Pollution in the Arctic is so bad that chemicals are accumulating in polar bear mothers' milk and getting passed onto bear cubs.

A new analysis of pollutants in the Arctic has found that…

Under pressure from activists to address pressing environmental concerns, the Department of Environment is finalizing two bills to help provide adequate legal protection for park rangers and…

The Council of Ministers voted in favor of adding an environmental levy to a bill on value-added tax last week, putting the government's weight behind an initiative by the Department of…

The status of Shirkouh, a no-hunting zone in Yazd Province, is to be upgraded to that of a protected area once the proposal is approved by the High Environment Council.

A series of Bluetooth-connected showerheads will give a light display when it's time to cut the long shower short.

The Hydrao showerheads have built-in LED lights that change from green to…

For the first time in Iran, GPS tracking collars have been attached to six animals in Qatrouyeh National Park and Bahram-e Gour Protected Area in Fars Province to determine the habitat of Persian…

The negligence of the Democratic National Committee was the reason for the hacking of email accounts of the party’s members, US president-elect, Donald Trump, said on Saturday.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced that some Syrian and Iraqi refugees who pass a screening process will be granted Turkish citizenship.

In a speech broadcast on…

Following the arrest of former Kosovo premier, Ramush Haradinaj, current Prime Minister Isa Mustafa said on Friday officials expect “the French government to take into consideration that such…

An Iraq war veteran took a gun out of his checked luggage and opened fire in a crowded baggage claim area at Fort Lauderdale’s airport on Friday, killing five people, months after he showed up at…

The 35th Fajr Film Festival has revealed the line-up for the competition at this year’s edition slated for January 29-February 9 in Tehran and 30 other provinces.

The 32nd Fajr International Music Festival will be streamed live online for fans who cannot attend the performances, said event director Hamid Reza Nourbakhsh at a press conference at Vahdat Hall…

Tehran City Theater will host the ‘Odyssey Marathon Reading’, a collective event to relive the 2,700-year-old epic poem by semi-legendary Greek author Homer, as part of the 35th Fajr…

Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Globalization, one of the most informative sources on the subject, is to be debated today, January 8, at the Book House Institute in Tehran.

The two-hour…

Malaysia said on Friday the hunt for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will end in two weeks after the search is completed of a 120,000 square kilometer (9,650 sq mile) area where experts…

Russia's military says it has begun scaling down its deployment to Syria with its sole aircraft carrier the first to quit the conflict zone. President Vladimir Putin ordered the reduction of…

Iran has sold more than 13 million barrels of oil that it had long held on tankers at sea, capitalizing on an OPEC output cut deal from which it is exempted to regain market share and court new…

US president-elect Donald Trump's transition team has issued a blanket mandate requiring politically appointed ambassadors installed by President Barack Obama to leave their posts by inauguration…

International sanctions hampered Iran's ability to connect with the global banking network, but the country now has secured correspondent relations with 900 banks across the world, announced the…

The privately-owned Ayandeh Bank, in a ceremony on Thursday, unveiled an open banking API portal called Finnotech, which is the first of its kind in Iran’s banking system.

Finnotech aims to…

Iran Insurance Company, the only fully state-owned insurance firm in Iran, is planning to spin itself off into several entities as part of its reform plans, said Mohsen Pourkiani, IIC’s chief…

Chances that the final draft of the Banking Reform Bill and the Central Bank Bill will be approved by the Iranian Parliament by the end of President Hassan Rouhani’s first term in the summer of…

The saga of Iran’s plans to buy Russian passenger aircraft took a new twist, with the head of Iran-Russia Chamber of Commerce Asadollah Asgaroladi declaring that the Russians are reluctant to sell…

While Iran may be known for its massive oil and gas reserves to many people around the world, it is little known for its top-quality pistachios.

Production of the nut in Iran dates back to…

Two international exhibitions opened simultaneously on Friday at Tehran International Permanent Fairground and will run through January 9. The Fourth Exhibition of Nuts, Dried Fruits and Relevant…