China’s retail sales growth slowed last month, government data showed Monday, in a worrying sign for domestic demand in the world’s second-largest economy, AFP reported. Retail sales in October…

Turkey’s unemployment rate rose to 11.3% in August year-on-year, an increase of 1.2 percentage points, the Turkish Statistical Institute announced Tueaday, Anadolu Agency reported. The number of…

The Dutch economy grew 2.4% year-on-year in the third quarter and unemployment fell sharply in welcome news for Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s government, which trails the far-right Freedom Party…

Russia's economy contracted by 0.4% over the past year, authorities say, indicating that while it remained in recession it appears to be stabilizing.

The 0.4% decline in the economy…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Tuesday for globalization to be framed in multilateral agreements rather than see countries adopt protectionist measures, in a thinly veiled warning to US…

Royal Bank of Canada is hiking mortgage rates and making it more expensive for homebuyers who want to take more than 25 years to pay back their loan.

The special offer rates for three, four…

A new report has claimed that one in four small businesses in Britain have been turned down for growth funding, with a significant number reporting serious dissatisfaction with the service offered…

Byblos Bank issued the results of the Byblos Bank Real Estate Demand Index on Tuesday for the third quarter of 2016.

The federal government in Australia should consider slowing its path to budget balance and instead spend more on growth-friendly infrastructure projects, IMF staff said in their annual check-up on…

German economic growth slowed to the weakest pace in a year last quarter, a reminder of the fragility of the eurozone’s recovery in a time of rising uncertainty.

Gross domestic product rose…

Anyone who lived through the 1970s is likely to shudder when they hear the term "stagflation". That’s the dreadful combination of rising inflation, higher unemployment and a slowing economy that…

The UAE plans to attract over $70 billion in industrial investments by 2025, according to the country’s minister of economy.

The investment will increase the industrial sector’s share to…

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen testifies before Congress this week on the economy in a hearing that should clarify whether the Fed remains on track to hike interest rates next month after…

Why was the 12th century Persian poet Khaqani Shirvani, considered a philosopher himself, at odds with philosophers and philosophy?

The question will be answered today, November 16, by the…

Niavaran Cultural Center in upscale northern Tehran will host two great musicians from Europe mid-December.

According to tiwall.com, the highly acclaimed German cellist Anja Lechner and the…

'The Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them' sequel will star Johnny Depp as the infamous dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald. Director David Yates has confirmed that the actor, famed for his quirky…

An adaptation of the drama 'Twelve Angry Men' written by the American film and TV writer Reginald Rose (1920-2002) is on stage at Paliz Theater in Tehran.

Titled 'Twelve', the play is…

The Research Committee of the Iranian Library and Information Science Association (ILISA) will hold its fourth meeting on 'Research Approaches in Information Literacy' on November 19.

Temperature inversion plays a significant role in winter pollution in the capital and other big cities which can cause respiratory and other breathing ailments, and be also be fatal in some…

According to studies conducted by Iran Drug Control Headquarters (IDCH), 55% of parents were unaware of their children’s drug abuse till 3 to 5 years after their first illegal drug experience,…

Street vending forever has been an inseparable part of economies around the world, offering easy access to a wide range of goods and services in public spaces.

Most street vendors provide…

About 4,700 vulnerable girls under the age of 18 are under coverage of the State Welfare Organization and receive various facilities, from healthcare and education to marriage…

The Judiciary has accepted to implement a number of alternative penalties instead of prison for women as recommended by the Vice Presidency for Women and Family Affairs.

Researchers at Iran Chemistry and Chemistry Engineering Research Center have produced a domestic type of an anti-cancer drug.

No cases of cholera have been reported among pilgrims visiting the holy city of Karbala in Iraq to partake in Arba’een mourning rituals. The annual event this year which falls on November 20 marks…