Tesla announced earlier this week that its cars can now be ordered with new hardware for full self-driving; in other words, no human control whatsoever.

The company did concede that the…

Iran Standards and Quality Inspection Company has released a new report on the quality of 41 locally-made cars.

ISQI officials said encouraging automakers to improve their performance and…

The Islamic Republic’s state enterprise, the Industrial Development and Renovation Organization of Iran, will be investing in setting up engine control units in Iran next year.

Established…

The Donald Trump campaign has admitted the Republican lags behind Hillary Clinton with just over two weeks to go before Americans cast their votes.

“We are behind. She has some advantages…

Venezuela’s opposition-led assembly has accused President Nicolas Maduro of subverting democracy. The declaration came on the heels of a nixed referendum on removing the unpopular leader from…

Spain’s Socialist party has voted to abstain in a confidence vote, paving the way for a minority conservative government. The decision moves the country closer to its first fully functional…

A tour bus crashed into the back of a tractor-trailer on a southern California highway before dawn on Sunday, killing 13 people and injuring 31, authorities said.

The bus was traveling west…

The most senior US diplomat for Asia assured the Philippines on Monday that Washington remained its “trusted” ally and that it supported Manila’s blossoming ties with China.

US Assistant…

More than 1,200 police and officials in France have begun an operation to clear the “Jungle” migrant camp in Calais.

The camp has been housing some 7,000 people in squalid conditions.…

A British banker accused of murdering two Indonesian women who were found dead in his luxury Hong Kong apartment two years ago has pleaded “not guilty” in court. The grisly killings shocked the…

The Palestinians on Thursday gave a rare glimpse of one of the Middle East’s finest mosaic floors near the occupied West Bank city of Jericho.

Dating from the 8th century AD, the floor…

Iranian graphic designer Mehdi Mahdian, 35, has won an award for his poster at the Mexican poster biennial, held September 29-October 2.

Mahdian, a graduate of Tehran Art University…

The 61st International Belgrade Book Fair (IBBF), where Iran is the guest of honor, was officially inaugurated on Sunday, October 23.

Veteran literary translator Qasem Son’avi, 78, has brought out a large collection of short stories by French writers.

‘Dinner Under the Chestnut Trees and Other Stories from French Writers…

Inequality in Iran increased slightly in the last four years due to the effects of the economic meltdown in 2012 and 2013, data released by the Statistical Center of Iran show.

Iran has given the final ultimatum to India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) to offer a more attractive master plan for development of the coveted Farzad-B Gas Field project in the…

The provincial offices of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization have notified travel agencies to inform travelers of the potential risks of visiting Zika-hit countries,…

The CEO of Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) Dzulkifli Mahmud said that big Malaysian banks are ready to resume ties with Iranian banks.

The Iranian Mercantile Exchange is seeing more interest among miners for iron ore export.

This was revealed by exchange sources who spoke to S&P Global Platts, London-based provider…

The Central Securities Depository of Iran issued 10 new trading codes for foreign institutional investors from the United Kingdom, Georgia, Armenia, the UAE, Nigeria, Iraq and Afghanistan to trade…

About 160 companies, including some 30 foreign firms, have so far signed up to attend this year’s edition of Kish INVEX expo, which will be held on the southern coast of Kish Island from October…

Tehran Stock Exchange’s main index shed 16.90 points or 0.02% to end Sunday trade at 78,370.3.

More than 1.1 billion shares valued at $75.2 million changed hands for the day.

Sepahan…

Iran and Germany signed six memorandums of understanding for cooperation in the transportation sector.

The agreements were signed following a meeting between Iran’s Minister of Roads and…

Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei referred to the failure of US plans and policies in West Asia and described reduction of global oil prices as a tool to mount pressure on…

A new round of high-level talks between Iran and the European Union on bilateral relations will be held in the coming weeks.