EghtesadOnline: Underground water resources meet close to 57% of the domestic water demand from households, farming and industries. The balance (43%) comes from renewable resources.

EghtesadOnline: Timely and effective flood mitigation strategies help in saving precious lives and minimizing material loss, director of the National Water and Wastewater Engineering Company of Iran (Abfa) said.

EghtesadOnline: Opening a long-awaited joint bank to boost trade between Iran and Iraq, is crucial for enhancing the presence of Iranian firms in Iraq, says the head of Iran-Iraq Joint Chamber of Commerce.

EghtesadOnline: Iran's regional peace plan could have a chance of being implemented in cooperation with Persian Gulf Arab states, if relations between Tehran and Riyadh were to improve, a political analyst says.