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Tag: Sistan-Baluchistan
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Alarming number of school dropouts reported in Sistan-Baluchistan
The head of the Sistan-Baluchistan Board of Education reports that 100,000 school-age children are not attending school across the province, and the city of…
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Sweeping arrests target officials accused of corruption
Six Sistan-Baluchistan government officials were arrested last week. ISNA reports that the deputy head of the Chabahar Free Zone and five others were arrested,…
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Shooting in Iranshahr reportedly claims two lives
A teacher and a police officer were killed in an armed attack on Monday night October 5 in Iranshahr, Sistan-Baluchistan. The Fars News Agency…
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Water shortage in Sistan-Baluchistan deepens
Head of Sistan-Baluchistan Regional Waterworks says the province is facing a shortage of 600 million cubic metres of water. In a report on Monday…
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Dust problems disrupt lives in Sistan-Baluchistan
Dust storms in Sistan-Baluchistan have raised the concentration of particles in the air to over 11 times the accepted level. Winds are blowing at…
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Iranian border official killed as “terrorist cell” captured
Iran’s Border Commander reports that a “terrorist cell” trying to enter the country through the Mirjaveh checkpoint in Sistan-Baluchistan was arrested on Friday July…
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Farming of rice on the decline due to drought
All rice cultivation in Sistan-Baluchistan was shut down after the province registered as the area with the lowest rainfall this year. The Asr-e Hamoon…
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Province’s dust problem raises health concerns
Sistan-Baluchistan is dealing with dust particles in the air at six times the accepted level, Iran’s meteorological organization reports. According to IRNA, the increase…
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Sistan Baluchistan MP lists distressing stats about province
Seventy percent of people in Sistan Baluchistan province are living below the poverty line, the Khash representative to Parliament reports. ISNA reports that Hamidreza…
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Hospitals see patient influx from Sistan-Baluchistan dust storms
More than a thousand people have ended up in hospital as a result of the dust storms overwhelming major cities in Sistan-Baluchistan Province. Provincial…
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Sistan-Baluchistan dust storms force residents inside
Storm winds reaching up to 115 kilometres per hour have forced residents in Sistan-Baluchistan Province to stay in their homes due to high volumes…
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Teacher shot to death while driving with his children
Abdollah Shahraz, a teacher in the City of Khash in Sistan-Baluchistan, was shot to death by unknown assailants on Tuesday May 19. The Khash…