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2018-09-22 11:09
Terror attack on military parade in southern Iran
TEHRAN- A terror attack during a military parade in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, capital of Khuzestan province, on Saturday morning resulted in several casualties.
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2018-09-22 10:06
Dozens martyred or injured in terror attack on military parade in Ahvaz
At least 70 people have been injured or martyred in a terrorist attack on a military parade in Iran’s southwestern city of Ahvaz, the Mehr news agency reported.
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2018-09-16 10:25
Ahvaz to offer fam tours for free
TEHRAN – The Ahvaz tourism department is set to organize free familiarization tours on a weekly basis in a bid to promote traveling to the southwestern Iranian city.
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2018-09-11 17:33
Hour al-Azim still on fire, belching acrid smoke into Khuzestan sky
TEHRAN — It’s been over 65 days since Hour al-Azim wetland, a transboundary body of water shared between Iran and Iraq, has erupted in raging fire and now large amounts of acrid smoke is being spread in the cities of Abadan and Khorramshahr in southern parts of Khuzestan province.
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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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2018-05-29 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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2018-04-10 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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2018-04-03 17:43
Teahouse arson attack in Ahwaz leaves 11 killed, 6 injured
TEHRAN — An arson attack on a teahouse in the city of Ahwaz, southwestern Iran, killed 11 and injured 6 others, including three firemen, Mehr news agency reported on Tuesday.
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2018-02-17 20:10
Turkish Airlines starts advertising for Iranian destinations
TEHRAN – Turkish Airlines has commenced advertising for several Iranian cities based on a previous agreement signed with Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization, a deputy at the CHHTO said on Friday.
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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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2018-01-03 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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2017-12-25 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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2017-11-29 20:16
Iran’s tourist spots on Turkish Airlines ad network
TEHRAN – Tourist attractions of five Iranian cities have been put on the Turkish Airlines’ advertisement network in a bid to promote their charms in a bigger scene.
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2017-11-21 22:22
Choking smoke envelopes Ahwaz; pollution far beyond hazardous
TEHRAN — The southwestern city of Ahwaz, Khuzestan province, is once again wreathed in a haze of smoke, ISNA reported on Tuesday.
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2017-10-22 17:48
Rock slide in Iran destroys homes, kills two
TEHRAN -- A rock slide in suburb of the southwestern city of Ahvaz destroyed two homes Sunday morning, killing two children of four and five years old.
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2017-10-07 18:16
Iranians say farewell to fallen fighters
A mass funeral was held in Ahvaz on Thursday for 119 Iranian martyrs whose remains were recently unearthed. Senior officials and commanders attended the funeral of the fallen soldiers, who had been killed while defending their country during the imposed war of Iraq against Iran in the 1980s. The remains of the martyrs had been repatriated from Iraq via a southwestern border crossing on Thursday. Tehran Times/ Mehdi Pedramkhoo
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2017-07-05 18:32
By Maryam Qarehgozlou
UN ready to settle environmental disputes with best available knowledge: UNEP chief
TEHRAN — The United Nations is ready to provide scientific solutions to resolve environmental disputes among governments, executive director of the UN Environment Program (UNEP) Erik Solheim said on Monday.
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2017-07-04 19:20
By Maryam Qarehgozlou
Iran holds Turkey partly accountable for dust storms; Turkey denies
TEHRAN — Sand and dust storms (SDS) usually occur when strong winds lift large amounts of sand and dust from bare, dry soil into the atmosphere.
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2017/07/03
By Ali Mirchi and Kaveh Madani
Can Iran lead a global fight against dust storms?
High-level international delegations meet in Tehran to discuss anthropogenic dust bowls as a global environmental threat
In the last two years, the UN passed four resolutions on sand and dust storms in an attempt to facilitate a global political will to tackle this pressing environmental problem.
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2017-02-21 18:23
Ebtekar urges Iraq to join hands with Iran to tackle dust storms
TEHRAN — The chief of Iran’s Department of Environment has urged Iraq to take effective measures to get the grips with dust storms in collaboration with Iran.
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2017-02-16 20:38
Dust storm, public utility outage spark protests in Ahwaz
TEHRAN — Recurrent periods of suffocating dust storms, lately accompanied by crippling power and water supply cuts, have provoked public protests in the city of Ahwaz, southwestern province of Khuzestan.
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2017-01-03 20:33
Organs of 10-year-old boy donated
Erfan Dinarvandi, a 10 year-old boy from Ahwaz, southern province of Khuzestan, was admitted to the hospital last week due to an accident. After being declared brain dead his family agreed to donate his organs to patients needing a transplant. ISNA/ Ali Mohammadi
