Hormozgan Province

By: Rahbar Emamdadi

Judiciary chief visits Hormozgan prov.

HORMOZGAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) – Iranian Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi arrived in Hormozgan province on Thursday along with some senior judicial officials of the country for visiting judicial activities in this southern province.
2019-10-03 20:36
Iran to free UK-flagged tanker 'Stena Impero': maritime official

TEHRAN, Sep. 22 (MNA) – Director General of Ports and Maritime Affairs Organization of Hormozgan province said Sun. that Stena Impero, the UK-flagged tanker detained by Iran on July 19, will be released in the near future.
2019-09-22 20:41
By: Rahbar Emamdadi

Date harvest in Bandar Abbas

BANDAR ABBAS, Sep. 16 (MNA) – Harvesting season for date has started in Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan province, southern Iran. It is predicted that more than 140,000 tons of fresh date will be picked by the end of harvesting season.
2019-09-16 16:51
Iran to start construction of Sirik powerplant by Russian fund: energy min.

TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) – Iranian energy minister announced on Sunday that Russia is to allocate 1.2 billion euro for construction of 1,400-megawatts Sirik thermal power plant in Sirik County, southern Iranian Hormozgan Province.
2019-09-15 20:00
440 kg of drugs seized in joint police operation in Bandar Abbas

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – The police forces of Qazvin Province of Iran have seized 440 kilograms of illicit drugs in Bandar Abbas in collaboration with the police force of Hormozgan Province.
2019-09-14 15:56
Foreign fuel smuggling band dismantled in S Iran

TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – According to Maritime Commander of Hormozgan, the maritime guards identified and dismantled a foreign fuel smuggling band in Southern province of Iran.
2019-09-07 12:24
Hormozgan customs export over $5bn worth of products in four months

TEHRAN, Sep. 03 (MNA) – Head of Hormozgan Industry, Mine and Trade Organization Khalil Ghasemi on Tue. said that $5.830 billion worth of products have been exported from provincial customs office in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21 – July 21), showing a significant 80 percent hike as compared to the last year’s corresponding period.
2019-09-03 12:28
By: Rahbar Emamdadi

12 projects inaugurated in Bandar Lengeh

BANDAR LENGEH, Aug. 25 (MNA) – During the second day of the Government Week on Sunday as many as 12 projects were inaugurated in Bandar Lengeh in southern Hormozgan province on the Persian Gulf.
2019-08-25 23:06
By: Asghar Besharati

‘Mogh and Moshta’ festival in Hormozgan province

MINAB, Aug. 24 (MNA) – The annual festival of ‘Mogh and Moshta’ and ‘kong jouchi’ was held in Minab, Hormozgan province on Thursday. Cutting the last ‘Mogh’ or the palm tree has a special ceremony in the region. ‘Kong jouchi’, or cooking dates, is one of the oldest traditions of the land which is celebrated in Minab from mid to end of August every year.
2019-08-24 14:10
Intelligence forces dismantle biggest drug smuggling band in southern Iran

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – According to the released statement of the Iranian intelligence ministry, the forces identified and dismantled the largest drug smuggling band in the Southern Iranian province of Hormozgan.
2019-08-19 17:57
By: Afshin Majlesi

The ancient art of making ships in southern Iran

TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – Maritime trade, shipping and shipbuilding have long been practiced in Iran. There have been many small or big shipyards across the northern coasts of the Persian Gulf.
2019-08-06 23:56
By: Rahbar Emdadi

Visit of road minister to Hormozgan province

TEHRAN, Aug. 06 (MNA) – The Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami paid a visit to the southwestern province of Hormozgan on Tuesday and inspected the progress of some maritime projects on the Persian Gulf coasts in the province along with accompanying delegation.
2019-08-06 23:38
By: Rahbar Emamdadi

Fish market in Bandar Abbas

BANDAR ABBAS, Aug. 06 (MNA) – Fish Market is one of the tourist attractions in Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province on the southern coast of Iran. The fish supplied in this market are freshly hunted by the native fishermen and fishing is one of the main occupations of the people in Bandar Abbas.
2019-08-06 18:45
By: Abouzar Bigharaz

Officials inspect progress of Lar-Jahrom road

TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) – A group of officials including a representative from the Planing and Budget Organization (PBO), Road Ministry representative and the lawmaker from the Larestan constituency and some other authorities paid a visit to the Lar-Jahrom road in southern province of Hormozgan on the Persian Gulf to inspect the progress of the project.
2019-07-30 23:18
Police seize 500kg of opium in Minab

TEHRAN, Jul. 10 (MNA) – The police forces of Hormozgan Province in southern Iran, have seized 500kg of illegal drugs during an operation in Minab city in Hormozgan.
2019-07-10 13:39
By: Hamid Heidari

Harvesting fresh lime in orchards of Hormozgan prov.

