Iran ready for cooperation on fighting sand and dust storms: FRWO head
MNA – Head of Forests, Range and Watershed Management Organization (FRWO) has expressed Iran’s readiness to cooperate with regional countries in the…
Tag Archives: dust storms
Dust storm sends hundreds to hospital in Iran
IRNA – Some 465 people were taken to hospitals and medical centers in southeastern Iranian province of Sistan-Baluchestan due to complications caused…
EU environmental experts visit areas prone to dust storms in Khuzestan province
MNA – A four-member team of European experts has visited areas in southwestern Iranian province of Khuzestan, which are prone to creating…
Iran seeking Chinese expertise for fighting SDSs
Tehran Times – Iran is going to use China’s expertise on tackling sand and dust storms (SDSs) and take steps to halt…
Conflict hinders Iran efforts to counter dust storms
Bourse and Bazaar | AFP: Iran’s efforts to counter worsening dust storms have been hampered by conflict in the region, the deputy…
Iranian media: Sandstorm in Iran sends 95 people to hospital
AP — Iran’s semi-official Mehr news agency says 95 people were taken to hospitals after suffering breathing problems during a sand-and-dust storm…
Intense dust storm hits Iran’s Sistan and Balouchestan, disrupts life
Tasnim – An official with Iran Meteorological Department in Sistan and Balouchestan said dust concentration in the southeastern province’s air is around…
Drought, dust storms suffocate Iran’s Khuzestan province
Al-Monitor | Saeid Jafari: The air in Iran’s southwestern province of Khuzestan is no longer safe to breathe. Although the region has been dealing…
Japan to help Iranians combat dust storms
Financial Tribune- In an effort to curb dust and sand pollution, Iran’s National Convention to Combat Dust Storms is seeking to use…
Offices, schools closed in Iran’s west, southwest due to dust pollution
Tasnim – Dust storms originating in Iraq have hit Iran’s western and southwestern areas, prompting health warnings and resulting in closed schools…
Ministerial board of SDS conference releases declaration for future coop.
MNA – Ministerial board of International Conference on Sands and Dust Storms released a statement on the agenda for future cooperation. There…
Photos: Int’l conference on combating sand and dust storms kicks off in Tehran
IRNA | Ehsan Naderi Pour: International Conference on Combating Sand and Dust Storms (SDS) started work here on Monday with participation of…
Combating dust storms demands regional, intl. coop.
MNA – Iran’s President Rouhani said planning, investment as well as regional and international cooperation were prerequisites to the fight against sand…
Neighboring countries main source of dust: Deputy FM
IRNA – Dust problem in Iran originates from Iraq and water shortage in Turkey, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia and Pacific…
Middle East “water wars”: Iran official urges pressure on Turkey over dams
Global Research – An Iranian official has urged active diplomacy with Turkey towards tackling the problem of dust storms, which chronically blight regional…
Iran, Iraq to set up center to counter dust storms
IRNA – Iran is going to launch a training center in Iraq to educate Iraqis on effective ways to address the issue…
Ebtekar: Iran, Iraq to jointly control dust storms
IRNA – Vice President and Head of Iran’s Department of the Environment, Massoumeh Ebtekar said on Wednesday that The National Development Fund…
Why dust storms still suffocate Iran’s Khuzestan province
Al-Monitor l Zahra Alipour: A massive influx of dust storms in recent weeks has once again paralyzed Iran’s southwestern province of Khuzestan.…
Iran FM, VP send letter to UN chief on urgency to deal with dust storms
IRNA – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Vice President and Head of the Department of Environment Masoumeh Ebtekar, in a joint…
$100m for combating dust storms in Iran
Financial Tribune- The government has earmarked $100 million to combat dust storms in the next fiscal year that begins on March 21.…
DOE: Exaggerations unhelpful
A senior official has urged against exaggerating the problems of Sistan-Baluchestan Province, arguing that it shifts attention away from effectively addressing the…
DOE confirms funding for dust storms in 2016
Local media reported on Tuesday that in the proposed budget bill for the fiscal year that started on March 20, the government…
Sources of dust storms increase in Khuzestan
When it comes to dust storms, there only seems to be bad news for oil-rich Khuzestan Province. The embattled southwestern province has…
Gov’t lacks funds to tackle dust storms
The government lacks the financial resources to effectively battle the crippling dust storms that have dogged more than two-thirds of Iran, according…
Dust storm handling criticized
A member of parliament has said the severity of dust storms in Khuzestan Province reflects the poor performance of environmental officials. Speaking…
Setting up regional fund necessary
TEHRAN March 03(Shana)–‘In correspondence with the United Nations, we have suggested formation of a regional fund for addressing dust storm problem in…
Theatrical behaviors no solution for tackling dust storm
TEHRAN Feb 21(Shana)–The administration has had accurate plans for tackling the problem of air pollution and does not intend to cope with…
Residents struggle to breathe as dust storms batter Iran
For more than a week dust storms have been battering southwestern Iran, especially the region of Khouzestan and its capital Ahvaz, which…
Ahwaz air pollution gets worse beyond measure
Air pollution in Ahwaz has grown five times worse since Tuesday’s air quality registers led to school closures, forcing them remain shut.…
Iran points to foreign cause of dust storm problems
Iran says the destruction of Mesopotamian wetlands is a major cause of sand and dust storms in Iran. Iranian officials dealing with that…