Iran's foreign minister said the blame game between the West and the East does nothing to eradicate the "twin problems of terrorism and extremism", calling for genuine global cooperation to…

An Iranian official warned of the repercussions of continued support for terrorists in Syria, saying playing the card of terrorism is tantamount to playing with fire.

A lawmaker said the 2015 nuclear deal with major powers has not banned Iran from possessing nuclear waste, produced in the process of enriching uranium, in addition to the 300 kilogram of low-…

Iranians took to the streets across the country to commemorate the seventh anniversary of rallies held on December 30, 2009, to defend the Islamic Republic.

At present, 80% of domestic demand for food products are met through domestic production, a deputy agriculture minister said.

"The figure stood at 55% when President Rouhani first took…

Iranian aviation is being revitalized with the long-term prospects of reestablishing a global hub in Tehran.

Gold options trading started on Iran Mercantile Exchange on Wednesday.  The options are being traded through brokers for the time being but, according to IME CEO Hamed Soltani-Nejad, their…

A 10-member delegation of Mobarakeh Steel Company of Iran is in Karachi to examine the possibility of acquiring Pakistan Steel Mills, Pakistan Today reported.

Secretary of Industries and…

The recent news about a possible cut in the import duty on flat steel products entering Iran has led to a halt in trading, Metal Bulletin learnt on December 28.

The exact date when the…

The number of countries receiving exported US crude oil has risen since the removal of restrictions on exporting oil in December 2015, the US Energy Information Administration said in a report.

Oil prices were on track for their biggest annual gain since 2009 after the OPEC grouping and other major producers agreed to cut crude output to reduce a global supply overhang that has depressed…

Russia's largest oil producer and its shareholder BP have completed dissolution of Ruhr Oel, their refining joint venture in Germany, Rosneft said on Thursday. Rosneft said with the restructuring…

Plans are in place to provide regions straddling the southern coasts of Iran with potable water by building 50 water desalination units, Energy Minister Hamid Chitchian said.

The National Iranian Oil Company and South Korea's construction conglomerate Daelim Industrial Company have reached an agreement to cooperate on improving oil refining facilities in Isfahan…

There is no difficulty in meeting the demand for natural gas in the northern regions this winter, a top energy official said, playing down concerns over a shortage of gas for heating homes and for…

Next year could be a banner year for oil and gas companies who are looking for fresh equity. According to Texas-based Tudor Pickering Holt & Co., as many as 40 oil and gas companies could…

The Vice Presidency for Women and Family Affairs will prioritize ways to curb social harm among women in its agenda for the next fiscal year that begins in March 2017, Vice President Shahindokht…

Six students were injured when the walls of an old primary school building in Sadat Abad village located in Semirom County, Isfahan Province, collapsed and the children were trapped under the…

The Food and Drug Administration has imported new equipment that can detect 426 different types of pesticide residue in agricultural products, said Hossein Rastegar, head of the FDA’s research…

Given that Facebook has 1.79 billion monthly active users, there is no doubt that it is a popular social platform. The irony of Facebook - a platform designed to make us more sociable - is that…

The government’s determination to help improve dental services has seen unprecedented measures in oral healthcare over the past two years.

Under the 2014 Health Reform Plan, “major steps…

The State Welfare Organization has devised a door-to-door program to identify and create an accurate database on addicts in the country, which will be implemented from the next Iranian year…

Three new bus routes will become operational in District 18 of Tehran in southwest of the capital soon, said Maziar Hosseini, deputy mayor for traffic and transport affairs. “Expanding the public…

The First National Congress of Successful Iranian Women next month will discuss the role of women “as half of the population in social and economic development,” said Fatemeh Daneshvar, head of…

An Iranian teacher is earning worldwide applause on social media for going the extra mile. The caption of a photo that has gone viral since last week explains that the young man stops by every day…