Iran arrests 79 rioters in Khuzestan: Intelligence Ministry
Press TV – Iran’s Intelligence Ministry says the country’s security forces have arrested 79 main elements behind recent riots, which erupted in…
Tag Archives: Iran’s Khuzestan Province
Magnitude 4.9 quake jolts SW Iran
Tasnim – An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale hit an area in Iran’s southwestern province of Khuzestan on Friday night…
Rioters caught shooting at people in Iran’s Khuzestan province
Tasnim – Rioters were filmed shooting at people and security forces in Iran’s southwestern province of Khuzestan following peaceful protests over price…
Protests strike Iran cities over gasoline prices rising
AP — Protesters angered by Iran raising subsidized gasoline prices blocked traffic in several cities and clashed occasionally with police Saturday, the…
Iran names newly-discovered oilfield Namavaran
SHANA – Iranian Minister of Petroleum Bijan Zangeneh said that the newly-discovered oilfield in Khuzesan was named Namavaran, adding the field had…
Iran downs ‘intruding foreign’ drone over Persian Gulf coast
Press TV – Iran’s Army has shot down an unidentified drone that was violating Iran’s airspace near the port city of Mahshahr…
50% growth in essential goods imports from Iran’s Imam Khomeini port
Financial Tribune – Close to 9 million tons of essential goods were unloaded at Imam Khomeini Port located in the southern Khuzestan…
Iran foils 2 bombing plots in Arbaeen
Tasnim – Iran’s intelligence forces have thwarted two plots for bombing attacks on pilgrims who travel to Iraq in the Arbaeen season,…
Imam Khomeini Port operations rise 59%
Financial Tribune – A total of 23 million tons of goods were loaded and unloaded at Imam Khomeini Port in the southern…
Maritime guards seize smuggled fuel cargoes in SW Iran
MNA – According to deputy of Khuzestan border commander, maritime guards have seized two fishing vessels and identified 7,400 liters of smuggled…
Zero flaring projects deliver
Financial Tribune – To reduce gas flaring in Khuzestan Province to zero the construction of a plant to collect 1.5 million cubic…
Iran coast guard seizes big haul of drug in Persian Gulf
Tasnim – The Iranian Coast Guard has captured a big haul of opium off the coast of the southwestern port city of…
Photos: Magnitude 5.7 quake hits southwest Iran
ISNA | Alireza Mohammadi: An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale hit an area in Iran’s southwestern province of Khuzestan on…
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…
Iranian consortium inks MOU with NIOC to develop oilfield
Tehran Times – National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) has signed a memorandum of understanding with a domestic consortium for developing Band-e-Karkheh oilfield…
Photos: Migrating Flamingos in Shadegan wetland
ISNA | Moosa Madhaji: Migratory flamingos have returned to Shadegan wetland near Khuzestan, southern Iran, following substantial rainfalls in the area.
Euro-4 petrol distributed in Khuzestan
SHANA — The National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company (NIOPDC) has issued a statement announcing distribution of Euro-4 petrol in three main…
Photos: Virgin nature of Dehdez
IRNA – The astonishing beauty of areas surrounding Dehdez town in Iran’s Khuzestan province would surprise every visitor coming to the region…
Drilling rigs resume operation in Khuzestan
SHANA — 6 drilling rigs whose operation was halted due to recent flash floods in western Iran have now resumed their activities…
Rouhani: Enemies’ plot to tell lies about drought in Iran
IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that one of the enemies’ plots, especially the Zionist regime and the US, is…
Locusts hit Iran’s southern provinces
Radio Farda – Iranian Plant Protection Organization (IPPO) warned on Thursday, April 18, that if the necessary budget for fighting desert locusts…
‘Home-made equipment to join Iranian army navy’: commander
MNA – A number of domestically manufactured equipment will be supplied to the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy, the Navy Rear Admiral…
No power dares to attack Iran for next 80 years: senior official
MNA – Top Military Aide to the Iranian Leader Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi said that Iran’s security is strengthened to the…
Petchem projects launched in Khuzestan
SHANA – The governor of Khuzestan Province, southwestern Iran, inaugurated two petrochemical projects in Mahshahr Petrochemical Especial Economic Zone (PETZONE). The projects,…
Unknown people kill 2 police officers in SW Iran
IRNA – Unknown people’s shooting toward a police car in Bandar-e Emam Khomeini, Khuzestan Province has claimed the lives of two police…
Photos: Daffodil festival underway in Iran’s Behbahan
ILNA | Seyed Khalil Moosavi: The city of Behbahan in the east of Iran’s Khuzestan Province is known for its ancient Daffodil…
Quake jolts SW Iran
IRNA – An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale jolted Hoveizeh in southwestern Iranian province of Khuzestan on Tuesday. According to…
Four arrested in Iran sugar protests
Bourse and Bazaar – Four people were arrested in southwestern Iran on Sunday as locals joined striking sugar workers in mounting protests…
Iran rejects execution of suspects linked to Ahvaz terror attack
Tehran Times – The governor of Khuzestan Province on Monday rejected as false a recent report which claimed 22 individuals who were…
43 ancient coins discovered in SW Iran
IRNA – The protection unit of the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of Khuzestan Province confiscated 43 coins dating back to…
NISOC launches smokeless flare in Khuzestan
SHANA — The National Iranian South Oil Company (NISOC) launched a smokeless gas flare in Ahwaz, southwestern Iran, in a push to…
Two terrorist attacks defused in S, W Iran: Intelligence Ministry
MNA – Iranian intelligence ministry in an announcement on Tuesday evening said that the ministry managed to foil two terrorist attacks in…
Iranian environmental official visits zone affected by Hour al-Azim wildfires
MNA – Iranian Vice President and Head of the Department of Environment (DoE) Isa Kalantari has arrived in Khuzestan province to closely…
Hour al-Azim on fire, again
MNA – Wildfire is once again sweeping through Hour al-Azim wetland and has drastically influenced the air quality of Khuzestan province in…
Khuzestan chokes as haze from fire in Iraq blankets southwest Iran
Tasnim – Many cities in Iran’s southwestern province of Khuzestan, including capital Ahvaz, have been inundated by plumes of smoke from neighboring…
Photos: Grape harvest in Khuzestan
IFP- The agriculture-rich province of Khuzestan in south-western Iran is home to thousands of vineyards, from which thousands of tonnes of grape…
Iran resolves water issue after demos in southern cities
Press TV – Freshwater has been piped into the southern Iranian cities of Abadan and Khorramshahr, which had been grappling with a…
Leader hails cleric’s efforts to solve water problem in S Iran
MNA – Leader of Islamic Revolution Yatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei hailed the efforts of Friday Prayers Imam of KHorramshahr, KHuzestan province, In…
Water shortage in Southern Iran turns into crisis
IFP – The poor quality of drinking water in southern Iran, particularly the south-western province of Khuzestan, has triggered protests in recent…
Iranian mat-woven products exported for first time
MNA – Some 800 mat-woven products from Khuzestan province were exported for the first time to Qatar and United Arab Emirates. A…