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2019-12-22 21:09
By Faranak Bakhtiari
EB patients, the most oppressed victims of U.S. sanctions
TEHRAN – Although food and medicine are claimed to be exempted from U.S. sanctions, financial and banking sanctions have limited the life-saving medicine trade which harshly targeted the patients suffering from Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB), a rare genetic disease that causes painful blistering of the skin.
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2019-12-11 18:39
By Faranak Bakhtiari
International Mountain Day: natural treasure must be protected
TEHRAN – Mountains have long been home to people and a source of freshwater, however, they are currently under threat due to climate change and overexploitation, so this is the time to take steps toward protecting the nature’s valuable treasure.
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2019-11-23 20:20
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Armenia should be more responsible for polluting Aras River
TEHRAN – Release of industrial pollutants by Armenia into the transboundary Aras River has raised many concerns in northwestern provinces of Iran. The neighboring country should take urgent measures on elimination of pollution in the river.
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2019-11-20 16:01
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Iranian northwestern national parks share incredible biodiversity
TEHRAN – The precious national parks of northwestern Iran are the most diverse of any in the country, differing from rainforest to wide shrub lands which share a great biological diversity, this time we will take a quick look at three incredible national parks located in East Azarbaijan province.
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2019-11-12 18:26
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Meeting of ECO heads of meteorological organizations held in Tehran
TEHRAN – The 3rd meeting of heads of meteorological organizations of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) member states held in Tehran on Tuesday.
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2019-10-13 18:29
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Choked by air pollution, Shahr-e Rey struggling to survive
TEHRAN – As several cities in Tehran province are experiencing severe air pollution, high concentration of industrial and residential units as well as large amounts of emissions produced by vehicles and landfill sites are among the major sources of pollutants choking the ancient city of Shahr-e Rey, southern Tehran.
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2019-10-13 11:52
By Faranak Bakhtiari
Challenges facing Iran to become resilient against disasters
TEHRAN – Having tackled over 34 out of 41 natural disasters identified worldwide, Iran is among the top countries most prone to natural disasters. Therefore, risk reduction and resilience is widely recognized emphasizing the need for making cities resilient to disasters. But what are the challenges on its way?
