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Air pollution again forces closure of state offices, schools in Tehran, Alborz

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Tehran’s emergency committee has declared Wednesday a holiday in the Iranian capital due to the continuation of air pollution in the city.
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World’s most water-rich aqueduct dries up in Iran

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The Ghanbarabad Aqueduct in the Iranian city of Bam has dried up as a result of the construction operation at a park there.
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Thick layers of duct make Tehran air quality unsafe for sensitive groups

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Tehran Air Quality Company says the Iranian capital city is once again unhealthy for sensitive groups to breathe in due to the thick layers of dust and other particles.
Environment

Official: Recent dust storm originated in Iraq, southern Turkey

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Iran's Natural Resources and Watershed Management Organization vehemently rejects Turkey’s claim that part of Iran's dust storms originated in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Air pollution closes schools in Iran’s Tehran Province

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All schools were declared closed in the Iranian province of Tehran, where the capital city is located, for Wednesday due to higher-than-normal pollution levels.
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Official: Turkey dam construction cause of ME’s unprecedented dust storms

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Tehran Air Quality Control Company says the poor air quality in the Iranian capital is due an exceptional dust storm, caused by Turkey’s dam construction, that has overwhelmed the Middle East over the past days.
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Tehran air quality once again in the unhealthy zone

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Tehran’s Air Quality Control Company says the Iranian capitals’ air quality index is now at 220 , which is in the very unhealthy zone.
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Iran, Armenia agree to discharge pollution from the Aras River

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Iran and Armenia have agreed to discharge pollution from the Aras River. The agreement was made during an official meeting between Iran’s Minister of Energy Ali Akbar Mehrabian and Armenia’s Minister of Environment Hacop Simidian in Tehran on Wednesday.
Environment

Iran FM: Turkey’s dam construction activities unacceptable

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Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian says Iran considers “unacceptable” Turkey’s moves in the area of dam construction, which have created problems for the people of Iran and beyond in the region.
Environment

Tehran’s 18th International Exhibition of Flowers and Plants

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The 18th International Exhibition of Flowers and Plants, Park Equipment and Related Industries is under way in Tehran's Goftegou Park.
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Iran’s prosecutor general urges ministry to establish Aras River water share

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Iran’s Prosecutor General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri has issued a directive to the Ministry of Energy to work to establish Iran’s water share from Aras River given the recent surge in dust storms in the country’s western and southern regions.
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“41k Iranians die of air pollution each year”

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An official at Iran’s Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences says 41,000 Iranian die annually from air pollution.
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Tehran air quality once more unhealthy

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The air quality in the Iranian capital Tehran is once more in the unhealthy range for all age groups with the Air Quality Index reading 196. That’s bordering on the very unhealthy level.
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Iran says determining water shares to help end dust storms in south Afghanistan

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An Iranian official says Afghanistan should work with Iran to determine water shares from Helmand River to help end the dust storms that plague southern Afghanistan.
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Iranian official: Lake Urmia further shrinks

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The CEO of Iran’s East Azerbaijan Province water utility says the water volume of Lake Urmia is 3.14 billion cubic meters, which is down over 2 billion cubic meters compared to the same time last year.
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Iran ambassador rejects accusations of “water war” against Iraq

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Iran’s ambassador to Iraq has dismissed accusations that Iran is to blame for lower water-levels in common rivers with Iraq.
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Migratory birds market permanently closed in northern Iran

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The Iranian parliament’s environment commission says the wild birds market of the northern city of Fereydunkenar has been permanently closed upon an order from the judiciary.
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Leopard dies after going on rampage in urban area northern Iran

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A panicked leopard, seeking food in a northern city in Iran, has died after a police officer fired a tranquilizer at it.
Judiciary

Iran’s top court suspends death penalty against ranger convicted of murder

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Iran’s Supreme Court has put on hold a death sentence handed down to a wildlife ranger who was found guilty of premeditated murder last year.
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Taliban say committed to Iran’s share of Helmand water

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A Taliban official says the acting Afghan government remains fully committed to providing Iran with access to its share of water from the Helmand River under a 1973 treaty signed between the two neighbors.
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Breeding chickens by the world’s rarest birds in Huweizeh Marches

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An Iranian official says some ducklings, known as the rarest in the world, have been spotted inside and on the margins of the Huweizeh Marches in southwestern Iran.
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Iran Judiciary bans Miankaleh petrochemical factory in habitat of birds

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A prosecutor at Iran’s Supreme Court has ordered the stoppage of the implementation of the Miankaleh Petrochemical Project in northern Iran due to its adverse environmental impacts.
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Air pollution problem lingers on in Tehran

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The Iranian capital Tehran’s air pollution is at levels described as unhealthy for sensitive groups.
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Satellite images show Iran dust layer developed along Syria-Iraq border

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Iran’s National Cartographic Center has said satellite images show that the focal point of the formation of the thick layer of dust and pollutants that hit Iran a couple of days ago, was the border between Iraq and Syria.
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Iran suspends controversial Miankaleh petrochemical project

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Iran’s Department of Environment has announced the suspension of Miankaleh Petrochemical Project in the country’s northe, which has triggered a flurry of criticism by environmental activists.
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