Floods in Iran since March have killed 70 people the head of the emergency services said on Friday according to the official IRNA News Agency. "The floods also injured 791 persons of which 45 are still hospitalised," Pirhossein Koolivand, the head of the national Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Organisation said. A report published on the EMS website showed the southern Fars Province had the highest fatalities with 23 dead. The report also listed four people were missing. All in all 20 out of Iran's 31 provinces reported casualties from the floods. Iran has been hit by unprecedented flooding across most of the country in the last 19 days. The country's northeast was swamped on March 19 before the west and southwest of the country were inundated on March 25, killing a total of 45 people. On April 1 the west and southwest were again swamped by floods when heavy rains returned to the area. "2,199 rural roads and 84 bridges have been washed away," said Behnam Saeedi, spokesman for the … [Read more...] about Iran floods death toll reaches 70
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Iran-Russia-Turkey parliamentary officials to convene on Syria
The Russian Federation Council announced that Iran, Russia and Turkey parliaments are to hold a joint meeting to address situation in Syria, Trend reports citing IRNA. The meeting is slated to be held in State Duma on April 10. Konstantin Kasachov, chairman of the Russian Duma's International affairs is to head the Russian delegation and Heshmatollah Falahat Pisheh, Head of the Iranian parliamentary Commission on National Security and Foreign Policy will head the Iranian delegation. The event seems to be held in line with Iran, Russia and Turkey cooperation in the framework of Astana to bring peace and security to Syria. The Astana talks, started in 2017, are an initiative of Iran, Russia and Turkey meant to sort out the eight years of war in Syria through trilateral negotiations. The trio have held 11 rounds of such negotiations so far that have led to important decisions about a peaceful settlement of the Syrian conflict. Syria future after US withdrawal, establishing constitution … [Read more...] about Iran-Russia-Turkey parliamentary officials to convene on Syria
70 killed, hundreds injured in Iran’s floods
The unprecedented floods across Iran over the past weeks have claimed the lives of at least 70 people, the chief of Iran Emergency Organization told official IRNA news agency on Friday, Trend reports citing Xinhua. Also, a total of 791 people were injured in the incidents, Pir Hossein Kolivand was quoted as saying. The emergency operation teams have been sent to cities of Poldokhtar and Mamoulan in Lorestan province which have been affected the worst in the floods of western Iran, Kolivand said. Since there is no access through the roads to the cities due to the level of water and mud, the aids are delivered to the people by air, he said. Also, the medical operators are in the sites of the flood to help people prevent the contagious diseases, he added. Earlier, Iranian Legal Medicine Organization (ILMO) announced that the provinces of Fars and Lorestan suffered high flood fatalities, with 21 and 14 death cases respectively. Hundreds of people have also been relocated as downpours and … [Read more...] about 70 killed, hundreds injured in Iran’s floods
Iran Aviation Organization denies reports on plane crash
Tehran, Iran, April.5 Trend: No plane has fallen in Iran's Isfahan province, Reza Jafarzadeh, head of public relations at Iran's Civil Aviation Organization told Trend. His remarks came in response to reports about the crash of a plane in Isfahan. Jafarzadeh stressed that the news about the crash of a spraying plane in Golpayegan city in Isfahan province is just a media speculation. Follow Trend on Telegram. Only most interesting and important news … [Read more...] about Iran Aviation Organization denies reports on plane crash
Pakistan, Iran working on draft Free Trade Agreement
By Abdul Kerimkhanov As part of the expected major event, Pakistan and Iran are likely to finalize the draft Free Trade Agreement (FTA) during the two-day talks on April 22-23, which will be held in Islamabad. Technical groups of both sides will discuss crucial interaction and, most likely, will approve the draft free trade agreement, reports The News International. According to a high-ranking official in the Pakistan Ministry of Commerce, both sides worked a lot on the draft Free Trade Agreement, and now they are inclined to give a green light to it. Currently, the trade activities between both neighboring countries is conducted in accordance with the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA), which was signed in 2006 and entered into force in 2007. In 2008-2009 fiscal year, the trade between the two countries increased by almost $1.32 billion, but after the sanctions of the U.S. and UN enetred into force, the volume decreased dramatically to almost $318 million, of which imports from Iran … [Read more...] about Pakistan, Iran working on draft Free Trade Agreement