RT - Massive crowds of mourners have gathered for a farewell procession dedicated to Quds Force commander Major General Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a US drone strike in Iraq earlier this week. The solemn procession began at 7am at the Rumi Square in Ahvaz, the capital of Iran's western Khuzestan Province, which borders Iraq. Hundreds of ...

ISNA | Amin Nazari, Alireza Mohammadi, Mahnaz Dezhban, Shayan Haji Najaf & Mona Sayafi Zadeh: Millions of Iranians have poured into the streets of Ahvaz, holding massive funeral processions for the Iranian anti-terror commander, Lieutenant General Qasem Soleimani, who was martyred by US terrorists in Baghdad on Friday. The bodies of the martyred ...

MNA Millions of Iranians have poured into the streets of Ahvaz, holding massive funeral processions for the Iranian anti-terror commander, Lieutenant General Qasem Soleimani, who was martyred by US terrorists in Baghdad on Friday. The bodies of the martyred commander and his companions have arrived in the southern Iranian city of Ahvaz, the main ...

Press TV - Iranian security forces have arrested members of a terrorist group in Ahvaz in Iran's southwestern province of Khuzestan and seizedan arms shipment in Javanround in the western province of Kermanshah. Speaking on Friday, Khuzestan police commander Heidar Abbaszadehsaid two main members of the terrorist group were captured after conducting ...

Al-Monitor - Much of the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz remains inundated by floodwater after being struck with nearly four hours of heavy downpours earlier this week. The Shahrvand newspaper said rain of up to 80 millimeters (3.1 inches) Dec. 17 thrust the city in a state of lockdown, disrupting nearly all public services and prompting a closure ...

ISNA | Mahnaz Dezhban, Behnaz Joshan & Reza Soleimani Rouzbahani: Heavy torrential rainfalls hit across the southern city of Ahvaz, Khuzestan province on Monday, flooding the streets.    

MNA � A 4.2-magnitude earthquake jolted Ahvaz, Southwestern province of Khuzestan at 03:15 A.M. on Thursday. Its epicenter was at the depth of 14.0 km, in an area located 33 km of Ahvaz, 42 km of Shadegan, and 54 km of Hamidiyeh. Its 3.4-magnitude aftershake shook the same region at at 03:22 A.M. No casualties have been reported yet.

IRNA - The commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Border Guards says that Iran has no concern over common maritime and land borders with neighboring countries despite the threats close to the borders. Brigadier General Qasim Reza'i said in Ahwaz on Tuesday that the morale of the border guards in protecting and safeguarding the borders has caused ...

Reuters - A fire broke out at an oil pipeline in southwest Iran after an accident on Monday and is under control, the Tasnim news agency reported. The fire started when a construction loader vehicle collided with a pipeline during an attempt to repair a section of it between the cities of Ahvaz and Omidiyeh, Tasnim reported, citing local official ...

President.ir - President arrived in Ahvaz City in order to visit flood-hit areas in the southwestern province of Khuzestan. Dr Hassan Rouhanis plane touched down in Ahvaz Airport on Saturday and he was welcomed by Governor-General and local officials. The President is set to visit flood-stricken areas in Khuzestan Province and issue the necessary ...

IRNA Representatives from ten international organizations visited flood-stricken villages of southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz, a senior provincial official announced on Tuesday. Hamid Silavi, director general of Bureau of Aliens and Foreign Immigrant Affairs of southwestern province of Khuzestan, told IRNA. The 31-member international delegation ...

Reuters - Iran evacuated residents from inundated areas of the southwestern city of Ahvaz on Wednesday as the nationwide death toll from the worst flooding in 70 years reached 77, state media reported. The state news agency IRNA said more than 200 villages were also evacuated in the oil-rich southwestern province of Khuzestan, and 46,000 people ...

AFP - Iranian authorities on Monday evacuated patients from a hospital threatened by floodwaters in the southwestern city of Ahvaz, the semi-official news agency ISNA reported. Iran has been hit by several weeks of unprecedented flooding across most of the usually arid country that has killed 70 people, according to the emergency services. On Monday,...

MNA On a visit to flood-hit areas in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, Iranian President Rouhani visited Khuzestan Water and Power Authoritys monitoring Centre and inspected the condition of the dams in the province. President Hassan Rouhani arrived in Ahvaz City on Friday morning to visit flood-hit areas in southwestern Khuzestan ...

MNA President Rouhani arrived in Ahvaz City on Friday morning to visit flood-hit areas in southeastern Khuzestan Province and inspect relief operations to flood victim families. Upon arrival at Ahvaz Airport, Iranian PresidentHassan Rouhani was welcomed by Governor-General of Khuzestan and local officials, according to the official website ...

The Guardian | Tim Adams: The photographer Gohar Dashti was born in 1980 in Ahvaz, a city in south-west Iran, near the border with Iraq. For the first 10 years of her life, her home was a battlefield in the brutal war between the neighbouring states. She spent many childhood nights in an air-raid shelter and she looked on as the place that was all ...

IRNA Second International Congress of Gondishapur University will be held in the city of Dezful, southwestern Iran, in the coming days. So far representatives from prestigious universities in the world, including Sorbonne and Bologna have voiced readiness to participate in the event. First International Congress of Gondishapur University was ...

MNA IRGC Navy Commander Rear Admiral Alireza Tangsiri said that all movements along Irans water borders are being continuously monitored and that nothing is hidden from IRGCs sharp eyes. He made the remarks Friday on the sideline of an event in Ahvaz, Khuzestan province. The smallest movements along water borders of the country, especially in ...

IRNA - The Director General of Khuzestan Airports underlined that I.R. Civil Aviation Organization has managed to pursue the continuation of Turkish flights from Ahvaz airport. Commenting on the cause of the termination of Turkish Airlines flights from Ahvaz airport, Mohammad Reza Rezaei said on Wednesday that the authorities of the Turkish Airlines ...

IRNA The families of the victims of terror attacks in Iran in a letter filed protest against Danish government for supporting terrorist groups. In their letter to Denmark's envoy to Tehran which was released by Habilian website on Tuesday, Iranians said 'terrorism knows neither ideology nor geography.' The full text of the letter is as follows:...