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UAE, Iran to cooperate to fight dust storms

Dust storms in the region have been severe.

A picture taken on February 18, 2017, shows a general view of a bridge in the Iranian city of Ahvaz during a sandstorm.
A picture taken on February 18, 2017, shows a general view of a bridge in the Iranian city of Ahvaz during a sandstorm. — MORTEZA JABERIAN/AFP via Getty Images

The United Arab Emirates and Iran are planning to work together to fight worsening dust storms in the region. 

The environment ministries in both countries will sign a memorandum of understanding tomorrow to exchange expertise on combating dust and sand storms. The agreement follows a decree by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on the need for diplomacy in the mitigation of the storms, the official Islamic Republic News Agency reported. 

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