Sistan-Baluchestan

President Raeisi:

Gov. fully supports flood victims in Sistan and Baluchestan

President Ebrahim Raeisi visited flood-hit areas in Sistan and Baluchestan Province to see for himself the relevant government bodies's assistance to flood victims and efforts to rebuild damaged…
2024-03-06 16:41
Orange Alert Issued As Storms Batter Southeastern Iran

Iranian authorities issued an orange alert Sunday as heavy rains and flooding battered southeastern Sistan and Balouchestan province.
2024-03-03 19:16
Sandstorm Sends 172 to Hospitals in Sistan-Baluchestan

EghtesadOnline: As many as 172 people from the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan have visited medical centers complaining of breathing difficulties over the past three days after a…
2023-06-25 22:36
Growth in Sistan-Baluchestan Cross-Border Trade

EghtesadOnline: Atotal of 1.2 million tons of goods have been exported from Sistan-Baluchestan Province’s border markets since the beginning of the current fiscal year (March 21), registering…
2022-01-01 15:35
Raeisi Pledges to Uproot Poverty, Discrimination

EghtesadOnline: President Ebrahim Raeisi, during a trip to Iran’s remotest border province of Sistan-Baluchestan, pledged to wipe out poverty and discrimination as he talked to locals to get…
2021-09-05 13:24
66% Rise in Exports From Sistan-Baluchestan

EghtesadOnline: More than 439 tons of commodities worth $156.21 million have been exported from Sistan-Baluchestan Province’s customs terminals and border markets since the beginning of the current…
2021-05-10 11:42
Zabol Wind Farm Project Gains Momentum

EghtesadOnline: Construction of a wind farm in Mil-e-Nader Wind Farm zone in Zabol, Sistan-Baluchestan Province, has gained momentum as 10 more turbines each with a capacity of 2.5 MW have arrived…
2021-04-10 12:56
380% Rise in Exports From Chabahar

EghtesadOnline: Exports from the southeastern port of Chabahar has increased by 381% so far in the current Iranian year (started March 20, 2020) compared with last year’s corresponding period,…
2021-02-14 13:42
Sistan-Baluchestan Exports Earn Over $1 Billion

EghtesadOnline: A total of 3.22 million tons of commodities worth $1.14 billion were exported from Sistan-Baluchestan Province during the first 10 months of the current Iranian year (March 20,…
2021-01-30 19:19
Sistan-Baluchestan Gets 2.5 MW Wind Turbine

EghtesadOnline: The first 2.5 megawatt wind turbine of Mil-e-Nader Wind Farm in Sistan-Baluchestan Province has been installed, deputy governor for coordinating economic affairs said.
2020-11-01 13:40
74% Rise in Sistan-Baluchestan Exports

EghtesadOnline: A total of 513,164 tons of goods worth $690 million have been exported from Sistan-Baluchestan Province’s customs terminals and border markets since the beginning of the current…
2020-09-15 09:56
India-Afghanistan Transit Accounts for 28% of Chabahar Container Traffic

EghtesadOnline: India’s total transit of goods to Afghanistan via Iran accounted for 28% of Chabahar’s total container traffic by the end of August, which marks the 20th month of the Indian operator’s…
2020-09-07 13:02
Trade at Milak Border Crossing With Afghanistan Back to Normal

EghtesadOnline: Atotal of 411,567 tons of non-oil goods were traded through Milak border crossing with Afghanistan during the four months ending July 21, Teymour Baqeri, an official with Sistan-Baluch…
2020-08-22 12:36
$70m Invested in Baluchestan Wind Farm

EghtesadOnline: Mil-e Nader 50 megawatt wind farm in Sistan-Baluchestan Province will come on stream by March. It cost $70 million, the deputy governor for coordinating economic affairs said.
2020-08-18 11:10
First Marble Shipment to China via Chabahar

EghtesadOnline: A cargo ship carrying 43 containers, including 942 tons of marble blocks, has been sent to China via the southeastern port of Chabahar for the first time, the head of Sistan-Baluchesta…
2020-08-15 09:29
Truckers Delayed at Afghan Border

