A survey conducted by Iran’s Communications and Information Technology News Agency (CITNA) on how people in November/December 2016 source their news content in Iran marks a worrying era for the…

The University of California, Berkeley’s network of smartphone earthquake detectors has recorded nearly 400 earthquakes since the MyShake app was made available for download in February, Eureka…

A Hercules C-130 aircraft belonging to the Air Force crashed after hitting Mount Pugima in Kampung Minimo, Maima District, Jayawijaya, Papua, on Sunday morning. All 13 passengers onboard were…

Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev has supported the idea of holding intra-Syrian peace talks in Kazakhstan’s capital of Astana in his phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir…

Bolivian President Evo Morales on Saturday agreed with the ruling party proposal to run for the president again, for the fourth time, in 2019. “If the people say that they would go for the…

China will return an underwater US drone seized by a naval vessel this week in the South China Sea, both countries said on Saturday, but Beijing complained that Washington had been “hyping up” the…

Syrian authorities have handed over a batch of documents with the evidence of banned chemical agent used by militants against civilians near Aleppo to the international chemical watchdog.

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Talks in Democratic Republic of Congo between the ruling coalition and the opposition have failed to reach a compromise on the political future of President Joseph Kabila who intends to stay in…

Supporters of South Korean President Pak Geun-hye rallied on Saturday for her reinstatement while opponents gathered to repeat their demands that the leader impeached over a corruption scandal…

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has formally requested a meeting of the Joint Commission established under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action to discuss whether the US renewal of…

Russia’s engagement in the Syrian crisis prevented militants from gaining control over Damascus, cut down their military and economic base and helped win back some captured Syrian territories,…

The US intelligence community will soon disclose an estimate of the number of Americans whose electronic communications have been caught in the crosshairs of online surveillance programs intended…

Iraq is selling more crude oil to its biggest customer, China’s Unipec, people familiar with the matter say, digging a deeper foothold in the global supply market just before production cuts…

The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control on Thursday revised its Frequently Asked Questions guidance that concerns the reimposition of sanctions in the event of a…

The US dollar was sold for 39,540 rials on Thursday, resuming the rally that had gripped the market after Donald Trump’s election victory last month.  

The council of the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) announced the appointment of the Central Bank of Iran’s governor as its chairman for 2017.

Iranian banks have started talks with Tehran Stock Exchange to resume the trading of their stocks hit with a multiple-month suspension, the deputy head of Bank Mellat said.

Export Development Bank of Iran and Indonesia’s Eximbank signed an agreement to expand collaborations, on the sidelines of Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s visit to Tehran on Wednesday.

Iran’s huge steel growth plan is not yet disrupting the seaborne iron ore pellet markets and is not expected to do so in the near term, steel and iron ore market sources say.

Iranian semis exporters have benefited from the surge in Chinese billet prices, seen over the past three weeks.

Suppliers have managed to sign export contracts at higher levels, but the…

Iran’s Aseman Airlines has agreed to lease seven Airbus jets, Reuters quoted two aviation industry sources as saying on Thursday, scotching earlier reports that Iran had agreed to buy the aircraft…

Indian multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology company Cipla says its subsidiary in the Netherlands will pump in €16.8 million to form a joint venture with its Iranian distributor, Ahran…

Tehran Stock Exchange’s benchmark index shed 657.4 points or 0.81% during the week that ended December 14 to end at 80,683.6.

IFX, the over-the-counter Iran Fara Bourse’s main index, added…

Rouyesh Lotus, Iran’s first venture capital trust to get listed, will open for underwriting on Iran Fara Bourse on Monday, says Lotus Parsian Investment Bank’s chief executive.

Iran’s dip…

Managing Director of Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran Mohammad Saeed-Nejad said PMO expects to attract $700 million worth of investments within the next two years.