Tehran News
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May 18,2020The development of subway system in the Iranian capital city, Tehran, is a challenging task for urban managers, as officials struggle to make the best out of the least available resources to... -
May 15,2020Projects are underway in Tehran to help get out of the critical conditions it is facing due to land subsidence, director of Tehran Regional Water Company said. The projects include construction...
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May 13,2020Since the outbreak of Covid-19 in Iran in February, Tehran's public transportation system has incurred a massive loss of 1.2 trillion rials ($7 million) per month, a Tehran City Council member...
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May 09,2020Wastewater produced in Behesht Zahra Cemetery where dead bodies including Covid-19 victims are washed does not enter the Tehran sewage collection network, deputy head of the Supervision Department...
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May 09,2020Iran’s Oil Ministry has invested $15 million in Tehran Metro to help expand the capital’s public transportation network, the oil minister wrote on Twitter. Bijan Namdar Zanganeh wrote that the...
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May 08,2020Following the recent announcement to expand infrastructure for promoting compressed natural gas use in vehicles by a deputy director of the National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company,...
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May 08,2020A 5.1-magnitude earthquake hit Damavand city in Tehran Province in the early hours of Friday, with tremors felt as far as the capital and Alborz and Mazandaran provinces, causing some residents to...
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May 08,2020Gas, electricity and water networks in Tehran Province were spared by the earthquake that jolted the capital in the early hours on Friday.
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May 05,2020A new technology-oriented university will be established in Tehran’s Pardis Technology Park, based on a contract recently signed between the government and the academia. The deal was signed by...
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May 04,2020More than 64% respondents to an opinion poll in Tehran said they need government aid amid the coronavirus outbreak.
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May 04,2020The Iranian capital’s residents inhaled less clean air in April compared with the same period of last year, data from Tehran Municipality show. Charts published by Tehran Air Quality Control...
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April 27,2020The Economist Intelligence Unit’s latest Cost of Living report on the cost of living in 133 cities shows Tehran ranks 106th among the most expensive cities of the world.
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April 26,2020A total of 1,243 homes were sold in Tehran during the first month of the current fiscal year (March 20-April 19) to register an 87.8% decline compared to the month before. In the month ending...
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April 25,2020To expand Tehran’s public transportation system, 500 new buses will be added to the operating fleet by the end of May, a member of Tehran City Council said. Shahrbanou Amani added that the...
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April 21,2020Providing decent public transportation services for Tehran’s satellite cities has long been a concern of urban managers, as the population is steadily growing in those areas. Therefore, Tehran...
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April 18,2020While hydroelectric power plants in Tehran Province set a record last year, these are expected to have normal output this year, head of hydropower installations at Tehran Regional Electricity...
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April 18,2020Low-risk businesses affiliated to Tehran Guild Chamber on Saturday resumed activities as per the Smart Distancing Initiative to tackle the COVID-19 outbreak while minimizing its economic fallout...
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April 17,2020The third steam unit of Parand Combined-Cycle Power Plant in south Tehran was connected to the national power network on Thursday, raising total production capacity to 83,800 megawatts, deputy...
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April 14,2020President Hassan Rouhani will open three wastewater treatment plants in southwest and west of Tehran Province via video conference this week. Built at a cost of $30 million, the projects will...
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April 04,2020Although a large number of people stayed home in self-quarantine as the novel coronavirus rampaged across Iran, official data show Tehran’s residents were exposed to more polluted air in March...
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March 17,2020Power wastage in Tehran was 6.9% in 2018, but has now decreased to 6.5%. According to the Energy Ministry news portal, doing away with malfunctioning equipment, supply lines, utility poles, self-...
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March 17,2020Sections 2 and 3 of a 14.6-kilometer-long freeway connecting the capital city Tehran to Karaj, the capital of Alborz Province, were inaugurated on Tuesday.
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March 16,2020Development of public transportation in the Iranian capital city, Tehran, has turned into a challenge for officials struggling with a budget crunch. However, officials are determined to overcome...
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March 11,2020Tehran’s residents have been increasingly using e-payment services for taxi fares, such that cashless payments registered a 30% increase in the past week. This could help limit the spread of COVID-...
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March 10,2020Water production in Tehran reached 17 million cubic meters per day between February 21 and March 1. According to ILNA, the figure shows a 3.5% rise (500,000 cubic meters/day) compared to same time...
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