Studies conducted by the Road, Building and Urban Development Research Center have indicated that several hospitals are located on major fault lines in the city.

Researchers of Amirkabir University of Technology in partnership with Cognitive Sciences and Technologies Council have designed a device that stimulates the brain and is used in treatment of…

In a meeting among heads of Shiraz University and Russia’s Lomonosov Moscow State University (LMSU) and Altai State University on Tuesday, officials of the three universities signed memoranda of…

The current population growth rate stands at 1.43% and Iran’s population has been estimated at 80.4 million (till the end of the first seven months of the calendar year that started March 20),…

On the sidelines of the 6th session of the OIC Ministerial Conference on the Role of Women in the Development of Member States that is underway in Istanbul, Iran’s Vice President for Women and…

The FBI has released archived documents concerning the pardon Bill Clinton gave to Marc Rich, a controversial, Swiss-based investor and husband of a Democratic donor. The timing of the release has…

Opposition members in Venezuela have suspended the “trial” of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, ahead of talks with the government. However, the lawmakers warn they might quit the negotiations…

French authorities have begun moving 1,500 migrant children from the Calais “Jungle” camp, a week after demolition began. Two buses carrying the first minors left the area at 08:30 local time (…

All 33 coal miners trapped underground in a gas explosion earlier this week have been found dead, state media reported on Wednesday, as work safety officials vowed to punish those responsible.

South Korea’s presidential office on Wednesday named a new prime minister and finance minister, the highest-level shakeup since President Park Geun-hye’s administration was rocked by a scandal…

German EU officials have said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is to blame for the lack of agreement after his remarks on the death penalty and a crackdown on media outlets.

EU plans…

North Korea is preparing to launch an intermediate-range ballistic missile in the next three days, Fox Business Network reported on Tuesday, citing two unidentified US officials.

Following the high sale of most of the films screened across Iran in the first half of the Iranian calendar year (started March 20), a number of new movies on screen these days have also proved…

A retired electrician who kept nearly 300 Pablo Picasso artworks in his garage for almost 40 years told a French appeal court Monday that the artist’s widow may have wanted to hide the works from…

The 19th edition of ‘50,000 Exhibitions in 50,000 Schools’ was inaugurated at Yarjani Vocational School in Tehran, District 19, on November 1 as part of the national Book Week in Iran.

The 13th edition of the International Conference on Public Relations (ICPR) will be held on January 8, 2017 at Tehran’s Olympic Hotel.

‘Maritime Heritage of Iran in Chinese Ports’, a research book on history of shipping, commerce and cultural interactions between Iran and China, has been brought out by the publishing house of…

Iran's judiciary has issued verdicts for 20 people accused of storming Saudi diplomatic missions in January and will announce them in the near future, an unnamed official was quoted as saying by…

An OPEC deal to cut oil output at a meeting this month is looking increasingly unlikely, with failure warranting prices in the low $40s, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

Oil edged up from one-month lows on Tuesday following its largest one-day slide in more than five weeks, although analysts said the prospect of a more substantial price recovery was limited.

The new, more government-friendly parliament gave the go-ahead to President Hassan Rouhani’s nominees for three ministries on Tuesday.

In a confirmation session broadcast live by state TV,…

Lawmakers will back the promotion of financial technologies and innovations, as they bolster the economy, said Majlis First Deputy Speaker Masoud Pezeshkian.

India’s Finance Ministry may replace UCO Bank with another public sector lender to make its Iran oil payments. While no final decision has been made, an Indian official said the ministry “favored…

The 2016 edition of Kish Invex exhibition kicked off its first two days with a special focus on Iran's reintegration into the world economy with a number of high-ranking Iranian officials…

US Secretary of State John Kerry praised as a "capable negotiator" and a "patriot" his Iranian counterpart and his co-recipient of the Chatham House Prize Mohammad Javad Zarif for jointly leading…