The International Monetary Fund is projecting strengthening world growth in 2017 and has upgraded its estimates of Canada’s economic potential. However the Washington-based agency says any moves…

The National Petrochemical Company is looking into ways to capture and convert harmful carbon monoxide (CO) emissions into urea and ammonia, said the managing director of NPC, Marzieh Shahdaei.…

Global shipping insurers have devised a way to ensure nearly full coverage for Iranian oil exports from next month after striking a deal to provide cover without involving US-domiciled reinsurers…

Iran's oil and gas condensates tanker traffic in the Persian Gulf terminals has risen by 50% compared to last year, managing director of Iran Oil Terminals Company (IOTC) said on Tuesday.

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Tehran is keen on raising crude oil output and expand its footprint in the global market despite being part of a pact that took effect this month to cut oil supplies, said Saeed Khoshrou, National…

OPEC’s campaign to prop up oil prices is getting unlikely support from its biggest customer. China’s production is forecast to fall by as much as 7% this year, extending a record decline in 2016,…

Oil production in Asia-Pacific is declining at a rate not seen elsewhere in the world, with around half of losses coming from China alone, Wood Mackenzie has warned.

"We estimate 2016…

Britain will leave the European Union’s single market but will “seek greatest possible access to it” as it exits the bloc, Theresa May announced.

Members of the Tehran City Council (TCC) now say that adequate research was not conducted before construction of the two-level Sadr Expressway in northeast Tehran, and the costly project has…

People recovering from depression but struggling with its effect on memory, concentration and cognitive function may benefit from the stimulant modafinil, according to results of a small study…

Tehran taxi fleet will be equipped with new hybrid taxis from January 20, said Maziar Hosseini, deputy mayor of Tehran, on Tuesday. “Nearly 200 hybrid taxis will be added to the fleet increasing…

The rate of illicit drugs detection improved significantly during the first nine months of the current fiscal year that ends in March, due to the import of drug control devices.

Deans of 82 universities from 42 countries across the world have gathered for a conference on the Persian language (January 18-19) at Tehran’s Allameh Tabatabai University.

The 15th International Congress of Iranian Society of Oran and Maxillofacial Surgeons will be held February 7-10 in Tehran.

“Promoting scientific exchanges among specialists in oral and…

During the first nine months of the current year that ends in March, around 20 divorces were registered every hour, of which six were uncontested divorces, according to figures released by the…

Concussion may accelerate cognitive decline related to Alzheimer’s disease, especially in people who are at genetic risk for the disorder.

Researchers from Boston University School of…

Something fascinating happened at the end of 2016, according to web statistics agency similarweb.com. Two foreign-backed startups were neck-and-neck in site visits.

The sector this time was…

Airbus Group plans to test a prototype for a self-piloted flying car as a way of avoiding gridlock, the aerospace group’s chief executive said on January 16. Airbus last year formed a division…

Head of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Mines has highlighted capabilities in the field of information and communications technology (ICT) and says the private sector is ready for a…

Outgoing calls and text messages for 2 million unidentified SIM card owners have been blocked, said the spokesperson of the Communications Regulatory Authority, Jahangir Asadi.  

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To broaden access to legally-imported smartphones in the domestic market, the Consumers and Producers Protection Organization has issued 23 new import licenses.

The organization, which is…

Offering tours without a guide is illegal and travel agencies face legal action if any complaints are filed against them, asserted a senior tourism official.

Tehran Municipality's illegal excavation near Golestan Palace, Tehran's only world heritage site, has been suspended upon the request of a cultural heritage authority.

Golestan Palace was…

Jordan’s tourism sector has proved resilient with revenues stable at $4 billion in 2016 against the previous year despite several militant attacks, the tourism minister said.

Jordan last…

Excavations at Mashhad Morghab, Fars Province, have led to the discovery of multiple architectural and urban structures as well as relics dating back to the Mesolithic (20,000 BC–9,500 BC) and…