TEHRAN – The plan to protect wetlands has reduced water consumption by up to 27 percent, helping sustainable agriculture around Lake Urmia. Source Views: 0
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Artemia: a multi-million dollar source of income in Lake Urmia
Artemia: a multi-million dollar source of income in Lake Urmia – Tehran%20Times TEHRAN – Artemia of Lake Urmia is of great commercial value and if exported, it will be a multi-million-dollar source of income for the country, Salman Zaker, a member of the Majlis (Iranian parliament) has said. So far, 9 species of Artemia have […]
Lake Urmia level declines by 30cm in Q1
Lake Urmia level declines by 30cm in Q1 – Tehran%20Times TEHRAN – The water level of Lake Urmia has decreased by 30 centimeters in the first three months of the current [Iranian calendar] year (March 21-June 21) compared to the same period last year. Due to the decrease in rainfall over the last two years, […]
Photos: Fifth Urmia Grape Festival underway in northwestern Iran
Chi Chest coastal village in West Azarbaijan Province, northwestern Iran, is currently playing host to the Fifth Urmia Grape Festival which was inaugurated on September 7 and will be open to visitors until September 15. Earlier, commenting on the festival, Jalil Jabbari, the director general of the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization of East […]
Photos: Tourists visiting revived Lake Urmia in NW Iran
Backgrounder: Iran’s presidential elections in a glance Xinhua— The 1979 revolution in Iran, led by Ayatollah Ruhollah Mousavi Khomeini, transformed the U.S.-backed and monarch-ruled country into a republic system… Source Article from http://theiranproject.com/blog/2017/05/16/photos-tourists-visiting-revived-lake-urmia-nw-iran/ Views: 0
Local car prices remain unchanged
Iran’s Competition Council, the body responsible for setting vehicle prices, gave the go-ahead last week to domestic carmakers allowing them to increase car prices. The council announced that local automakers may increase the price of cars sold for less than 400 million rials ($11,500) by 1.5%. It did not set a price for Tondar L90 […]
Erdogan stands anxious as Russian counter-response could come any time
Alwaght- Tensions between Turkey and Russia, has faced The West Asia conditions and Turkey’s security future with many questions. Downing of the Russian SU-24 jet by the Turkish F16s over Syria is a code, heralding the security situation of the region is getting tense. There are some points concerning current developments: 1. The consequences of […]