23 Apr 2024
Tuesday 14 November 2017 - 18:24
Story Code : 283202

Irans coverage: Iran ends quake rescue after 530 killed

Daily look at Irans late-breaking news and upcoming events:
 
Iran ends quake rescue operations, hungry survivors battle cold
Iranian officials said there was little chance of finding more survivors from the earthquake that shook parts of western Iran on Sunday, killing at least 450 people, and rescue operations had now been called off, state television said on Tuesday.

 

Irans quake death toll rises to 530
Latest reports on Tuesday shows that the number of those killed in the powerful earthquake that rocked several provinces in western Iran, including Kermanshah Province, has risen to 530.


 

Iran declares public mourning for quake victims
The Iranian Cabinet in a statement on Monday declared Nov 14 (Tuesday) as a day of public mourning for the victims of the Sunday night devastating quake which hit western Iran near its borders with Iraq.



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Total: Trump could kill our Iran gas deal
President Trumps get-tough approach to Iran could kill a huge energy investment signed just four months ago.

 
Iran president visits quake-hit areas, promises help in reconstruction
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday morning arrived in Kermanshah Province to visit the areas struck by the Sunday nights deadly earthquake, which has so far killed 430 people and wounded over 7,000.

Zarif urges intl community to help end senseless war in Yemen
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a letter to the UN chief described the situation in Yemen as critical and worrisome and called on the international community to take effective and decisive measures to end the war on the impoverished nation.

 
Velayati: Hariri asked to mediate between Iran, Saudi Arabia
Leaders senior adviser Velayati dismissed Lebanese PM Saad Hariris anti-Iran remarks, saying Hariri asked to mediate between Iran and Saudi Arabia during his meeting with Velayati in Tehran.

 
IRGC moves Irans biggest portable field hospital to Kermanshah
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) moved the countrys biggest portable field hospital to the western province of Kermanshah to treat those injured in Sundays 7.3-magnitude earthquake.

 
Iranian presence in Syria is legitimate, Russia says amid Israeli concerns
Israeli defense figures are set to meet U.S. counterparts today; Jerusalem troubled by seeming unwillingness of superpowers to expel Iranian troops from southern Syria.
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