Egypt’s annual inflation rate hit 29.6% in January, official figures showed Saturday, three months after the government floated the pound in line with an International Monetary Fund bailout.

Inequality has many shades in the world, but income inequality has been the most prominent nowadays. Just eight men own the same amount of wealth as the 3.6 billion people who make up the poorest…

Russian Healthcare Ministry’s official website has been targeted by a large hacker attack, Oleg Salagai, head of the ministry’s public health and communications department, told Tass on Saturday…

Inflation has risen to its highest level since June 2014 new figures will show this week, bringing the prospect of an interest rate hike closer, economists say.

US Federal Reserve Vice Chair Stanley Fischer said there was significant uncertainty about US fiscal policy under the Trump administration, but the Fed would be strict in meeting targets of…

An agreement between OPEC and non-OPEC producers last year to cut crude supplies has raised Iran's oil revenues by $30 million per day, a deputy oil minister said on Sunday.

"Tehran's daily…

While Russia is saying that it would undertake its share of promised oil production cuts, it is also saying it will be increasing its Urals crude oil exports in the first half of this year,…

Brent futures prices indicate the crude market is expected to move into a deficit with a significant draw down in stocks from the middle of the year.

The Iranian Oil Terminals Company (IOTC) is operating at full steam to boost oil exports, says Gholamhossein Gerami, the head of the company's export department. 

The Energy Ministry is allocating 1 trillion rials (around $25 million) to restore power in the southern Khuzestan Province, particularly some water and wastewater treatment plants which have gone…

Swedish officials discussed the prospects for collaboration in the power and energy sectors in Tehran at the weekend.

Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said Tehran welcomes cooperation…

Iran Marine Industrial Company, Sadra, is building 10 offshore platforms to develop the remaining phases of the giant South Pars Gas Field in the Persian Gulf, the deputy for development and…

Iran’s two major coal producers extracted 1.32 million tons of coal and produced 482,150 tons of coal concentrate during the 10 months to January 19, registering a 15% and 23% growth in extraction…

Iran’s largest scrap car recycling plant was inaugurated in Zanjan Province last week.

Inaugurated by deputy minister of industries, mining and trade, Mansour Moazzemi, the Fuka San’at…

International credit cards, namely Visa and MasterCard, were slated to enter Iran, but they didn’t. 

The imposition of nuclear sanctions against Iran had made the official sales of…

Tehran Stock Exchange’s main index inched up 10.90 points or 0.01% to end Sunday trade at 76,827.7.

More than 610 million shares valued at $44.5 million changed hands for the day.

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An exhibition of paintings by the late artist Mohammad Ali Taraghijah will go on display from February 17 at Art Center 2 in northern Tehran.

The exhibit is part of the project ‘An overview…

Esteghlal Tehran FC won the 84th Tehran Derby 3-2 against its rival Persepolis at the packed Azadi Stadium in Tehran on Sunday.

Also known as the Red-Blue Derby, the 84th match between the…

The Iranian feature film ‘Lantouri’ directed by Reza Dormishian will compete in the 16th Istanbul Independent Film Festival, February 16-26, in Turkey.

At its 38th international presence,…

Iranian theater director Ali Sarabi is staging the play ‘Lord of Carnage’ for the second time this year in Tehran. 

Written by French playwright and novelist Yasmina Reza, the play,…

American film producer and film studio executive Harvey Weinstein is another Hollywood figure who has opposed US President  Donald Trump’s immigration ban and backed Iran’s acclaimed…

On Saturday Iran observed the International Day of Women and Girls in Science along with the rest of the world.

Many families in Sistan-Baluchestan Province who were affected by the recent heavy rainfall and floods have lost nearly all their possessions. In times like these, it’s important for relevant…

Domestic poultry infected with avian flu in five villages and cities of Garmdareh, Heidari, Sheikh Shaban, Ben, and Kharaji, all in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, were identified and culled,…

A human’s level of happiness is linked to their genetic makeup, according to a researcher who carried out groundbreaking work in the area—but it’s nearly impossible to modify genes to boost your…