After several weeks of high air pollution, it's been several days now that different regions of Iran are blessed with snowfall. Winters in Iran are cool, especially in the northwest where the temperature drops below freezing and it snows, often heavily. Iranian people in different regions of Iran nowadays are enjoyingsnow day activities. The ...

ISNA | Morteza Fathi, Moein Azari & Mostafa Shanechi: Heavy snowfall in Tabriz City surprises people and makes them stay at home while it created problems for the transport system, East Azarbaijan Province, northwestern Iran.  ...

Tasnim Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami said the countrys northern province of Gilan will soon overcome crisis caused by the heavy snowfall that has paralyzed many areas. In an interview with Tasnim on Thursday, Eslami said efforts have been underway by the administrative organizations to plow snow and clean the roads ...

Tasnim Iranian President Hassan Rouhani ordered the administrative organizations to mobilize efforts to help the people in the northern provinces of the country suffering in heavy snowfall. In a weekly session of the cabinet on Wednesday, Rouhani ordered the ministries of Roads and Urban Development, Energy, Information and Communications Technology,...

MNA At least seven people have been killed and 85 others wounded in the heavy snowfall and avalanches in Iran's northern Gilan province. At least seven people died and 85 injured due to heavy snowfall and an avalanche incident that hit Gilan province in northern Iran, according to reports. The heavy snowfall in Gilan, with a height of up to ...

Mizan | Reza Zangene & Mohammad Mohsenzadeh: Snowfall has brought joy to the residents of Qom and Hamedan, with some citizens amusing themselves with snowball exchanges targeting one another and taking selfies in the snow.    ...

Tasnim Heavy snowfall in mountainous areas of Irans western province of Lorestan caused many rural roads across Aligudarz county to be closed and unleashed a landslide that has blocked a river valley. It has cut off roads connecting 147 villages with a total population of 21,000 to Aligudarz, head of the crisis management organization of Lorestan ...

Tasnim | Omid Rajabipour: A winter air mass lashed Irans northern province of Gilan, causing heavy snowfall at Ashkevarat rural area, and forcing the Red Crescent Society forces to go to villages to rescue the vehicles stranded in treacherous mountainous roads.   ...

January 30, The Iran Project - Heavy snowfall blanketed much of Iran on Sunday (Jan. 28), shutting down schools and airports while trapping cars on major intercity highways. The storm which began late Saturday touched more than 20 provinces and two-thirds of the population, delivering its heaviest punch to the north where it dumped some 80 centimeters ...

IFP - A Taxi driver in Tehran has helped the Indian ambassador free of charge after the diplomat broke his leg during a snowy day morning workout. Indias ambassador to Iran was recently jogging in northern Tehran on a snowy day when he fell down and broke his leg. According to a Farsi report by Sputnik, Ambassador Saurabh Kumar was apparently ...

Financial Tribune- As heavy snow blankets much of the country and wild animals are likely to move toward urban areas in search of food and water, the Department of Environment has called on the public to avoid hunting or hurting these animals, and report any case of injured wildlife to environmental authorities. At the sight of a stray or injured ...

Tasnim) Iran's Minister of Road and Urban Development Abbas Akhondi announced that although flights have resumed in Tehrans airports after heavy snow caused flight cancellations, the return of the airports to normal conditions would take two or three days. Speaking to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) on Monday night, Akhondi pointed ...

IRNA Mahan Air flight from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia to Tehran was delayed due to the heavy snow in the capital city of Iran. The flight which was scheduled to be made Monday night was delayed for over 20 hours, Mahan Air official told the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). The flight will be made on Tuesday night, he said. Deputy head of Iran ...

IRNA- Head of Relief and Rescue Organization of the Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran said on Monday that the rescue workers have provided services to 56,200 people trapped in the snow in 21 provinces nationwide during the past five days. Talking to IRNA, Morteza Salimi said the rescue services have been offered to the people ...

Iran Front Page- IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Monday, January 29, and picked headlines from 10 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. The top story in all newspapers today was the heavy and rare snow that hit Tehran and the nearby provinces during the past couple ...

ISNA | Aria Jafari: Iran�s Isfahan and Birjand provinces were covered with snow.    

IRNA Heavy snow hit forty-eight Pakistani passengers in Razavi Khorasan Province, northeastern Iran, who were helped out by the Iranian Red Crescent, said regional Red Crescent manager. Severe snowstorm caused a technical problem for a bus of Pkisatni passengers Sunday night, said Hassan Goudarzi. Upon being informed, a rescue team was deployed ...

RNA - The Mehrabad International Airport and Imam Khomeini International Airport of the Iranian capital Tehran will resume their flights on Monday, senior official at Iran Airports and Air Navigation Company Yadollah Aghaei Saem said. The flights were closed due to heavy snowfall and low visibility rate, Aghaei Saem, director of the company's public ...

Press TV - Heavy snowfall blanketed much of Iran on Sunday,closing schools and airports while trapping cars on major intercity highways. The storm which began late Saturday touched more than 20 provinces and two-thirds of the population, delivering its heaviest punch to the north where it dumped some 80 centimeters of snow in the altitudes. Some ...

Daily look at Irans late-breaking news and upcoming events:   Zarif, UN representative discuss latest developments in Iraq Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a meeting with Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Jn Kubi reviewed the latest developments in Iraq.   Heavy snow in Tehran shuts schools,...