Iran exported more than 34 million tons of mineral products worth over $4.41 billion in the eight months to November 20, registering a 36% and 34% growth in weight and value respectively compared…

After eight years of unrelenting scrutiny and billions of dollars in legal settlements, the banking industry suddenly is facing a more hospitable political climate in Washington next year.

Crowdfunding platforms that offer home loans should be regulated like mortgage lenders to improve safety and transparency for customers, Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority said.

Spain wants to raise €500 million ($528 million) from new environmental taxes as part of a package of fiscal measures to meet the European Union’s budget deficit goals, AP reported. The new…

China’s battle for recognition as a market economy that would help it avoid penalties from key trade partners has been thwarted, as a key clause in Beijing’s deal to join the WTO expires Sunday.…

The global economy is set to see a significant shift in 2017 as it moves from ever easier monetary policy to fiscal stimulus and as the oil price recovery becomes entrenched. This could lead to an…

South Korea’s chief economic policymaker said Sunday that the impeachment of the country’s president will have a limited impact on the economy, as well as the financial markets, vowing to…

Australian Finance Minister Mathias Cormann says the Turnbull government will get the budget back to surplus as soon as possible but won’t lock itself into an artificial deadline.

The Iranian Army has launched large-scale military drills in the southeast to enhance the combat readiness of its ground forces. Codenamed “Muhammad Rasoulallah [Muhammad, the Messenger of God (…

President Hassan Rouhani praised religious diversity in the country as a good opportunity to strengthen national unity. The chief executive made the statement on Sunday in a meeting with Sunni…

Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei called on the Iraqi Shia forces to never trust the United States and be wary of its ulterior motives in fighting against the self-styled…

Iran's top lawmaker called for creation of a West Asian alliance to foster peace, security and development in the region.

Two lawmakers believe Iran should not leave unanswered recent Iranophobic statements by UK Prime Minister Theresa May who described Tehran as a state actor "whose influence fuels instability in…

Hans Blix, the former head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, believes the international community will not go along with any new US sanctions against Iran.

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi welcomed the vote of confidence given to Yemen’s National Salvation Government by the Arab country’s House of Representatives.

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is scheduled to attend a meeting of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission on Tuesday to answer questions about a US Congress bill to renew…

Twenty-nine people, mostly police officers, were killed and 166 wounded in Saturday’s twin bombings in Istanbul, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said in a press conference on Sunday.

Egypt’s state-run television said 22 people had been killed and 35 injured in a blast, citing health ministry officials.

Local media reported the explosion hit St. Peter’s Church next to…

At least 10, including a government soldier and the suspected suicide bomber, were killed in a car explosion at a security checkpoint on the outskirts of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, on Saturday…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guided a special operations drill targeting the South, the North’s media reported on Sunday, as rival South Korea remained on alert for any attempt by the North to…

Over the past 48 hours, up to 50,000 people have been evacuated from East Aleppo, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov reported.

“More than 20,000 residents…

Donald Trump’s presidential transition team on Saturday challenged the veracity of the US intelligence assessments that Russia was trying to tip the November election to the Republican.

A…

The US sent a “planeload of FBI agents” to Iceland in 2011 to frame WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange, according to a former Icelandic minister of interior, who refused them any cooperation and…

A suicide bomber from a local affiliate of IS has killed at least 48 Yemeni soldiers at a military base in the southern port city of Aden, in another major attack claimed by the group. A security…

The new Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Seyyed Reza Salehi Amiri, who took office last month, has emphasized the importance of transparency of the press and subsidizing newsprint, stating…