HASHTBANDI, Jul. 07 (MNA) – Horticulturists in Hashtbandi district, Hormozgan province, started harvesting lime product on a land area as large as 1,200 ha. The lime harvested from this province is exported to the large cities including Tehran, Isfahan, Shiraz, Tabriz and Mashhad.
2019-07-07 12:57
National Cartographic Center confirms downed US UAV was in Iran’s territorial waters

TEHRAN, Jun. 21 (MNA) – The National Cartographic Center of Iran has confirmed that the US down that was downed yesterday by IRGC air force had been flying over Iranian territorial waters.
2019-06-21 20:33
$2bn worth of goods exported from Hormozgan prov.’s customs

TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) – About $2 billion worth of products was exported from customs offices of Hormozgan province in the first two months of the current year (March 21 – May 21).
2019-06-18 21:14
By: Rahbar Emamdadi

Nightly fight against field locusts

HORMOZGAN, Jun. 11 (MNA) – Fighting against field locusts is underway in Siyahoo region in Hormozgan province. Up to the present time, over 30,000-ha pastureland and natural resources of this province have been fought against this pest.
2019-06-11 14:03
Iranian athlete travelling round the world on camel

TEHRAN, May 25 (MNA) – An Iranian athlete has begun his journey around the world and across Iran on a camel, the director general of Hormozgan Province Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization said.
2019-05-25 20:36
Hormozgan's annual exports top $2.7 billion

TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – Products worth $16.5 billion were exported from the customs of the Iranian province of Hormozgan during last fiscal year (ended March 20), of which $2.7 billion were the goods produced in the southern province, a senior official said.
2019-05-21 11:19
Lengeh Port throughput hikes

Tehran, May 15 (MNA) – During the first month of the current Iranian year (March 21- April 20), Iran's Lengeh Port and its subsidiaries in the western part of Hormozgan province handled a total of 1.268 million tons of oil and non-oil products, showing a 71% increase compared to the same period last year.
2019-05-15 13:38
Shipment of goods in Shahid Rajaee port hits approx. 5mn tons

TEHRAN, May 06 (MNA) – The Director General of Hormozgan Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) Allah Morad Afifipour put the goods forwarded in Shahid Rajaee Port at about five million tons in the first Iranian month of Farvardin (March 21 – April 21).
2019-05-06 16:31
By: Rahbar Emamdadi

ICMO uses insecticides to control locust swarms in southern Iran

HORMOZGAN, Apr. 28 (MNA) – Iran’s Crisis Management Organization has conducted several operations to spray chemical insecticides over 30,000 hectares of lands to battle the swarms of locusts that have arrived in Sirik and Jask in the southern province of Hormozgan.
2019-04-28 13:36
By: Rahbar Emdadi

Locusts in Sirik, Jask of Hormozgan

TEHRAN, Mar. 27 (MNA) – Passing through the Oman sea and Makran Coast, swarms of the locusts have arrived in Sirik and Jask port in the southern Iranian province of Hormozgan.
2019-04-27 17:15
Export of goods through customs of Iran's Qeshm island up by 139%

TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) – More than 7,160 tons of products worth $3.31 million were exported through the customs of Iran's Qeshm island, one of the islands of Iran’s southern Hormozgan province last Iranian year (started on March 21, 2018), Director General of the Qeshm Customs Office of Hormozgan province Hossein Saidi said.
2019-04-24 15:14
240 investment MoUs inked in Hormozgan prov.

TEHRAN, Apr. 24 (MNA) – Governor General of Hormozgan Province Fereydoun Hemmati said that 240 Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs), valued at about $7.407 billion equal to (100,000 billion tomans), were signed and sealed in International Investment Conference in Hormozgan province.
2019-04-24 10:52
VIDEO:Swarm of locusts attack southern Iran

HASHT BANDI, Apr. 20 (MNA) – Southern Iranian regions are facing attacks by a swarm of locusts originated from north African regions. According to officials, the attack may affect some 300,000 hectares of agricultural lands and gardens of the country. Some 45,000 ha have been sprayed with pesticides and efforts are underway to further fight back the plague.
2019-04-20 15:27
By: Hamid Heidari

Swarm of locusts attack southern Iran

HASHT BANDI, Apr. 20 (MNA) – Southern Iranian regions are facing attacks by a swarm of locusts originated from north African regions. According to officials, the attack may affect some 300,000 hectares of agricultural lands and gardens of the country. Some 45,000 ha have been sprayed with pesticides and efforts are underway to further fight back the plague.
2019-04-20 13:43
Iran transits over 45k tons of oil products overseas

TEHRAN, Apr. 16 (MNA) – Islamic Republic of Iran transited 45,691 tons of various types of oil products overseas through oil terminals and ports of Hormozgan province in the last Iranian calendar year (ended March 20, 2019).
2019-04-16 16:25