Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump squared off Thursday in do-or-die North Carolina with dueling rallies—and some star power in the Democrat’s camp—as the bitter US presidential race continues to…

Lebanese President Michel Aoun has asked Saad al-Hariri to form a new government as prime minister after he secured the support of a majority of MPs, according to a presidential statement.

A car bomb rocked southeastern Turkey’s largest city on Friday, killing one person and injuring more than 40, security sources said, hours after police detained politicians of the mostly Kurdish…

The UK’s High Court has ruled that Theresa May’s administration is not allowed to trigger the country’s exit from the European Union, or Brexit, without approval from parliament. Three…

Ecotourism has been one of the main focuses of the present administration and since the launch of this initiative in 2013, the number of natural tourist sites in Iran has grown from only 23 to…

Iran and Germany will expand collaboration in archeological studies and protection of cultural heritage sites in Tabriz, East Azarbaijan Province, according to the head of the provincial office of…

Despite the port authority’s efforts to facilitate investment in marine tourism in northern Iran, investors that had gone as far as applying for low-interest government loans have changed their…

Following three powerful earthquakes in the span of two months, Italy’s central regions fear the devastation will cost them much-needed tourism revenue. Farmers’ organization Coldiretti warned…

Air France-KLM is creating a more competitive long-haul airline to win back customers from Persian Gulf carriers.

Air France’s new boss, Jean-Marc Janaillac, unveiled the plan, saying the…

The British government has signaled it is unwilling at this stage to lift its advice warning against flights to Sharm el-Sheikh—a year after they were suspended on safety grounds.

The…

Tajikistan’s mobile operators have begun the process of re-registering all SIM cards as part of a strategy to combat terrorism, according to a report from the country.

Iranian researchers at Tehran’s Amirkabir University of Technology have developed an incubator for culturing cells and microbes. Mehrdad Saviz, the project manager, said the incubator can be used…

Iran’s Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade is offering financial aid to Iranian companies active in the information and communications technology sector to participate in the upcoming elecomp…

One of Russia’s biggest Internet companies, Mail.ru Group, announced it has bought German Rocket Internet Group’s online food delivery ordering service Delivery Club.

The Russian company is…

In a sure sign of success for President Hassan Rouhani government over the previous Iranian month of Mehr (ended Oct. 21), the country’s regions all showed a relatively similar most-searched…

Mansour Pourheidari, the veteran Iranian football coach, manager and former player of Esteghlal football club passed away on November 4 in Tehran at the age of 71.

At his latest exhibition, painter Nasser Ramezani, 61, depicts his birthplace Anzali Port in northern Gilan Province, the way he wants it to be.

Ramezani’s second solo painting exhibit in…

The official opening of the Abu Dhabi branch of France’s Louvre museum has been postponed to 2017 due to pending construction work, the latest setback for the long-delayed project, Reuters…

Poet Mohammad Reza Sohrabinejad, 62, is compiling a collection of well-known Persian proverbs and expressions, in which he explores the roots and reasons behind each famous dictum and utterance.…

The Iranian film ‘Maat’ (literally opaque) directed and produced by Saba Kazemi won the Special Abbas Kiarostami Award at the 40th International Sao Paulo Film Festival which wrapped up November 2…

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Iraqi forces are securing their foothold in the city of Mosul, moving from house to house to clear areas held by the self-styled Islamic State terrorists.

Soldiers and special forces paused…

Oil prices fell for a fourth straight day on Wednesday, hitting five-week lows, as jittery investors awaited US government data on crude stockpiles after a stunning build reported by a trade group…

Stopping the killing of elephants for their tusks could add some $25 million to Africa's annual tourism income, more than offsetting the anti-poaching spend, a study said on Tuesday.

With roughly $10 billion of assets ready to be divested, Iranian Privatization Organization presents valuable opportunities to both domestic and foreign investors that are unique in many aspects,…