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2018-07-16 09:09
Add insult to injury: Hour al-Azim wildfire is still haunting Khuzestan
TEHRAN — While the southwestern province of Khuzestan is a victim of recurrent sand and dust storms, smoke rising from a wildfire in Hour al-Azim wetland, which has lasted for almost two weeks now, is adding insult to injury.
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2018-07-02 18:24
Khuzestan water crisis said to be settled by July 6
TEHRAN — Iranian officials have pledged to resolve water scarcity and increased salinity of municipal water in the southwestern province of Khuzestan by July 6.
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2018-06-11 21:54
Khuzestan handicraft exports seen to rise to $7m
TEHRAN – Iran’s southwestern Khuzestan province has set a goal to increase the value of handicraft exports per annum to $7 million within the next three years from currently around $3 million.
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2018-05-29 12:05
Ahvaz to host handicrafts sales exhibit
TEHRAN – The southwestern city of Ahvaz, Khuzestan province, will host a four-day handicrafts sales exhibition in June.
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2018-05-13 02:35
Sand and dust storm hits vast areas of Iran
TEHRAN – A rather heavy sand and dust storm (SDS) has stricken huge areas in western, southwestern and southern Iran.
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2018-05-05 08:23
Asthma rate on the rise in Iran
TEHRAN – According to a national survey, the rate of people suffering from asthma in Iran is roughly equal to global average but it has sped up compared to previous decades, the director of Health Ministry’ asthma and allergy department has said.
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2018-04-30 04:44
Khuzestan sand and dust storms driving migration: MP
TEHRAN – Sand and dust storms (SDS) in southwestern Khuzestan Province has provoked a wave of migration to other provinces, said Javad Kazemi-Nasab, an MP who represents Khuzestan in the parliament.
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2018-04-24 17:48
Flood hits 7 provinces, claims 3 lives
TEHRAN – Heavy rainfall on Monday caused flooding in 7 provinces and unfortunately, claimed 3 lives, said head of Rescue and Relief Organization, Morteza Salimi.
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2018-04-10 19:31
Ilam to host 2nd Intl. Conference on Dust
TEHRAN — The second edition of the International Conference on Dust will be held on April 25-27 in the city of Ilam, western Iran.
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2018-04-10 19:30
Stop dam building and water transfer projects: environmentalists
TEHRAN – A group of environmentalists have issued a statement, urging all dam building and water transfer projects around Zayanderud, Karun and Dez rivers to be halted in a bid to deal with the severe drought conditions that have affected western part of the country.
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2018-03-12 22:08
Iranian artisans to show skills at Italian fair
TEHRAN – Four top Iranian artisans will show their handicrafts at the 82nd edition of the International Handicrafts Trade Fair, which will be held at the Fortezza da Basso, Florence, from April 21 to May 1.
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2018-03-11 10:17
Cultivating sugar beet and rice hinders wetlands restoration programs
TEHRAN – Cultivating water intensive products including sugar beet and rice has been banned in some regions as they were not in line with plans for reviving wetlands, an official with wetland ecosystems division at Department of Environment has said.
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2018-02-20 18:51
We have made mistakes in protecting the environment: Kaveh Madani
TEHRAN — The nature is a proof of the fact that we have made mistakes in protecting the environment and we have to put them right, Kaveh Madani, deputy environment chief for international affairs, innovation and socio-cultural engagement said on Monday.
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2018-02-17 09:33
It takes 3 years to eliminate internal SDS hotspots: DOE chief
TEHRAN – Eliminating internal hotspots for sand and dust storms (SDSs) in southwestern provinces of Iran requires a 3-year period, ILNA quoted the chief of the Department of Environment Isa Kalantari as saying on Friday.
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2018-02-14 19:43
Dusty Khuzestan still in tight spot, out of breath
TEHRAN — Once again the old story of recurrent sand and dust storms in the southwestern province of Khuzestan is going around. For some years now elevated levels of PM 2.5 fine particles, tens of times above the standard average, is the new normal for the province.
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2018-02-13 21:05
PM 2.5 level ‘beyond hazardous’ in southwestern Iran
TEHRAN — The recent sand and dust storms have increased the PM 2.5 fine particles concentration to a ‘beyond hazardous’ level in the southwestern city of Ahwaz, Khuzestan province, on Tuesday.
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2018-02-11 19:18
Khuzestan win Iran Weightlifting Championship
Khuzestan Province claimed the title of the Iran Weightlifting Championship held in Ahvaz.
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2018-01-29 19:46
Iranian coastguard seizes 8 freighters smuggling goods in Persian Gulf
TEHRAN – The coastguard of southwestern province of Khuzestan has confiscated eight freighters carrying smuggled goods into Iran, says Khuzestan border guard commander.
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2018/01/27
By Mohammad Ali Haqshenas
SDS hotspots in Ahwaz 5 times larger than Tehran
Geological researches demonstrate that the hotspots for sand and dust storms (SDS) developed around the city of Ahwaz, in the southwestern Khuzestan Province, cover more than 350,000 hectares of land, 5 times bigger than Tehran urban area.
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2018-01-24 08:58
Govt. to update truck fleet to ease air pollution
TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani announced plans for renovating 70,000 clunker trucks annually within the framework of policies to combat air pollution.
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2018-01-23 20:03
Leader OKs $4b withdrawal from National Fund for priority projects
TEHRAN - Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has agreed with a request to withdraw four billion dollars from the National Development Fund for priority projects, particularly projects dealing with water management, environment protection, and boosting defense capability.
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2018-01-21 21:39
Majlis cuts Khuzestan’s sand and dust storms budget
TEHRAN – The budget proposed for fighting sand and dust storms in the southwestern province of Khuzestan in the next year’s budget bill is facing a big “no” by the special committee of Majlis [the Iranian parliament].
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2018-01-03 19:53
Ahvaz to host specialized handicrafts exhibit
TEHRAN – The city of Ahvaz, southwestern Khuzestan province, will play host to a specialized handicrafts exhibit in February.
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2017-12-27 19:52
Blaze put out at Rag-Sefid oilfield
TEHRAN- Fire in the well No. 147 of Rag-Sefid offshore oilfield in Iran’s southwestern Khuzestan Province was put out at Tuesday’s night, Shana news agency reported.
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2017-12-25 09:29
‘UNGA draft resolution turns combating SDS into a global issue’
TEHRAN — The adoption of a draft on combating sand and dust storms (SDS) in the 72nd session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 72) will turn it into a global issue which can garner international support to tackle its detrimental effects, the Iranian ambassador to the UN said.
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2017-12-17 08:28
UNESCO-listed Tchogha Zanbil undergoes urgent restoration
TEHRAN - Tchogha Zanbil, a prehistoric ziggurat in southwest Iran, has underwent some vital rehabilitation works.
