Rouhani visits agricultural exhibition
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday visited an exhibition showcasing the capabilities and achievements of the Iranian Agricultural Jihad Ministry. On display visited by Hassan Rouhani, The president of Iran, at the exhibition were the Agricultural Jihad Ministry’s technological achievements and capabilities in the fields of research as well as the […]
Responsible of Ukrainian plane crash must be punished
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday that all those responsible for the accidental downing and crash of the civilian Ukrainian plane last week must be punished. “For our people it is very important in this incident that anyone who was at fault or negligent at any level” face justice, said Rouhani […]
Illicit drugs seized in Qom province
TEHRAN (Iran News) – The police forces of Qom Province have intercepted 1,006 kilograms of illicit drugs on Dilijan-Salafchegan road. The Police Chief of Qom Province Second Brigadier General Abdolreza Aghakhani said on Tuesday that the police forces of the province confiscated 1.006 tons of illicit drugs and opium in collaboration with police forces of […]
Relief Operations Underway to Help Sistan Floods
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said rescue and relief operations are underway in the province of Sistan and Balouchestan in southeast of Iran to help those affected by floods caused by heavy rains. “Unprecedented floods are ravaging #Iran’s Sistan & Baluchistan province, with significant human & material costs, even, as […]
Iran Army Orders Flood Relief for Victims in South East
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Army Commander of Iran forces Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi ordered all units of the Army to dispatch forces and equipment to serve flood relief for victims in the southeastern provinces of Sistan and Balouchestan and Kerman. In a statement released on Monday night, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi instructed the commanders of […]
Modification of refineries needs investment
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said modification and improvement of the country’s refineries needs $10 billion of investment. The minister made the remarks in an open session of Parliament on Monday, answering a question about supplying low-sulfur fuel for Iranian vessels, IRNA reported. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) introduced new […]
Iran farmlands use modern irrigation systems in 2.2m Hectares
TEHRAN (Iran News) – A total of 2.2 million hectares of Iran farmlands have been equipped with modern irrigation systems since the beginning of a plan by the Ministry of Agricultural Jihad to this end, said the manager of the project. In an address to a press conference on Monday, Abbas Zare added that according […]
Flash floods damages villages in South Iran
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Unprecedented flash floods in Iran’s south and southeast provinces have hit 350 villages in recent days, damaging thousands of residential buildings, according to IRNA. Heavy rainfalls in the country’s south, which started on Thursday, have caused flash floods in Sistan and Baluchestan Province and caused damage to more than 20,000 residential […]
Iran investment in agricultural machinery tops $357 mln
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran investment in the field of agricultural machinery worths more than $357 million since the beginning of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2019), announced the head of Iran’s Agricultural Mechanization Development Center (AMDC). Kambiz Abbasi said currently 95 percent of the required agricultural machinery in Iran is supplied by domestic […]
Azar joint oil field yields soon
TEHRAN (Iran News) – The operator of the Azar Joint Oil Field Development Project in western Iran said several sections of the central processing unit of the project were about to start early production, bringing the field’s output to the planned level. According to the Petroleum Engineering and Development Company (PEDEC), as quoted by SHANA, […]