An estimated 13.43 million tons of goods were traded in the spot market of the Iran Mercantile Exchange (IME) in the calendar month to May 21. Compared to the month before, trade was up 71.4%…

Iran has appointed an ambassador to Saudi Arabia in line with the two countries’ resumption of diplomatic relations after seven years of estrangement.  Reports said on Monday that Alireza…

An Iranian senior diplomat on Monday held talks the United Nations envoy on Yemen within the framework of the Islamic Republic’s consultations for the settlement of the crisis and achieving…

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman censured Germany’s top diplomat for expressing concern about human rights in Iran while the Berlin government is responsible for the suffering of Iranian…

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei appointed Ali Shamkhani as his political advisor and a member of the Expediency Council, after he stepped down as top security…

Iran’s mission to the United Nations has reiterated that the Islamic Republic’s peaceful nuclear activities are “transparent” and under the International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards. …

The leaders of Indonesia and Iran on Tuesday have signed a preferential trade agreement to expand economic relations during an official visit by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.

Tehran’s Mehrabad International Airport registered the highest domestic passenger traffic during the last fiscal year (March 2022-23), data released by Iran Airports Company show. The airport…

Asia will lead oil demand growth of around 2 million barrels per day in the second half of the year, a senior executive at Vitol said on Monday, which increase could potentially lead to a…

The groundbreaking ceremony to start the construction of Godar Khosh Dam in Ilam Province was held on Monday. The project is expected to be completed within 48 months at a cost of $54 million,…

Generating electricity with the help of industry-funded power stations is more financially viable for industrialists compared to purchasing power from the Iran Power Generation,…

The Petrochemical Special Economic Zone Organization and a Chinese company have signed a memorandum of understanding for the construction of a sodium formate production plant in Mahshahr,…

Scientists can see chronic pain in the brain with new clarity. Over months, electrodes implanted in the brains of four people picked up specific signs of their persistent pain. This detailed…

A knowledge-based company has produced reverse transcriptase, a widely used multifunctional enzyme used in the field of biotechnology. Dena Zist Asia Company has developed an enzyme used at…

Former Polish president Lech Walesa says his retirement income is not quite enough to make ends meet, though it’s four times the national average. He once led the Solidarity trade union in its…

Billet and bloom accounted for the lion’s share of semi-finished steel products exported from Iran in the last fiscal year (March 2022-23) with an aggregate of 5.32 million tons, up 4% compared…

Iran Energy Exchange (IRENEX) on Monday launched its ‘Green Power Board’ where renewable power plants can sell their output. The event, attended by the Minister of Energy Ali Akbar Mehrabian,…

Tehran Stock Exchange's main index, TEDPIX, gained 15,801.16 points or 0.69% on Monday to end at 2,318,506.52 and the TSE equal-weighted index climbed 1.67%. About 15.66 billion shares worth…

The Governor of the Bank of Russia Elvira Nabiullina is due to arrive in Tehran today. 

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has told Al Jazeera he does not “have a problem” with the country’s army chief but accused Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir of trying to…

The National Business Environment Index, measured by the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture, stood at 6.11 in the fourth quarter of last Iranian year (Dec. 22, 2022-…

The European Union on Monday imposed its eighth package of sanctions against five Iranian individuals and two institutions on charges of violating human rights. 

The Iranian foreign ministry criticized members of the group of seven industrial countries, known as the G7, for challenging multilateralism by adopting unilateral approaches, either…

After Iran and Pakistan inaugurated the first border market and electricity transmission lines, the Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) said the Mand-Pishin border…

Five-year development plans (FYDPs) have been devised and approved for the past several decades.