Russia and Iran are exploring the establishment of an Islamic bank as the two countries expand economic cooperation, TASS news agency cited Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak as saying.

Senior European diplomats, fresh from conversations with US president-elect Donald Trump's transition team, are hopeful that the next US administration will not tear up the Iranian nuclear deal.…

Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei called for vigilance among Muslim countries to thwart the plots of the occupying regime of Israel and its allies to break the resistance…

A top advisor to the Leader of Islamic Revolution said Iran's response to the US Congress bill to extend the Iran Sanctions Act will not be limited to a presidential directive to build nuclear-…

Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani congratulated the Syrian Army on the full liberation of the city of Aleppo.

Defense Minister Hossein Dehqan hailed South Africa for sharing common stances with Iran on global issues, stressing that the two countries can effectively tackle terrorism and organized crime…

Commander of the Iranian Army’s Ground Force Lieutenant General Kioumars Heidari hailed the remarkable results of the large-scale military maneuvers in southeastern parts of the country, which…

Economists polled by Singapore’s central bank predict the economy will grow at a slower pace than previously expected, as the export-reliant nation grapples with falling global trade.

Canadian household debt as a share of income hit another record in the third quarter as the pace of borrowing outstripped wage gains, Statistics Canada showed on Wednesday, AAP reported. The ratio…

Chinese banks extended 794.6 billion yuan ($115.10 billion) in new yuan loans in November and look set to lend a record amount this year as Beijing boosts the economy to meet growth targets…

The (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council countries’ projects market is expected to record at best $120 billion worth of contract awards in 2016, down at least a third over last year and well below…

Some of the biggest names in finance are fighting for control of the London gold market—a $5 trillion, three-century-old trading hub that is being forced to adapt to a digital age.

Venezuelans have been given just three days to swap their biggest bolivar notes for coins. The South American nation will withdraw all 100 bolivar notes and replace them with coins of the same…

US industrial production fell more-than-expected last month, official data showed on Wednesday, Investing.com reported. In a report, the Federal Reserve said that industrial production fell to -0.…

Hong Kong’s construction sector saw the biggest decline in hiring over the past year amid delays in infrastructure projects, a consulting firm found, NewsNow reported.That finding came as…

The investment of industries in sports may seem like a perfect solution for the problems facing football clubs, but in Iran the policy outcome shows otherwise.

National football clubs,…

Iran imports around $141 million worth of furniture every year while exports are minimal, said the deputy minister of industries, mining and trade. Ali Yazdani made the statement at the Ninth…

Iranian airlines have expressed interest in buying Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 passenger jets.

Iran exported close to 1.8 million tons of non-oil goods valued at $707 million to Japan during the eight months to November 20. The value of exports in last year’s corresponding period stood at…

The Iranian Privatization Organization has cancelled the privatization deal of the Telecommunications Company of Iran, proclaimed as the largest selloff of its kind in the country, by blaming it…

Having produced nothing but halal food for a few decades, Iran has vast potential for exports, though it holds a negligible share in the massive international halal market.

The Iranian Mines & Mining Industries Development & Renovation has signed an accord with a German company for setting up a graphite electrodes plant in Yazd Province, central Iran.

The Fifth National Economic Development Plan (2011-15) stipulated that Iran should have become the first regional hub in cargo transportation and the second in passenger transport.

This…

The Iranian judiciary may spare the life of oil tycoon Babak Zanjani. This was a story that sparsely grabbed the headlines in the local media this week.

Tehran Stock Exchange’s main index inched down 57.60 points or 0.07% to end Wednesday trade at 80,683.6.

Over 965 million shares valued at $61.7 million changed hands for the day.

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