Dust Storms

At least 76 killed as Storm "Trami" batters the Philippines

TEHRAN, Oct. 25 (MNA) – At least 76 people have been killed in central and northern Philippines after Tropical Storm "Trami" battered the country, triggering landslides and flooding that trapped residents on their roofs and displaced nearly 320,000.

Iran, Iraq pledge to work on tackling dust storms

TEHRAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) – Iran and Iraq have pledged to jointly work on tackling the issue of dust storms in both countries, an Iranian official has said.

Sand, dust storms become more frequent worldwide: UN

TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) – Sand and dust storms are "dramatically" more frequent in some places worldwide, with at least a quarter of the storms caused by humans, according to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).

Iran stresses intl., regional coop. to tackle dust storms

TEHRAN, Sep. 10 (MNA) – The Iranian foreign minister on Sunday stressed the need for international and regional cooperation to tackle the challenge of dust and sand storms.

DoE head:

Iran, SA have potential to tackle environmental challenges

TEHRAN, Sep. 10 (MNA) – Iran and Saudi Arabia have vast potential in the field of environmental protection, the head of Iran's Department of Environment (DoE) said Sunday.

Iranian official:

Countries welcome Iran-proposed fund to tackle dust storms

TEHRAN, Sep. 10 (MNA) – An Iranian environment official said that during the joint Iran-UN international environmental conference in Tehran, participants welcomed Iran's opposed idea to create a fund for joint fight against dust storms.

Iran, Qatar stress increasing coop. in combating dust storms

TEHRAN, Sep. 09 (MNA) – The Head of Iran's Department of Environment and the Minister of Environment and Climate Change of Qatar discussed increasing cooperation in combating dust storms on Saturday.

6 dead in Illinois as dust storm hit the state

TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA) – Six people are dead and dozens more injured after a massive pile-up Monday in Illinois caused by a sudden dust storm, officials said.

Iran to hold conference on dust, sand storms

TEHRAN, Feb. 19 (MNA) – Iran is to hold a conference to discuss regional dust and sand storms in the upcoming June or July, an Iranian official said.

Iran, UAE sign a regional environmental MoU

TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) – The chairman of the Iranian Department of Environment inked a memorandum of understanding with UAE minister of environment and said that the environmental issue can bring regional countries closer to each other,

Iran, UAE to boost coop. to fight dust storms

TEHRAN, Jul. 11 (MNA) – Iran and the UAE are going to ink a memorandum of understanding on the expansion of cooperation in combating dust storms, an Iranian official said.

Iran, Kuwait to further cooperate to fight dust storms

TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) – Iran's Vice-President and chief of the Department of Environment (DoE) Ali Salejegheh and the Kuwaiti officials called for further enhancing cooperation i the fight against dust storms.

Strong wind forces Tehran-Istanbul flight to make landing

TEHRAN, Jun. 07 (MNA) – An airplane en route from Tehran to Turkey's Istanbul had to make an emergency landing at Isfahan airport in central Iran on Tuesday due to strong winds.

Iran consults with Saudis through third parties on dust storm

TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) – The head of the Iranian Department of Environment said that Saudi Arabia is the main origin of dust particles, adding that Tehran is consulting with Saudis to jointly tackle the air pollution from dust particles.

Raeisi asks for formation of regional council for dust storms

TEHRAN, Jun. 06 (MNA) – President Ebrahim Raeisi on Monday called for establishing a regional council for environmental protection for the problem of dust storms.

Results of trilateral talks on dust storms elaborated

TEHRAN, Jun. 02 (MNA) – Results of the talks among Iran, Iraq, and Syria on fighting dust storms have been elaborated by Iranian Vice-President Ali Salajegheh.

Iranian official meets with Iraqi FM to discuss dust storms

TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) – The head of Iranian Department of Environment Ali Salajegheh and the Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein held a joint press conference in Baghdad on Sunday to discuss the dust storms.

Iran FM consults with regional counterparts on dust storms

TEHRAN, May 26 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian consulted and wrote letters with his counterparts in the region to discuss the origin of dust storms and the environmental crisis caused by the environmental phenomenon.

Iran seeks to fix dust crisis despite Turkish negligence

TEHRAN, May 25 (MNA) – As Iran struggles with heavy dust and sand storms in various cities, there seems to be an urgent need for the West Asian countries to cooperate with Tehran to overcome environmental challenges.

Dust storm shut schools, government bodies in Iran neighbors

TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – Dust storms and air pollution crises in the West Asian region and Iran's neighbors have closed schools and government offices in some neighboring countries to the west of Iran.

Iran to invite 12 states to discuss fight against dust storms

TEHRAN, May 17 (MNA) – The secretary of the National Iranian Taskforce Against Dust Storms has said that Tehran will invite 12 countries to discuss the ways to fight against dust storms.in June.

Sandstorm claims lives of nine people in Syria

TEHRAN, May 16 (MNA) – Nine people were killed and several others were injured as dust storms sweep through some areas of Syria on Monday evening.

Dust storm in Iraq suspended flights at Baghdad airports

TEHRAN, May 16 (MNA) – Iraqi media sources reported a large dust storm in various parts of Iraq and the suspension of flights at Baghdad and Najaf International Airports due to low visibility.

Baghdad, Najaf airports suspend flights due to dust storm

TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – Baghdad International Airport and holy city Najaf airport suspended flights on Wednesday due to bad weather conditions, local Iraqi media have reported.

Tehran witnesses severe air pollution from dust storm

TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – The Iranian capital of Tehran like many other towns across the country is experiencing a severe sand storm on Friday.