Five thousand workers at the brick-making burners in Kermanshah province have been laid off over the past two years, the Kermanshah Post website reports.
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Iran’s Currency Hits Record Low
Iran’s rial has hit a new record low against the U.S. dollar, just days after the U.S. enforced new economic sanctions over Tehran’s nuclear program.
Severe Air Pollution Hits Tehran
Payvand – Rising level of air pollution in the capital city of Tehran has forced people with respiratory and heart ailments to stay at home, Press TV reports. Iran’s Health Ministry has issued a warning for the elderly and children to avoid any unnecessary travel to the city center.
Iran’s Inflation Rate Hits 17.2%
The governor of the central bank of Iran Mahmoud Bahmani said that the country’s 12-month inflation rate reached 17.2% despite the implementation of subsidy reform.