International Business Times
| 9 months ago
Rescue workers recovered more bodies three days after two powerful earthquakes struck northwest Iran, leaving more than 300 dead, but officials played down reports the number of casualties could still sharply increase. The quakes, with magnitudes of...
The Jakarta Post
| 9 months ago
Catherine Ray, spokeswoman for the EU's development commission, says the 27-nation bloc will provide help if approached by the Tehran government or the Red Crescent society. Iran's Red Crescent said Monday the country didn't need foreign assistance...
Al Jazeera English
| 9 months ago
22 Iran's government has been criticised over its response to two earthquakes that killed at least 306 people , with complaints of a lack of tents and about President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's decision to go ahead with an overseas trip.
Voice of America
| 9 months ago
VOA News August 14, 2012 Iran says it is now prepared to accept foreign aid for the victims of Saturday's two earthquakes in the nation's northwest. Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi as saying Iran is ready to receive contributions from other...
The Courier-Mail
| 9 months ago
IN an apparent change of heart, Iran says foreign aid is now welcome for those affected by twin earthquakes that struck the country's northwest. Tuesday quoted Vice-President Mohammad Reza Rahimi as saying that Iran was ready to receive help from...
United Press International
| 9 months ago
Iran is ready to accept foreign aid for 17,000 earthquake survivors in the country's northwest, a vice president said, after Iran earlier refused help. "In different situations, our country has helped those in need in other countries, and under the...
Sky News
| 9 months ago
Iran's government has been criticised over its response to two earthquakes that killed 306 people. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's decision to go ahead with an overseas trip has led to complaints, while a lack of state relief workers in the affected...