Iranian Cities Experience Frequent Power Cuts
By Kayhan Life Staff
Several Iranian cities have been experiencing frequent power cuts in recent days. Vast areas of the country have been without electricity and water, lasting a few hours every day and disrupting...
Unprecedented Flooding Hits Iran, Forces Village Evacuations
GENEVA/LONDON, March 26 (Reuters) - Heavy flooding continued in Iran on Tuesday as many provinces geared up for days of waterlogged misery and authorities warned of possible floods in the capital Tehran as well the oil-rich...
Iranian Sites are Offering Wild Animals for Sale Online, Official Says
Iranian Cyberpolice has identified 29 cases of illegal wildlife trade on the internet so far, according to Colonel Jamshid Mohabat-Khani, the commander of the Environmental Protection Unit of Iran’s Department of Environment.
“Even reputable online...
Iranian Judiciary Postpones Court Date for Jailed Environmentalists
The Iranian Judiciary has postponed the trial of eight environmentalists jailed since January 2018 to an unspecified date following the Nowruz holidays (Iranian New Year starting March 21), according to the Islamic Republic News...
Tehran Taps Run Dry as Water Crisis Deepens Across Iran
By Parisa Hafezi
DUBAI, Nov 12 (Reuters) - Iran is grappling with its worst water crisis in decades, with officials warning that Tehran — a city of more than 10 million — may soon be uninhabitable if...
Why Did an Iranian Tanker Sink In Chinese Waters
On January 6, an Iranian tanker, Sanchi, carrying 136,000 tonnes of light oil, collided with a Hong Kong-registered bulk freighter, CF Crystal, off the coast of China. The tanker burst into flames eight days...
Iran Completes Facility to Build Centrifuges – Nuclear Chief
DUBAI, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Iran has completed a facility to build advanced centrifuges, Iran's nuclear chief was quoted on Sunday as saying, as Tehran prepares to increase its uranium-enrichment capacity if the nuclear...
Tehran Province’s Surface Layer Could Collapse, Scientist Warns
The chemical dissolution of carbonate rocks and the over-pumping of the groundwater and reservoirs in Varamin Plain could eventually cause the collapse of the entire surface layer of Tehran province, according to Mehrdad Katal Mohseni,...
Tehran to Experience Earthquake Aftershocks for Two Months, Expert Says
By Azadeh Karimi
The aftershocks of a series of earthquakes registering below 4.0 on the Richter scale in and around Tehran earlier this month will last for another two months, according to Dr. Ali Beitollahi,...
Persian Deer Sanctuary Destroyed by Floods in Southern Iran, Official Says
Flood water has submerged a wildlife sanctuary for the Persian fallow deer near the southern city of Dezful, the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) reported, citing Ahmad Reza Lahijanzadeh, the director of Khuzestan Province’s...
