Revered by ethnic Azeris as “the turquoise solitaire of Azerbaijan,” Lake Urmia was second only to the Caspian Sea as the largest saltwater lake in the Middle East, a haven for birds and ...

Iran has reported a major increase in water levels at Lake Urmia, nearly a decade after the government kicked off a massive restoration program to prevent the lake from drying up.

TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) – Energy Minister CHitchian has elaborated on the Ministry's measures to revive the dried-out Urmia Lake in Tuesday’s open session of Parliament.

This is a sad story but one with a little bit of hope in the end. Like the famous Aral Sea in central Asia and the Great Salt Lake in Utah, the expanse of Iran’s Lake Urmia has been drying up ...

One of the world's largest saltwater lakes is almost gone, and ethnic minority Iranians blame the mullahs in charge of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Over the past two decades, Lake Urmia, in ...

TEHRAN – The first phase of a national project to transfer water from the Kanisib Dam to Lake Urmia, northwestern West Azarbaijan province, came on stream on Friday.

The salty waters of Iran’s Lake Urmia recently morphed from a deep green to a rich red, likely due to algae and bacteria blooms.

Compared to the Great Salt Lake, the fate of Lake Urmia is on fast-forward. Over just 20 years, diversions caused Urmia's salinity to jump from 190 grams of salt per liter of water to over 350 ...

Iran’s Lake Urmia will dry out completely if rescue efforts are not prioritized over the needs of farmers in the drought gripping the region, an ...

Iran's Lake Urmia will dry out completely if rescue efforts are not prioritised over the needs of farmers in the drought gripping the region, an environment official said Tuesday.