecutive tremors, with different levels of severity, shook the city of Sumar in the western province of Kermanshah on Thursday.

Quake-hit Kermanshahi people rebuilding homes amid hope

TEHRAN — Almost two months after the tragic magnitude 7.3 quake rocked the western province of Kermanshah, the citizens join hands with those who volunteered to help rebuild their damaged cities and villages.

20 projects proposed to earthquake-proof Tehran

TEHRAN – Tehran’s Municipality has proposed 20 prioritized projects which are believed to strengthen the metropolis against a possible massive earthquake.

Tehran quakes: Tehraners tremble with fear

TEHRAN — Tehran was shaken with yet another minor quake at 00:54 a.m. local time on Wednesday stoking up fear once again into the hearts of terrified citizens.

Leader orders allocation of $200m for Kermanshah quake victims

TEHRAN – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei approved withdrawal of $200 million from the National Development Fund to assist Kermanshah quake victims, Majlis speaker Ali Larijani said on Tuesday.

Teenage girl hailed a hero for rescuing baby sister

TEHRAN — 13-year-old Haniyeh is her family’s hero by risking her life to save her baby sister from approaching death during Kermanshah strong quake.

Charity foundation donates $22m to Kermanshah quake victims

TEHRAN — Iran’s Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation, a charity organization, has so far paid some 200 billion rials (nearly $5m) in cash and provided 700 billion rials (nearly $17m) in kind for quake-hit areas in the western province of Kermanshah.

Paris-based Iranian artist mobilizes support for Kermanshah quake relief efforts 

TEHRAN – The Paris-based Iranian painter Raheleh Roshandel has mobilized groups of Iranian expatriates in Paris as well as a number of French citizens to provide support for the Kermanshah quake relief efforts.

Cold spell, flooding hit Iranian provinces

TEHRAN — Over the first days of the ninth Iranian calendar month of Azar (starting November 22) some parts of the country have experienced a sharp drop in temperature and were inundated with flood.

Smiling girl amid ruins of Kermanshah earthquake

A little girl is joyfully smiling alongside a tent and belongings of her family retrieved after a massive earthquake hit the western province of Kermanshah on November 12. Photo: Asal Bigdeli / mizan SB/MQ/MG

Artists to raise funds for Kermanshah quake victims 

TEHRAN – A group of artists will auction a collection of their artworks at the Art Bureau in Tehran today to raise funds for the victims of the devastating earthquake that hit Kermanshah region in western Iran last week.

U.S. sanctions against Iran block donations to quake victims

Anonymous benefactor donates $2.5m for quake-hit Kermanshah

TEHRAN — An anonymous benefactor has donated 100 billion rials (nearly $2.5 million) to earthquake-stricken province of Kermanshah, head of the Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation said on Thursday.

By Prof. Mehdi Zare & Farnaz Kamranzad

7.3 magnitude quake in Sarepol-e Zahab

On November 12, 2017, at 18:18 UTC (21:48 Iran Standard Time), a major earthquake with the moment magnitude of 7.3 occurred in Kermanshah province, western Iran.

Aid still rushing to quake-hit Kermanshah

TEHRAN — Four days after the deadly magnitude 7.3 earthquake striking the western province of Kermanshah, medical, relief, and reconstruction aid is still rushing to the region.

Kermanshah quake: tragedy, altruism, hope

TEHRAN — The quake-hit city of Kermanshah is now the stage of inextricably mixed tragic, altruistic and hopeful scenes.

Iranian artists step up Kermanshah quake relief efforts

TEHRAN – Iranian artists have announced that they would organize various programs to help the victims of the devastating earthquake that hit the western Iranian region of Kermanshah on Sunday.