EghtesadOnline: Rouhollah Latifi, the spokesperson of the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration said some Afghan transportation companies and truckers have closed the return route of…
2020-08-06 18:34
Seafood Exported to Thailand via Chabahar

EghtesadOnline: Reefers carrying Iran’s seafood products have been sent to Thailand via the southeastern port of Chabahar for the first time, the head of Sistan-Baluchestan Ports and Maritime…
2020-08-03 08:30
Over 66K Tons of Brazilian Sugar Being Unloaded at Chabahar

EghtesadOnline: Acontainer ship carrying 66,700 tons of sugar from Brazil has arrived at Chabahar’s Shahid Beheshti Port and the unloading process is now being conducted using the port’s modern…
2020-07-28 14:07
$13.5b Invested in Mokran Petrochemical Complex

EghtesadOnline: An estimated $13.5 billion has been invested for the construction of Mokran (also Makran) Petrochemical Complex in Chabahar, Sistan-Baluchestan Province, managing director of…
2020-07-26 08:50
Sistan-Baluchestan Exports Over 240k Tons of Goods

EghtesadOnline: Atotal of 240,990 tons of goods were exported from the southern province of Sistan-Baluchestan’s Milak and Mirjaveh border crossings (to Afghanistan and Pakistan respectively)…
2020-06-27 10:19
56% Rise in Sistan-Baluchestan Exports to Afghanistan

EghtesadOnline: More than $181 million worth of goods were exported from the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan to Afghanistan during the first two months of the current Iranian year…
2020-06-20 12:05
Agriculture Minister Visits Locust-Infested Province

EghtesadOnline: As the desert locust invasion intensifies in southern Iran, Agriculture Minister Mohammad Khavazi was accompanied by experts and officials from the ministry last week to Sistan-Baluche…
2020-05-21 17:15
Chabahar Port Activity Gains Momentum

EghtesadOnline: For the first time, all five berths of Chabahar’s Shahid Beheshti Port have been serving eight vessels simultaneously since last week, Hossein Ebrahimi, an official with Sistan-Baluche…
2020-05-19 10:03
Main Border Crossing With Pakistan Reopens

EghtesadOnline: Mirjaveh border crossing in Sistan-Baluchestan Province located on Iran-Pakistan frontier has reopened after an over two-month hiatus, announced Rouhollah Latifi, spokesperson…
2020-05-13 16:14
Exports to Afghanistan Resume Despite Coronavirus

EghtesadOnline: A total of 80,072 tons of goods were exported from Milak border terminal in the southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan Province to the neighboring Afghanistan during the first month…
2020-05-13 15:52
83% Rise in Freight Transport From Chabahar

EghtesadOnline: A total of 197,474 tons of essential goods, including wheat, rice and livestock feed, were transported from the southeastern port of Chabahar to the mainland from Feb. 20 to April…
2020-04-06 22:54
Desert Locusts Swarm Two More Southern Provinces

EghtesadOnline: Two more Iranian provinces, namely Sistan-Baluchestan and Khuzestan, have been swarmed by desert locusts over the past few days, according to the spokesman of Plant Protection…
2020-03-07 06:35
124% Rise in Sistan-Baluchestan Exports

EghtesadOnline: More than $387 million worth of goods were exported from the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan during the first 10 months of the current Iranian year (March 21, 2019-Jan.…
2020-02-19 10:57
Floods Create Havoc in Iranian Southern Regions

EghtesadOnline: Heavy rainfall in the southern Hormozgan and southeastern Kerman and Sistan-Baluchestan provinces in the past few days has damaged houses, bridges, power/water infrastructure,…
2020-01-13 12:24
Ground Broken on New Town in Southeast Province

EghtesadOnline: On his Thursday visit to the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan, Roads and Urban Development Minister Mohammad Eslami launched the execution phase of the development…
2019-12-08 11:59