TEHRAN — Earthquake preparedness in the city of Tehran is woefully ‘low’ and ‘unacceptable’, Ismail Najjar, head of the state-run National Disaster Management Organization said on Thursday. Tehran is perched between no less than three major fault-lines. The Mosha, the Tehran, and the Rey fault lines are each on their own enough to bring down […]

Less than three weeks after a deadly earthquake hit Iran’s western province of Kermanshah, a temblor measuring 6 on the Richter scale struck a southeastern area near the city of Kerman on Friday morning, but caused no casualties. The epicenter of the Friday morning earthquake was a mountainous region 58 km northeast of the provincial […]

TEHRAN — An anonymous benefactor has donated 100 billion rials (nearly $2.5 million) to earthquake-stricken province of Kermanshah, head of the Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation said on Thursday. “Following a phone call from a generous philanthropist we received a cheque for 100 billion rials the next morning,” Parviz Fattah said, without giving further details. The […]

Bakir Izetbegović, a high-ranking Bosnian politician, has offered condolences to the Iranian nation and government over the bitter quake incident in west of the country. The Muslim Bosniak member of the tripartite Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina issued a condolatory message in which he expresses deep regret over receiving reports on the deadly earthquake in […]

TEHRAN — Legendary Iranian vocalist Shahram Nazeri and the Kamkars will join together in a concert to raise funds for the victims of the devastating earthquake that hit their homeland Kermanshah in western Iran on Sunday. “The concert is scheduled to be held at the Grand Hall of the Interior Ministry in Tehran, and all […]

An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 centered in the city of Barda, Azerbaijan Republic, jolted the border areas of Ardabil province. According to the Iranian Seismological Center, the earthquake took place at 23:17, at a depth of 10 km in Azerbaijan. The closest cities in Iran to the center of earthquake are three cities of Ardabil province, […]

A mother is taking care of her baby who was born just one day after a massive earthquake struck the city of Sarpol-e Zahab in the western province of Kermanshah. The girl, named Ava, was born in a field hospital established in the city by the Army. Physicians and nurses rushed to the help of […]

TEHRAN – The Spanish singer and songwriter Enrique Iglesias has extended his sympathy to the victims of the powerful earthquake that hit regions in Iran and Iraq on Sunday night. “Everyone please send your love, thoughts and prayers to those suffering from the earthquake in Iran and Iraq,” the singer said in a message posted […]

Iran’s Leader Ayatollah Khamenie urged all officials of relevant organizations and entities in Iran to keep sympathetic service to the quake-hit families in western Iran. We share the grief of brave people and border guards of Kermanshah Province The Leader of the Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei met with heads from three branches of power and other […]

TEHRAN — Dignitaries from around the world offered their heartfelt condolences over the deadly quake which jolted Iran’s western province of Kermanshah on Sunday night local time. By Monday night 450 were reported dead and more than 6,700 injured from the magnitude 7.3 earthquake that had hit Kermanshah province. According to the Iranian Seismological Center, […]