French prosecutors are investigating Renault over suspected cheating on vehicle exhaust emissions, a source at the Paris prosecutor’s office told French journalists on January 13, sending shares…

New import regulations passed by the Cabinet indicate that vehicles no more than a year old can be imported into the country.

The new ruling that was passed last week was proposed by the…

Citroen-owned luxury sub-brand DS has imported the medium-sized DS4 Crossback for the Iranian market. According to local automotive news website, Asbe Bokhar, the new model is estimated to cost 1.…

Sculptor and architect Ali Kourechian, 43, has set up a solo sculpture exhibition titled ‘For Your Eyes Only’ (in Persian ‘Be Bahaneye Cheshmanat’) in Tehran.

The exhibit opened January 13…

A session on children and young adults’ literature in Iran was held on the sidelines of the 25th New Delhi World Book Fair in the Indian capital on January 12.

Persian Idea Art Gallery in Tehran is showcasing a series of psychoanalytical paintings created by Fariba Rajabpour, 34, winner of the second place at the 2011 Fajr Visual Arts Festival.

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A group photography exhibition ‘The Creatures that Never Die’ is underway at Arteh Gallery in Tehran.

It is curated by Tehran-based photographer, graphic designer and art philosopher and…

Book City Institute is organizing a meeting in Tehran on January 17 to review and debate ‘King, Queen, Knave,’ a tragicomic story by Russian novelist Vladimir Nabakov (1899-1977).

Saless…

The Second National Short Film Festival Mowj (Wave) is slated for late February in the Persian Gulf island of Kish.

The event is organized by the Kish Free Zone Organization and since the…

US president-elect, Donald Trump, expressed willingness on Friday to lift sanctions on Russia if it assists the US in other efforts such as counterterrorism.

The leaders of Australia and Japan agreed on Saturday to boost cooperation between their militaries, as Japan tries to shore up security ties throughout the Asia-Pacific region amid concerns over…

The leader of the United Kingdom’s Labor Party, Jeremy Corbyn, has called for an inquiry into the activities of an Israeli Embassy officer who was caught on tape in an Aljazeera investigation…

Two Chinese nationals were arrested on Friday for suspected links to the mass shooting in an Istanbul nightclub on New Year’s Eve.

Two suspects, Omar Asim and Abuliezi Abuduhamiti, who are…

French President Francois Hollande said Friday that those battling terrorism in Africa and the Middle East were like France part of “the same fight” against terror.

Hollande spoke ahead of…

German intelligence has accused Russia of systematic attempts to undermine close ties between Europe and the United States, the Spiegel magazine said on Saturday, citing a report commissioned by…

The parliament has tasked the government with increasing the share of cooperatives in gross domestic product to 25% by the end of the sixth 5-year economic development plan (2016-21).

Moscow has no intention of getting back to the G8 format, Russian presidential spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said.

“This theme [of return to the G8 format] is not being discussed in Moscow in…

Iraqi Special Forces pushed forward to reach a second bridge that links eastern Mosul to the city’s west, which is still fully controlled by the self-styled Islamic State terrorist group, a…

Syria on Friday said Israel fired rockets that hit near a major military airport west of Damascus, triggering a fire, and warned Tel Aviv of repercussions.

The head of OPEC said on Thursday that he remains “confident” that the organization and outside members will stick to an agreement to cut production to help boost oil prices.

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India's annual oil imports from Iran surged to a record high in 2016 as some refiners resumed purchases after the lifting of international sanctions against Tehran, according to ship tracking data…

Saudi Arabia has reduced oil production to less than 10 million barrels a day, below its targeted level, and will consider renewing its pledge to cut crude output in six months, Energy…

Oil prices are on track to end the week lower on lingering doubts over the extent of OPEC cuts, with sentiment worsened by concerns over the health of the Chinese economy after it reported the…

Iran is planning to spend billions of dollars into new petrochemical facilities in its oil- and gas-rich southern regions over a decade, Marzieh Shahdaei, head of the National Petrochemical…

In line with plans to raise gas production capacity, phases 17 and 18 of South Pars Gas Field in the Persian Gulf are ready to be commissioned officially, Mansour Moazzami, CEO of Iran's…