Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Feb 27 According to Iran Water Resources Management Company, Currently, there are 64 dams in the watershed of Lake Urmia. Another 27 dam is under construction. The bridge between Urmia Lake is named  as the first factor of drying lake. Also, creating dams in the watershed of Lake Urmia …

Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Feb 24 Coinciding with the “International Day of Mother language”, a number of South Azerbaijani students have opened  a “Mother tongue” placard to demand studying  in their native language. A number of students from different universities of South Azerbaijan, including Tabriz, Zanjan and Tikan Tepeh (Tekab) have shown civil …

Baku, North Azerbaijan, Feb. 22 An event dedicated to the 26th anniversary of the Khojaly genocide was held in Turkey’s capital of Ankara,Trend News agency reported. The event was held by the North Azerbaijan embassy in Turkey together with Ankara municipality. Adviser to the Turkish president Yalcin Topcu, MP from …

Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Feb 20 On the occasion of International Mother Language Day, UNESCO restates its wholehearted commitment to linguistic diversity and multilingualism. Languages express who we are, they structure our thoughts and identities. There can be no authentic dialogue or effective international cooperation without respect for linguistic diversity, which opens up …

Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Feb 3 A group of southern Azerbaijan environmental activists created a campaign to “save the Urmia lake” The Signatures collected during  this campaign will be sent to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. Lake Urmia, the largest lake in the Middle East and one of the unique ecosystems of the …

Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Jan 31 The village of Hamza Khanli of Ardabil has fallen into ruin. The village’s population is reported to be less than 160 people. According to Gunaz Tv (the official media of South Azerbaijan) report, Hamza Khanli Germi village is being destroyed due to lack of living facilities and drinking water and …

Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Jan 25 The extreme cold condition and shortage of health facilities have seen in the wrecked areas of South Azerbaijan -Varzgan since 2011. According to the report of East Azerbaijan Meteorological Agency ,the temperature of  Varzghan city was reported 30 ° C below zero, as the coldest city in South …

Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Dec 30 Anti-government protests continued in Iran for a second day on Friday as thousands took to the streets angry at price increases as well as money spent propping up Syria’s Bashar al-Assad and neighbor countries . The protests continue in many Iranian cities. Thousands of people chanted slogans “Death …

Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Dec 19 According to the latest census of population and housing, more than 211 villages are at risk of depopulation and abandonment. Extensive migration from the villages of Ardebil province destroyed 211 villages in this province. Chairman of the Department of Economic Affairs of the Management and Planning Organization …

Tabriz,South Azerbaijan,Dec 11 Mr.Shakour Pourhossein the representative of Parsabad city  in parliament stated that Armenia is responsible for the Outbreak of cancer in South Azerbaijan- Ardabil City. He urged the Armenian authorities  to stop infiltration of the South Azerbaijan River (Araz). Mr. Shakour Pourhossein  called  Armenia to end the process …