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Urban

Criticism grows in Iran of govt. move to abolish daylight saving time law

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There has been growing criticism in Iran over the administration’s decision to abolish the daylight saving time law and instead change the working hours at the government-run offices and agencies, in a measure that has caused many headaches for employees and citizens.
Tourism

Bright nights of Iran’s capital

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As people fast during the day in the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, many prefer to take a tour of the Iranian capital after the Iftar time in the evening.
Urban

Red alert in western Iranian city as snow buries homes

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Iranian officials have declared an emergency state in the western city of Kouhrang, Chaharmahah and Bakhtiari Province, as heavy downpours of snow bury houses there.
Iran in Pictures

Iranian capital covered in winter snow again

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On Thursday, residents of the Iranian capital, Tehran, woke up to a beautiful snowfall, which blanketed streets in white.
Urban

Tehran citizens experience extremely polluted air for roughly 2 weeks

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The Iranian capital Tehran has been choked by heavy smog for roughly two weeks now.
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Iran’s desert city of Zahedan gets rare snowfall

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Rare snowfall blankets the southeastern Iranian city of Zahedan, which has typically a hot desert climate and long summers.
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Heavy smug blankets Tehran’s Milad Tower

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A clip captured by Iran’s ISNA News Agency shows that a thick smug blanketing landmark Milad Tower in the Iranian capital Tehran.
Environment

Iran records nearly 21k deaths caused by air pollution annually: Official

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An Iranian health official says the country registers 20,800 fatalities caused by air pollution in 27 cities every year, a figure that accounts for 12.6 percent of the total death toll.
Urban

Heavy snow blankets Tehran 

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Heavy snowfalls on Sunday caught urban service authorities unawares and icy roads slowed the traffic across the Iranian capital.
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High salary of young girl at Tehran’s city council causes furor

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The high salary of a young girl working at Tehran’s City Council has caused a furor among people after her purported payroll receipt went viral on social media.
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Snow blankets northern Iranian tourist village

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Javaherdeh Village near the northern Iranian city of Ramsar was covered with snow on Monday morning after temperatures fell below zero.
Urban

Official: Iran burns mazut as alternative fuel in 14 thermal power stations

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A senior environmental official says Iran burns highly-polluting mazut as alternative fuel in 14 out of 16 thermal power stations across the country, but that is not the root cause of severe air pollution in metropolis like Tehran.
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Iran’s capital gets fresh snowfall amid air pollution

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Residents of Tehran woke up to fresh snowfall on Thursday as the Iranian capital continues to grapple with unhealthy levels of air pollution.
Photo of the Day

Ahvaz in fog amid air pollution in Iranian megacities

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Thick fog has significantly reduced visibility in the cities of the southern Iranian province of Khouzestan, especially the capital Ahvaz.
Urban

Tehran air pollution: Health ministry calls for remote working shifts, reduced hours

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Iran’s health ministry is calling for remote working shifts for government employees and reduced working hours amid dangerously high pollution in the capital Tehran and other major cities.
Urban

Tehran City Council urges govt. branches to take action against air pollution, offer apology to citizens

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Members of the Tehran City Council have written to the heads of the Iranian government’s three branches over a worsening air pollution crisis in the capital, urging them to take action toward improving the situation.
Urban

Air pollution enters ‘orange’ zone in Tehran, citizens urged to reduce time outdoors

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Iranian capital remains engulfed by hazardous airborne pollutants as the Air Quality Index reaches the “orange” zone, with officials advising the residents of Tehran to skip unnecessary travels across the city.
Environment

Official: Tehran ranked world’s 21st polluted capital city

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An Iranian official says Tehran has been ranked as the 21st polluted capital city in the world, as air pollution in the Iranian capital reaches an unhealthy level once again.
Urban

Leopard spotted near Tehran’s Sorkheh Hesar National Park

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A leopard has been spotted several times in the barracks adjacent to Tehran's Sorkheh Hesar National Park, east of the Iranian capital.
Urban

Water reserves behind Tehran dams at lowest level in 50 years: Official

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An Iranian official warns that the available water reserves behind dams supplying water to the capital, Tehran, the country’s most populous city, have decreased to the lowest level in half a century, urging the public to help save water.
Transportation

Police: Road accidents in Tehran leave 600 deaths annually

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At least 600 people die and 20 thousand people are injured every year in traffic-related accidents in the Iranian capital Tehran, according to a traffic police official.
Urban

Rats tuning into big headache for Tehran

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The boom in the number of bulky rats, known as Norwegian rats, on the streets in the Iranian capital Tehran has become a big source of annoyance for the residents.
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Official: Tehran reserves of drinking water 20% less than previous year

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Tehran’s Water and Sewerage Organization says the Iranian capital’s reserves of drinking water are now around 640 million cubic meters, which is 20 percent less than the previous year.
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Iranian public urged to save water amid acute scarcity

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Iranian officials have been raising awareness among the public over acute water shortages gripping the capital, Tehran, and the broader country, urging people to adopt conservation methods to protect the country’s scarce water resources.
Urban

Raisi offers special gift to parents of Iranian quadruplets

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Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has offered a parcel of land to the parents of newly born quadruplets in the city of Salmas, West Azarbaijan Province, as part of the government plans to encourage population growth.
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