Qatar is “moving in the right direction” amid lower energy prices and is well-positioned to grow in 2017, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said.

In a year-end note, the IMF said…

Japan’s decision to suspend talks on a currency swap with South Korea last Friday will have limited impact while caution is still advised, according to economists and experts.

The Egyptian pound strengthened slightly at banks in that country as demand for dollars by importers eased, bankers told Reuters on Sunday.

The dollar was being bought for around 18 pounds…

With a meeting of eurozone finance ministry officials scheduled for Thursday, Greek and European officials aim to unfreeze stalled bailout negotiations even though key decisions vis-a-vis Greece’s…

Iran’s iron ore production currently exceeds domestic demand by about 12 million tons, said the chairman of Iron Ore Producers and Exporters Association, Qadir Qiafeh. The IROPEX forecasts that…

Government tax revenues in the first half of the current Iranian year of 1395 (started March 20, 2016) amounted to 433.1 trillion rials, which is below the legislated amount of 529.1 trillion…

Tehran Stock Exchange’s main index added 6.9 points or 0.01% to end Sunday trade at 78,833.4.

About 862 million shares valued at $34.3 million changed hands for the day.

Sina…

The smartphone continues to change the world a decade after the debut of the iPhone, even as Apple is under pressure to come up with a new wonder.

The iPhone – introduced by late Apple co-…

Traditional bricks-and-mortar businesses cannot stop the spread of technology, neither can they intentionally create problems for newly-found Internet-based businesses, according to Iran’s Telecom…

Scientists in the UK have found a way to create synthetic spider silk that’s loaded with antibiotic properties, which can deliver drugs and close open wounds with a decreased risk of infection.

The recently disrupted Voice over Internet Protocol (VOIP) service of Shatel, the privately-owned Internet Service Provider (ISP) in Iran, has been reconnected.

ShatelTalk, Iran’s…

There are 23 million computer gamers in the country, 75% of whom are in the formative ages of three to 16, said the head of Iran Computer and Video Games Foundation. Iran has a population of 80…

Parliament has passed a bill that aims to ban physicians and medical specialists from working two jobs, or in other words, working in both the private and public sector.

Iran is one of the top 20 consumers of medicine in the world, said Paria Ataei, technical expert at the Food and Drug Office, Tehran University of Medical Sciences. “Iranians’ consumption of…

A simple blood test that can tell how well a person is likely to age is on the horizon after scientists cracked blood ‘signature’ patterns which predict ill health. The breakthrough means doctors…

A 30-year-old man lost his life after being struck by a subway train at Tehran’s Daneshgah Sharif Metro Station on Metro Line 2, Sunday, at 8:15 am. The victim had crossed the platform’s…

Seventy billion rials ($1.8 million) has been allocated for drug prevention programs among school students for the current fiscal year (ends March 20), said Hamid Sarami, deputy for research and…

Over 20,000 children have been examined under the nationwide autism screening project, according to Hussein Nahvinejad, head of the Rehabilitation Services Department at the State Welfare…

Iranian researcher Mehdi Pirouz and his colleagues at Harvard Medical School in Boston have recently discovered that dysfunctional RNA molecules in cells are associated with Perlman syndrome and…

As part of a plan to improve dental care services among young people, the Imam Ali (AS) children’s dental clinic in Birjand, South Khorasan Province, was inaugurated last week.

Under a new bill passed by the Majlis (parliament) on Saturday, in-home nursing care provided by registered nurses is now recognized as official with all the benefits of full-time employment.

Cuba’s Tourism Ministry reported 4 million visitors in 2016, a 13% increase from 2015.

The biggest increase in visitors came from the United States, which should come as no surprise.

Iran's tourism authority is preparing a brief guide on key regulations to familiarize foreign visitors with the country's laws before they travel to Iran.

The self-styled Islamic State terrorist group (also known as ISIS or Daesh) no longer occupies the archeological site of Nimrud, Iraq, but the city and its treasures remain in danger as looters…

Iran’s coastal regions have the potential to attract 3 million foreign visitors a year, says an official at the Department of Environment.

According to Parvin Farshchi, deputy for marine…