Close to two-thirds of militant-held areas of east Aleppo have now fallen to the Syrian government after another district was freed from the grip of terrorists.

The Syrian government has…

Donald Trump’s move to pack his administration with military brass is getting mixed reviews, as Congress and others struggle to balance their personal regard for the individuals he’s choosing with…

A Persian children’s book with award-winning illustrations has been released in the market. 

Veteran painter and photographer Ahmad Aali, 81, reviews 50 years of his artistic career in an exhibition titled ‘Self-portraits of Ahmad Aali with G11’.

Aali’s latest solo photo exhibit…

Scenes from the 1979 Islamic Revolution captured by French photojournalist Michel Setboun are published in a new book by Tehran-based Photographers Association of Sacred Defense and Revolution.…

With the end of the mourning ceremonies in the months of Muharram and Safar (in the lunar calendar), and the start of the month of Rabi-al-Awwal, music bands and singers have resumed programs to…

Europol has warned that militants from the self-styled Islamic State terrorist group will aim to step up attacks on European targets, as they face defeat in the Middle East. 

The…

Agriculture Minister Mahmoud Hojjati and Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs Henk Kamp signed a memorandum of understanding in Amsterdam on Friday to enhance cooperation in the agriculture sector.…

Low oil, natural gas and coal prices will continue to put downward fiscal pressure on US states that rely on those resources to fund their budgets, ratings agency Fitch said.

Iran's Foreign Ministry said a bill to extend Iran Sanctions Act that has gone through the US Congress and awaits the presidential approval to become law goes against the terms of the 2015 nuclear…

President Hassan Rouhani looked forward to enhancement of relations with Romania, in view of the good record of ties and the political will on both sides. In a message to his Romanian counterpart…

Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov will travel to Tehran soon to meet high-ranking Iranian officials on issues related to the crisis in Syria, Fars News Agency reported on Friday.…

Relations between Iran and Russia need to thrive to gain a strategic status, an Iranian deputy foreign minister said.

President Hassan Rouhani's representative at a farewell ceremony in commemoration of Fidel Castro highlighted Iran's unbreakable alliance with the late Cuban leader's anti-imperialistic…

Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani described Tehran-Beijing relations as "stable and well-established", stressing that the ties are unaffected by political developments in the US, Europe or elsewhere.

Iran believes the international community's efforts to halt Israel's continuing illegal and criminal actions and policies against the people of Palestine have "mostly failed". 

The average Producer Price Index in the 12-month period ending November 20, which marks the end of the Iranian month of Aban, reached 3.3% compared with last year’s corresponding period.

Leading an economic delegation, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is to set off on a tour of India, China and Japan on Saturday. The delegation comprises directors of 38 companies affiliated…

The return of 17 international shipping lines to the provincial ports since the implementation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action is a great success, the governor of Hormozgan Province said…

Intermediate goods constituted 68% of the value of Iran's imports during the eight-month period ending November 20.

According the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration's latest…

Iran’s Minister of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare Ali Rabiei is scheduled to attend the 16th Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting of the International Labor Organization in Bali, Indonesia, from…

President Hassan Rouhani will ask for a smaller budget from the parliament for next year. The government is rolling back its expenses in appreciation of economic realities.

He will take the…

The governor of the Central Bank of Iran is trying to assuage concerns about the recent surprise rally in currency markets saying the surge is temporary and will abate in the last three months of…

All Iranian banks will again face another grueling period until the current fiscal year ends in March, says a senior banking expert.

Lawmakers will debate the Comprehensive Banking Bill during a plenary session on Sunday, said Mohammad Reza Pourebrahimi, a member of the Majlis Economic Commission.