A power plant in the southern Iraqi city of Basra that is being built in cooperation with Iran's MAPNA Group will partially come on stream in the Iranian fiscal year that starts next March, Abbas…

The executive director of the Iranian Offshore Engineering and Construction Company says his company wants to play a more active role in international oil development projects,  especially in…

Oil prices rose on Monday to their highest in three weeks, catching a lift from a softer US dollar and from cautious money managers, as OPEC appeared to be moving closer to reaching an…

An advisor at the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade said France’s Renault is ready to set up a factory in Iran.

Biuk Alimoradlou added that Saveh is an ideal location if…

A local Nissan dealership has launched the small crossover Juke in the Iranian market after a delay of months.

Jahan Novin Aria is offering the model in three variants: Skypack, Platinum…

The largest car manufacturer in the Middle East, Iran Khodro, has taken measures to establish a production site in Algeria by launching a joint venture with the African country called IKCO-Algeria…

BYD, under the local dealership of Kermania, will launch their all-new F3 car model by April, according to a new report from a local automotive website.

BYD’s “F3 New” is the latest variant…

Irtoya, the local Toyota rep in Iran, launched a new after-sales and repairs hub in western Tehran on Thursday. The center, located on Azadi Street, is a 5,000-square-meter site and complies with…

Food adulteration or addition of unhealthy, unsafe substances or inferior substitutes in food products is usually motivated by profiteering. Adulterated food can cause severe biological, chemical…

In the upcoming revisions to the general medicine curriculum, nonessential and overlapping subjects are to be eliminated and replaced with courses on traditional medicine. The program would also…

Iran Health Minister Hassan Qazizadeh Hashemi is in China to participate in the World Health Organization’s 9th Global Conference on Health Promotion (Nov. 21-24) in Shanghai.

The Iranian Red Crescent Society distributed 60 tons of medicine to medical stations along the way to the holy city of Karbala in Iraq as part of the relief aid to pilgrims participating in the…

The sudden drop in temperature in over 13 provinces of the country on Sunday that brought along with it hail and snow, trapped a number of people, prompting action from emergency services.

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During the first eight months of the current year (started March 20), 338 hectares in Western Azarbaijan Province were cleared of landmines while 1,300 hectares more still need to be cleared, said…

The Health Ministry is preparing a support package for hard-to-treat diseases in the country. “The package will comprise protocols in two areas: to increase easy access to medical information and…

According to a new study, multitasking is harder for men because they need to mobilize additional areas of their brain and use more energy than women when switching attention between tasks.

Concerns over a low turnout have overshadowed the repeatedly delayed presidential elections in Haiti. Many voters are more interested in finding food and water than voting.

French ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy has been knocked out of a primary to choose the presidential candidate of the center-right Republican party.

Admitting defeat, Sarkozy endorsed Francois…

Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced she will stand in next year’s elections for a fourth term.

Addressing the media from a platform with the word “The Center” (Die Mitte) written on…

A suicide bomber killed at least 27 people and wounded dozens on Monday in an explosion at a crowded Shia mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul, officials said. The attacker entered the Baqir ul Olum…

President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday assessed several more contenders for top US posts, including Chris Christie and Rudy Giuliani, as blunt-spoken retired Marine Corps General James Mattis…

A UN proposal to end heavy fighting in the city of Aleppo has been rejected by the Syrian government.

Under the plan, militant-held eastern Aleppo would remain under opposition control if…

The impeachment of South Korea’s embattled President Park Guen-Hye in a snowballing corruption case inched closer on Monday when the main opposition party said it was examining options.

The…

Iranian film producer Manoochehr Mohammadi left for Australia on Monday, November 21, where he will receive the 10th FIAPF Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film in the Asia Pacific region.

Prolific theater director, playwright and film maker Mohammad Yaqoubi is staging his realistic play ‘The Moon in Water’ at Tehran’s Baran Theater.

The play opened November 13 and will run…