World stocks held near 16-month highs on Friday, set for a strong weekly gain, while the euro fell further after the European Central Bank’s decision to extend its stimulus program.

The European Central Bank has reportedly rejected requests from struggling bank Monte dei Paschi, putting further pressure upon the Italian government to intervene.

China will forge ahead with supply-side reforms next year to deal with overcapacity and structural problems, while also moving to boost demand, a report said Friday.

Top leaders are due to…

Irish gross domestic product growth sped up in the three months to the end of September, expanding by 4% quarter-on-quarter to stand 6.9% higher than it was a year ago, data showed on Friday.

Filipino households continued to show strong optimism for the fourth quarter of 2016 on a generally positive perception of the overall condition of the economy, household finances and household…

South Korean President Park Geun-hye is fighting for her political life after MPs voted to impeach her over a corruption and cronyism scandal that has made her the country’s most unpopular leader…

Iran expects to sign a dozen new oil and gas deals with international companies in the near future, extending the number of contracts it has already sealed with Total, CNPC and Royal Dutch Shell…

The agreement this week between Royal Dutch Shell and National Iranian Oil Company has opened a new chapter in the company's relations with Iran after the lifting of sanctions, Hans Nijkamp, Shell…

President Hassan Rouhani told his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro on Thursday that members of Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries should work together to  implement the deal…

Iran on Thursday broke ground for a wind farm in the south which will be built in cooperation with the German company eab New Energy GmbH.

The first phase of the project, with electricity…

Only five of 14 non-OPEC oil producers have agreed to meet the group on Saturday for talks aimed at widening a deal to reduce output, casting doubt on whether OPEC will secure the full cuts it is…

Global spending on oil and natural gas exploration is set to fall next year to the lowest level in 12 years as the industry cuts costs and shuns more expensive areas such as the Arctic, according…

Saudi Arabia and Iraq are set to supply full-contracted volumes of crude to several Asian refiners in January, despite commitments to cut output under a deal signed last week by members of OPEC,…

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said it is in the interest of the United States to uphold the Iran nuclear agreement.

During his electoral campaign, US president-elect, Donald Trump,…

The head of the International Committee of the Red Cross highlighted the great influence Iran holds in the region and called for closer cooperation between his organization and the Islamic…

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif discussed bilateral ties and issue of mutual interest with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday.

In the meeting on Zarif’s second day…

Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi and CEO of the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission Daniel Verwaerde discussed mutual cooperation. During the…

Deputy Foreign Minister for Asia and Pacific Affairs Ebrahim Rahimpour and Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi discussed mutual cooperation and problems of Muslims.

Iran said the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council needs to stop leveling groundless allegations against Tehran, saying such claims would not change the reality about the Islamic Republic's…

A senior lawmaker said the recent comments by British Prime Minister Theresa May against the Islamic Republic prove that London is pursuing a divisive agenda.

Contemporary Architects Association in Tehran will conduct a workshop in cooperation with designers from Zaha Hadid Architects, a reputed British architecture and design firm based in London…

Ninety years after his death, the secrets of the world’s greatest escape artist, Harry Houdini, have been unlocked in a recently opened Hungarian museum devoted to the Budapest-born illusionist.…

Golestan Gallery in northern Tehran will host ‘Applied Arts Exhibition by 20 Famous Artists’ next week.

The book ‘Rostam-e-Dastaan: Tales from Shahnameh’, released by Iran-e-Azad Cultural Publishing Institute earlier this year, includes all the stories related to Rostam, the most celebrated…

To ensure that metro employees learn how to respond quickly in case of a fire emergency, “we have asked the Tehran Fire Fighting Department to provide training courses to extinguish B grade fires…