Air Pollution in Iran’s Southwestern city 60 times higher than safe levels
Tasnim – Heavy air pollution caused by haze and dust particles in Iran’s southwestern city of Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province, has
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Khouzestan Dust pollution
Iran to invest $150 m in fighting dust: Iranian MP
IRNA – Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei agreed with the Iranian government’s suggestion to spend
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Iran President orders officials to tackle dust pollution in southwest
IFP- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has ordered two top officials to immediately visit Khuzestan province in southwestern Iran to deal
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A Look at Iranian Newspaper Front Pages on January 21
Iran Front Page- IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Sunday, January 21, and
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Dangerous level of air pollution shuts schools in Iran’s Khuzestan
IFP – Kindergartens and schools in 15 cities of Iran’s southwestern province of Khuzestan will be closed down on Saturday
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$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
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Iran says talks with Iraq on particle pollution promising
IRNA – Vice-President and Head of the Department of Environment Masoumeh Ebtekar called her talks with Iraqi officials positive and
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President visits soil stabilisation programme, desert greening in Khuzestan
president.ir- President Rouhani visited soil stabilisation programme on Thursday during his visit to Khuzestan province. Visiting one of the critical
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Photos: President Rouhani visits Khuzestan province
IRNA- President Rouhani arrived in Ahwaz, the capital city of Khuzestan province on Thursday and told reporters at the airport:
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Pres. Rouhani arrives in Khuzestan province
MNA – President Hassan Rouhani arrived in Ahwaz on Thursday morning to address the issue of dust and water pollution.“We
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Iran’s share of UN dust storm budget meager
Financial Tribune- A large portion of the United Nations’ budget for combating dust storms and desertification is allocated to Africa
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Iran moves to address haze, outages in Khuzestan
Press TV- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has ordered officials to promptly address problems such as dust and smoke particles, power outages and failures
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Iran trying to cope with environmental crisis in Southwest
IFP- As Iranian people are grappling with a dangerous dust pollution crisis in southwestern province of Khuzestan, the country’s administration
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A look at Iranian newspaper front pages on Feb. 19
IFP has taken a look at the front pages of newspapers on Thursday and picked headlines from 15 of them.
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Iran, Iraq ink deal to cooperate to tackle air pollution
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran and Iraq have agreed to cooperate to counter the growing menace of dust particles at the
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Iran MPs wear medical face masks to protest pollution
TEHRAN: Iranian lawmakers wore medical face masks in parliament on Sunday in a show of solidarity with residents of their
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Chain road accidents due to Khuzestan’s thick dusty air
AHVAZ, Feb. 15 (MNA) – The head of traffic police of Khuzestan Province has said during recent days thick dusty
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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
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Iran’s government mobilized against Air Pollution
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Following a heavy dust storm in Iran’s Western and southwestern provinces, President Hassan Rouhani’s administration started taking
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Red Crescent Society offers assistance to dust storm hit areas
Tehran, Feb 11, IRNA – A senior official with the Red Crescent Society Nasser Charkhsaz said on Wednesday that 2,774
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Dust pollution shuts down major cities in Iran
Eleven cities in Iran’s southwest Khouzestan province have shut down offices and schools over excessive dust particles in the air. Iranians tweeted
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