The closures, becoming increasingly common in recent years, reflect a broader crisis as Iran battles usable gas ... operations due to a combination of dust storms and pollution, another issue ...

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Iran prioritizes co-op with Iraq As sand and dust storm hotspots in Iraq severely affect western and south-western regions, the administration underscores cooperating with Baghdad to address the ...

Dust and sandstorms have long affected the region but have become more intense and more frequent in recent years, with Iran particularly hard hit. Experts associate this trend with overgrazing, ...

The Iranian vice president and head of Department of Environment (UAE) has expressed her country’s readiness to cooperate with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in combating environmental challenges in ...

Iran’s nomads have been making the same migration ... But the combination of persistent drought, dust storms that turn the skies orange, widespread urbanization, mobile internet, and the spread ...

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TEHRAN – An international conference on combating sand and dust storms will be held in Iran, Department of Environment chief Ali Salajeqeh has said.

(photo credit: REUTERS/YVES HERMAN) Iranian Vice-President for Strategic Affairs Javad Zarif has found himself at the center of a political storm at home in Iran. Zarif is well known in the West ...

A dust storm originating in Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan is exacerbating the city’s already poor air quality, resulting in haze and low visibility. Experts note that a similar phenomenon ...