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May 25, 2019 19:41
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May 25,2019The completion of lines 6 and 7 of Tehran’s subway network will cost 67 trillion rials ($478 million), CEO of Tehran Urban and Suburban Railway Company says. In a talk with YJC, Ali Emam added... -
May 25,2019The number of flights operated by Iranian airlines in the last fiscal year (March 2018-19) fell by 14% compared with the year before to stand at 218,900, the secretary of the Association of Iranian... -
May 25,2019The recent economic headwinds facing the country have put an end to a state-backed scheme to renovate Iran's intercity bus fleet, the head of Iran's Intercity Transportation Union says. -
May 25,2019The number of deaths in road accidents during Norouz, the Iranian New Year holiday season (March 21-April 2), fortunately dropped compared with the same period of last year. Statistics released by... -
May 25,2019Close to 60 million cubic meters of treated wastewater enters Urmia Lake every year, the managing director of West Azarbaijan Water and Wastewater Company said. “Part of the water from treatment... -
May 22,2019Children under 10 years constitute 13% of road traffic fatalities in Iran, the national Traffic Police chief said. General Kamal Hadianfar added that fatal car crashes claim an average of 46... -
May 20,2019A Tehran city councilor voiced his opposition to the import of secondhand buses, which has been proposed as an option to renovate the aging transportation fleet in the capital. During a meeting... -
May 18,2019The eastern flank of Tehran Metro’s Line 7 will become operational in the current Iranian year (started March 21), CEO of Tehran Metro Group says. Ali Emam added that 10 stations along the eastern... -
May 15,2019As per a mandate issued by Tehran’s mayor, part of the money collected from traffic fines is to be spent on the expansion of the capital’s public transportation system. -
May 13,2019In line with efforts to renovate public transportation fleet in the last Iranian year (ended March 20, 2019), 4,000 vehicles have been phased out in Mashhad, the central city of Khorasan Razavi... -
May 13,2019Government-affiliated Power Generation, Distribution and Transmission Company (Tavanir) installed 307,000 smart electricity meters in agriculture sector last year in the first phase of the National... -
May 12,2019An estimated 2.7 billion cubic meters of water has been released from dams in West Azarbaijan Province, namely Boukan Dam into Urmia Lake since the beginning of the current water year (September),... -
May 11,2019An under-construction subway line in Alborz Province, west of Tehran, will reach the province's western flank at Hashtgerd New Town in a few months, a deputy roads minister said. -
May 10,2019Iran Airports Company registered 34,774 takeoffs and landings during the first month of the current Iranian year (March 21-April 20), which shows a 15% decrease compared with the similar period of... -
May 08,2019With the start of the fasting month of Ramadan (May 7), timings of Tehran’s traffic schemes have been changed. -
May 04,2019Data released by the Iranian Legal Medicine Organization present a worrisome picture of road fatalities. Over 17,000 people lost their lives in road mishaps in the last fiscal year (ended March... -
May 01,2019Passenger rail services between the capital cities of Iran and Turkey are set to resume in July, the CEO of the Islamic Republic of Iran Railways announced. Saeid Rasouli made the announcement... -
May 01,2019In April, Tehran’s residents experienced some relief after air quality index (AQI) improved in comparison with the same month of last year, according to data from Tehran Air Quality Control Company... -
April 30,2019Late frost has inflicted damages amounting to 4 trillion rials ($28.77 million) on North Khorasan Province’s crops. -
April 29,2019Bus, metro and taxi fares in the capital have gone up by 20% after Tehran City Council approved the new rates in a meeting on Sunday. -
April 28,2019An Omani airline SalamAir plans to launch a new route to Tehran. -
April 28,2019Iran Airports Company registered 427,803 takeoffs and landings in the last Iranian year (March 2018-19), which shows a 14% decrease compared with the previous year. More than 51.67 million... -
April 27,2019Taxi fares will increase in the capital after the Tehran City Council approves the new rates, head of Iran Taxi Union Morteza Zameni said. -
April 22,2019Traffic accidents are responsible for almost 30% of deaths among young people, the Ministry of Health announced. -
April 24,2019Seven stations along east Tehran metro Line 7 will open by mid-September, CEO of Tehran Metro Group said. The 27 km line, which connects the northwest to the southeastern regions, is built for 25...
