Head of Iran’s Civil Defense Organization Lieutenant General Gholamreza Jalali has called for constant efforts to boost defense capabilities, describing them as the factor encouraging Iranian…

President Hassan Rouhani nominated replacements for top posts in three ministries, in a partial reshuffle of the Cabinet to improve its efficiency.

President Hassan Rouhani defended his planned reforms to revive the ailing domestic economy as the only way to tackle massive unemployment.

"Today, the lack of economic vitality is the main…

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif told a deputy-level meeting of Caspian Sea states on Sunday that any prospective deal on the legal status of the sea should mainly aim to promote peace and…

Iran's Foreign Ministry dismissed a recent report by the United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic.

A deputy foreign minister underlined that the upcoming US presidential election will in no way affect last year's nuclear agreement between Tehran and the six world powers, namely the US, Russia,…

Dutch flag carrier KLM has resumed flights to Iran after a three-year hiatus.

Carrying a Dutch trade mission, headed by Minister of Infrastructure and Environment Melanie Schultz van Haegen…

Close to $1.2 billion worth of toothpaste are imported into Iran every year, accounting for 75% of the domestic need for the product, a member of the Iranian Detergent, Hygienic Products and…

Speed cameras installed on Iranian arterial roads have increased from 400 to 2,200 in the past two years, IRNA quoted Davoud Keshavarzian, the head of Road Maintenance and Transport Organization (…

Evaporative coolers (also known as desert coolers) were the main export item in the home appliance sector during the first six months of the current Iranian year (started March 20). More than $90…

Iran exported more than 13,000 tons of goods worth $8.5 million to Singapore during the first six months of the current Iranian year (started March 20), registering a twofold rise over the similar…

Officials from the Bpifrance and Export Development Bank of Iran discussed expansion of ties Sunday in Tehran. According to EDBI’s website, financing small and medium-sized businesses and…

Capital Intelligence Ratings (CI), the international credit rating agency, announced this week  that it has assigned first-time Long- and Short-Term Insurer Financial Strength Ratings (IFSRs…

Despite his deep-seated concerns for US growth, popular Canadian economist David Rosenberg is more optimistic for the global growth outlook, which he thinks could surprise on the upside, based on…

According to data released this month by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, some 76% of young adults in Greece aged between 15 and 24 live at home, GreekReporter said. The…

General Motors Co. plans to launch a new SUV production line at its joint venture factory in the Chinese central city of Wuhan during the first half of 2017, the official Xinhua News Agency…

The cost to restructure debt laden shipping and shipbuilding industries in South Korea will be as much as 31 trillion won ($27 billion), according to the International Monetary Fund.

Britain could slash corporation tax to 10% if the European Union refuses to agree a post-Brexit free trade deal or blocks UK-based banks from accessing its market.

Venezuela is plagued by widespread hunger, skyrocketing infant mortality and 500% inflation. Yet its sovereign bonds are the best performers in emerging markets this year, delivering investors a…

Egypt’s imports have declined by $7 billion in the period from January to September, according to Minister of Trade and Industry Tarek Kabil, Ahram reported. Egypt’s exports, however, increased…

Iraq will maintain oil production at current levels after exceeding 4.7 million barrels a day in September, even as other OPEC members discuss limits on output.

Iraq asked the Organization…

After a heart-stopping plunge in the price of crude over the last two years, along with slashed dividends and the elimination of tens of thousands of jobs, the biggest oil companies are proving…

Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh on Sunday urged non-OPEC producers to join an OPEC-led initiative to cut crude production to rebalance the market and lift prices.

“Members of the…

Iran's Energy Efficiency Organization (SABA) and Italy's Centro Elettrotecnico Sperimentale Italiano (CESI) signed an agreement in Tehran on Sunday on technology transfer and implementing the…

A senior official on Sunday outlined some of the terms and conditions of the new oil and gas tenders that make it difficult for small and mid-tier companies to enter the multibillion dollar energy…