By Mehdi Zare

Why did the March 28 Myanmar earthquake cause major damage in South Asia?

TEHRAN - The Sagaing Fault, passing nearby Mandalay, Myanmar, has a long history of destructive earthquakes. In 1946, in an earthquake of M7.7 similar to the 2025 earthquake, the northern part of the Sagaing Fault ruptured near Mandalay, causing widespread damage.

IRCS ready to assist quake-hit Myanmar

TEHRAN – The director of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) for international affairs, Razieh Alishvandi, has announced the IRCS's readiness to dispatch rescue forces and relief supplies to help people affected by the earthquake in Myanmar.

Myanmar-Thailand earthquake death toll passes 1,000

The death toll from a huge earthquake that hit Myanmar and Thailand has passed 1,000, as rescuers dug through the rubble of collapsed buildings in a desperate search for survivors.

UN: 45,000 Rohingya fled fighting in Myanmar

Escalating violence in conflict-torn Myanmar’s Rakhine State has forced another 45,000 minority Rohingya to flee, the United Nations warned, amid allegations of beheadings, killings and burnings of property.

Feeling fighting in Myanmar

About 1,300 people have fled from eastern Myanmar into Thailand, officials said Saturday, as fresh fighting erupted at a border town that has recently been captured by ethnic guerillas.

Iran handed easy group at Paris 2024 Asian Qualifiers Round 1

TEHRAN - The path has been set for the 26 teams competing in the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament 2024 Asian Qualifiers Round 1, and Iran have been handed an easy draw.