EghtesadOnline: The Urmia -Mashhad passenger train route has been launched.

EghtesadOnline: Urmia Municipality and major Iranian mobile operator MTN-Irancell have signed a contract to launch an optical fiber project, as part of a scheme to turn the northwestern city of Urmia into a smart city.

EghtesadOnline: The first steam unit of Urmia Power Plant in Urmia in West Azarbaijan Province is to come online on Tuesday.

EghtesadOnline: Construction of Nazlou Chay and Barandouz Chay dams in Urmia , West Azarbaijan Province, which was halted to stop the drying up of Lake Urmia , will restart soon reportedly after a direct order from Energy Minster Reza Ardakanian, a lawmaker from the region said.

EghtesadOnline: Despite the rise in evaporation in Urmia Lake catchment area, the water level is stable and things are normal for now, head of Urmia Lake Restoration Project said Saturday.

EghtesadOnline: Close to 1.6 billion cubic meters of water evaporated from Urmia Lake in the last 90 days, head of the Base Studies Department of East Azarbaijan Water Company said.