Intelligence forces dismantle intl. drug smuggling band in NW
MNA – Iran’s Intelligence forces have identified and dismantled an international drug smuggling band in West Azarbaijan Province, northwest Iran. According to…
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Two border guards martyred in northwestern Iran
MNA – Two Iranian border guards were martyred in a clash with gunmen in Sardasht County, West Azerbaijan province. Commander of West…
Official: Urmia Lake becomes over 3,160 square km wide
IRNA – The head of the provincial office of the Headquarters for Revival of Urmia Lake in West Azarbaijan province said on…
President Rouhani inaugurates nine projects
IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani inaugurated nine infrastructure projects of water and electricity in Bushehr Province, southern Iran, and one project in…
Urban rent inflation at 23.2%
Financial Tribune – The highest and lowest average annual inflation rates were registered for Lorestan and West Azarbaijan provinces with 34.2% and…
Supreme Leader donates rls 8bn to families of prisoners in West Azerbaijan Province
IRNA – Some eight billion rials of donations of Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei have been distributed…
Photos: Lake Urmia revived by mother nature
ISNA | Soheil Faraji: The water level of Lake Urmia, northwestern Iran, has increased considerably, thanks to the heavy precipitations during the…
Lake Urmia water level rises by 35cm
MNA – The water level at Lake Urmia, northwestern Iran, currently stands at 1,271 meters above sea level, which is 35 centimeters…
4.6-magnitude quake shakes NW Iran
IRNA – A 4.6-magnitude earthquake jolted Qotur district in West Azarbaijan province, Iran on Sunday morning with no damage or casualties. The…
Lake Urmia receiving 270 mcm of water
Financial Tribune – To help restore Lake Urmia, close to 270 million cubic meters of water will be gradually discharged into the…
Revival of Lake Urmia cause for guarded optimism
Financial Tribune – Measures taken to revive Lake Urmia in recent years helped the flow of 4.6 billion cubic meters of water…
Water, power projects expand in West Azarbaijan
Financial Tribune – Sardasht Hydroelectric Power Plant in Sardasht County, West Azarbaijan Province, was connected to the national grid on Tuesday. Adjacent…
‘To Beit al-Muqaddas’ war game kicks off in W. Azarbaijan
MNA – Iranian Basij (volunteer) Force commenced a large-scale war game, codenamed ‘To Beit al-Muqaddas’ (Towards al-Quds), on Thursday in west Azarbaijan…
22% rise in visits to historical, recreational sites in West Azarbaijan
Tehran Times – Visits to historical and recreational sites in West Azarbaijan province rose 22 percent during the first five months of…
Iran’s IRGC forces conduct massive drills in Northwestern Iran
Tasnim – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force conducted large-scale drills in mountainous regions of Northwestern Iran in West Azarbaijan…
Photos: Joy of climbing snowy summit in summer
Tasnim | Mojtaba Esmaeil Zade: Bozsina, which means the Icy Chest in local language, is the name of a mountain in Iran’s…
Water level rising in Urmia Lake
Financial Tribune – A round 2.46 billion cubic meters of water has been released from dams in West Azarbaijan Province into Lake…
119 gas supply projects inaugurated, commissioned by Rouhani
Tehran Times – Following the visit of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to West Azarbaijan Province, 119 gas supply projects worth about $14.8…
Rouhani calls for border trade with neighboring states
IRNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called for development of border trade with the neighboring countries via transit of goods by land…
Photos: President arrives in Maku, West Azerbaijan
ISNA | Soheil Faraji: President arrived in Maku County, West Azerbaijan Province in order to open infrastructural and economic projects. Upon arrival…
Iran busts gold, silver smuggling network
Tasnim – Iran’s Intelligence Ministry disbanded a ring that smuggled large quantities of gold and silver into and out of the country.…
NPC CEO visits Mayndoab Petchem Project
SHANA — The CEO of the National Petrochemical Company (NPC), Behzad Mohammadi, visited Mayndoab Petrochemical Project in the northeastern province of West…
Female ISIL terrorist captured at Iran’s northwestern borders
FNA – A female member of the ISIL terrorist group was captured at Bazargan border crossing in the Northwestern province of West…
Police copter fatally crashes in northwest Iran
Tasnim – A police helicopter crashed in Iran’s northwestern province of West Azarbaijan on Wednesday, killing at least one person. Deputy governor…
Iran calls for expansion of ties with Azerbaijan
IRNA – Governor General of West Azarbaijan Province Mohammad Mehdi Sharyari said on Saturday that the Islamic Republic of Iran puts priorities…
Iran’s northwest borders secure, stable: Police chief
Tasnim – Iranian Police Commander Brigadier General Hossein Ashtari praised the border forces for ensuring sustainable security in the country’s northwestern areas,…
IRGC smashes terrorist cell in NW Iran, killing 10 militants
Tasnim – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Ground Force managed to disband a terrorist cell in Oshnavieh in Iran’s northwestern province…
Iran busts two terrorist groups in northwestern province
IRNA – Iran’s intelligence and Security forces in West Azarbaijan identified and dismantled two terrorist groups in the Northwestern province on Sunday.…
Quake jolts NW Iran
IRNA – An earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale shook Qatur city in northwestern Province of West Azarbaijan on Saturday. According…
Ancient metal melting sites found in Northwest of Iran
IFP – Iranian archaeologists have found significant traces of ancient metal melting sites in the west of the country while excavating metal…
Security forces disband terrorist team in northwestern Iran
FNA- Security forces in the Northwestern province of West Azarbaijan arrested members of a terrorist team who plotted to conduct sabotage acts…
4.6-magnitude quake jolts northwest Iran
IRNA – An earthquake measuring 4.6 on Richer scale shook suburbs of the northwestern province of West Azarbaijan late on Monday. According…
Export from Iran NW border up 60%
IRNA – In the nine months of the Iranian year (starting March 20, 2017), the export from Mahabad border customs, West Azarbaijan…
Iran Leader stresses need to revive martyrs memories
IRNA – Memory of [wartime] martyrs should not be forgotten by certain ‘fake magnitudes and false manifestations’, warned Supreme Leader of the…
Sardasht, a scenic city west of Iran
Tasnim – Sardasht, in the southwest of Iran’s West Azarbaijan province, has been acknowledged as one of Iran’s best ecotourism destinations in…
More Daesh terrorists arrested in northwestern Iran
Press TV – An Iranian lawmaker says 40 Daesh terrorists have been arrested in the country’s northwestern province of West Azarbaijan in…
39 Ancient precincts identified in north-western Iran
IRNA – Some 39 precincts, including hills, sites, castles and cemeteries were identified in Silveh Dam, West Azarbaijan, the Research Institute of…
Iran vows crushing response to assassination of border guards: Comdr
IRNA – Iran is to give crushing response to assassination of two border guards who were martyred on Saturday in West Azarbaijan,…
Photos: Flooding batters rural areas northwest of Iran
Tasnim | Mojtaba Esmaeil Zadeh: Heavy spring rains resulted in flash floods in Iran’s northwestern province of West Azarbaijan. Floodwater inundated the…
Ebtekar: Global efforts being made for saving Orumiyeh Lake
Orumiyeh, West Azarbaijan, Dec 25, IRNA – Vice-President and Head of the Department of Environment Massoumeh Ebtekar cited Orumiyeh Lake as a…