Total:31
-
2019-04-13 22:01
Iranians donate $31m in cash and kind to the flood victims
TEHRAN — Iranians have so far donated some 1.3 trillion rials (nearly $31 million) in both cash and kind to the flood victims, Iranian Red Crescent Society Chief Ali Asghar Peyvandi said on Saturday.
-
2019-04-10 11:13
Photo: Babak Borzouyeh
The Iranian Red Crescent Society's aid to flood victims
Iranian Red Crescent Society has dispatched aids to the flood-stricken victims in provinces hit hard with the flooding. Floods have inflicted serious damage to the infrastructures, houses, livestock and crops across provinces in northern, northeastern, western and southwestern Iran, with Lorestan, Kordestan, Kermanshah and Ilam in west, Mazandaran in north, Golestan in northeast and Khuzestan in southwest, being among the worst-hit.
-
2019-04-10 09:11
National, international aids mobilized for flood-hit Iranians
TEHRAN — While some flood-hit victims are still struggling with adverse effects of torrential rainfalls in the past three weeks, national and international aids have been sent to the affected regions since the very first days.
-
2019-04-07 20:07
Iran says not receiving humanitarian cash aid due to U.S. sanctions
TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) says it has not received any cash for humanitarian aid from other countries for the flood victims in Iran as there are no monetary channel to receive such aid.
-
2019-03-13 21:42
IRCS centers to offer aerial emergency services during Noruz
TEHRAN —24 Iranian Red Crescent Society centers will be offering aerial emergency services during Noruz (New Year holidays, starting on March 21), IRCS chief Ali Asghar Peyvandi has said.
-
2019-03-03 22:01
IRCS’s next year budget rises by $48m
TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has received a budget rise of 2 trillion rials (nearly $48 million) within the framework of the budget bill approved for the next calendar year (starting on March 21), deputy head of the IRCS has said.
-
2019-02-28 12:10
IRCS plans rescue and relief scheme for New Year holidays
TEHRAN — Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) rescue and relief will launch a scheme on March 16 aiming to increase safety on roads during the New Year holidays, head of Rescue and Relief Organization, Morteza Salimi, has said.
-
2018-12-26 09:27
IRCS opens mental empowerment center
TEHRAN- Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has set up a new center for empowerment of brain and mental abilities, announced the society’s deputy director for health and medical treatment.
-
2018-12-16 21:08
Earthquake risk high in 78% of cities in Iran, says IRCS
TEHRAN — There are 120 active faults in Iran and about 78 percent of cities nationwide are located in earthquake prone regions, director of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) Rescue and Relief Organization, Morteza Salimi, said on Saturday.
-
2018-12-15 21:56
Iran’s Rescue and Relief Organization to join INSARAG
TEHRAN — The Iranian Red Crescent Society’s Rescue and Relief Organization will join the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG), the organization’s deputy director Shahin Fat’hi has said.
-
2018-11-26 12:23
Volunteer dentists offer services in underprivileged region
TEHRAN — Some 36 volunteer dentists have offered free of charge dental care services in underprivileged villages of Rigan county, southeastern province of Kerman, IRNA reported on Saturday.
-
2018-10-31 20:53
Comprehensive rehab centers to be launched nationwide
TEHRAN – Comprehensive rehabilitation centers will be inaugurated in all provinces of the country by the Iranian calendar month of Bahman (January 21-February 19), an official with the Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has said.
-
2018-09-01 08:51
Water solicitation for drought-ridden Sistan-Baluchestan to ease water stress
TEHRAN — With Hamoun wetland drained of water and the rainless sky in southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan many are in dire need of drinking water.
-
2018-08-11 17:45
IRCS domestically produces dialysis equipment, supplies
TEHRAN — Helal Iran Medical Devices Company affiliated to the Iranian Red Crescent Society has succeeded in producing homegrown equipment and supplies for dialysis patients, Farzad Salaraddini, Helal Iran Medical Devices Company CEO said on Friday.
-
2018-07-25 09:06
IRCS saves more than 6,300 from death in accidents
TEHRAN – The Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) has rescued some 6,324 individuals from June 3 to July 21 within the framework of a 100-day national rescue and relief scheme, deputy director for IRCS has said.
-
2018-07-21 21:30
Red Crescent employee killed in shooting incident
TEHRAN – A Red Crescent employee was killed on Friday night in a shooting incident targeting an ambulance in Kamyaran town, Kurdistan Province, the YJC reported on Saturday.
-
2018-07-11 09:16
Iran to manufacture relocatable tent-like structures for emergency situations
TEHRAN —Helal Textile Company, affiliated to Iran’s Red Crescent Society, will manufacture large, relocatable tent-like structures, also known as Rubb Hall, for emergency situations, the company CEO Zaher Rostami has said.
-
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.
-
2018-04-07 19:51
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.
-
2018-03-14 08:14
Road accident losses cost Iran 7 to 11 billion dollars
TEHRAN — Traffic-related accidents impose hefty costs of 7 to 11 billion dollars on Iran annually, the Majlis Research Center has announced, Mehr news agency reported on Tuesday.
-
2017-11-16 11:13
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.
-
2017-11-08 13:15
Iran re-elected to IFRC governing board
TEHRAN — The Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran was re-elected to the governing board of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
-
2017-10-25 17:45
Iran to provide Arba’een pilgrims with services
TEHRAN — Iran preparing to provide Arba’een pilgrims with various relief and medical services during the Arba’een walk 2017, director of the Relief and Rescue Organization has said.
-
2017-10-15 09:02
Iran plans to provide Rohingya Muslims with warm food
TEHRAN – Iran plans to supply warm food to Rohingya Muslims living in displacement camps in Bangladesh.
-
2017-09-17 09:17
Iran sends humanitarian aid for Rohingya Muslims
TEHRAN – Morteza Salimi, director of the Relief and Rescue Organization of the Iranian Red Crescent Society, said on Saturday that Iran’s first humanitarian aid consignment for Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims has been sent to Bangladesh, Mehr news agency reported.
-
2017-09-11 10:09
Myanmar blocks Iran’s aid shipment
TEHRAN – An official with the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) announced on Sunday that Myanmar’s government has blocked Iran’s aid shipment for Rohingya Muslims who have been targeted by the country’s security forces and armed Buddhist militants for months.
-
2017-07-11 20:48
Iran, Armenia plan to boost disaster management co-op
TEHRAN – Iran and Armenia plan to boost cooperation in the field of disaster management as well as search and rescue operations.
-
2017-03-15 15:39
Police, rescue forces prepared during Noruz holidays
Traffic police as well as rescue and relief organizations are all prepared to offer services to the public during the Noruz holidays (March 15 to April 3). All relief and police forces would do their best to help citizens spend safe holidays. Some 30 helicopters will also offer aerial emergency services to the patients as well. Tasnim/ Erfan Kouchari
-
2017-02-18 17:22
Red Crescent sniffing dog training camp
TEHRAN - Red Crescent sniffing dogs are being trained in a camp located in northern Tehran foothills. The sniffing dogs play an important role in saving those individuals trapped under rubble or other dangerous situations following a disaster. Tehran Times/ Asghar Khamseh
-
2016-10-09 09:28
Undermining social capital is ‘anti-people’: Jahangiri
TEHRAN – First Vice-President Es'haq Jahangiri has warned against moves that could undermine social capital, describing them as “anti-people”, ISNA news agency reported.
