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Environment

Pollution In Iran’s Capital Will Get Worse In Coming Days

Radiofarda - Air pollution will increase in the coming days in Iran’s capital Tehran, the official news agency IRNA quoted…

Iranian city hit by flood mismanagement, mystery deaths

Al-Monitor - Much of the southwestern Iranian city of Ahvaz remains inundated by floodwater after being struck with nearly four…

Blackout From Lightning Claims Four Lives In Iran’s Flooded Khuzestan Province

Radiofarda - A blackout caused by lightning and the failure of the hospital’s emergency power system claimed the lives of…

Rain Saved Tehran From Evacuation, Tehran Mayor Says

Radiofarda - Referring to the unprecedented air pollution in the past few days the Mayor of Tehran on Tuesday said…

Heavy Smog Forces Closure Of Schools In Iranian Capital

RFL/RE - Heavy smog has caused Tehran officials to order the closure of dozens of schools and suspend outdoor sporting…

Jailed Under Lengthy Sentences, Iran’s Conservationists Suffer Ongoing Rights Violations

CHRI - Detainees Punished for Complaining That They Were Forced to Make False Statements, Says Lawyer Iranian authorities are refusing…

Iran’s Asiatic cheetahs Delbar and Kushki fail to reproduce in captivity

PayvandNews - Two Asiatic cheetahs, kept in captivity at Tehran's Pardisan Park, have reached the bitter end because they have…

Mysterious Foul Odor In Tehran To Be Investigated But Jokes Abound

Radiofarda -Tehran Mayor on Sunday said results of the investigation to find the source a foul odor periodically plaguing various…

International Cheetah Day: Running fast toward extinction

PayvandNews - Asiatic cheetah, the planet's fastest mammal, are facing extinction as their population has dramatically shrank to less than…

Heavy Air Pollution Shuts Schools, Universities In Parts Of Iran

rferl.org - Schools and universities have been shut in parts of Iran including the capital, Tehran, due to high levels…