US Vice President Mike Pence announced the Pentagon’s detailed plan for President Donald Trump’s vision of a Space Force on Thursday, which would establish the first military branch in over 70…
Nationalist Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s alliance won Iraq’s legislative election in May according to a manual recount, the electoral commission said Friday, paving the way for a government to…
Palestinians in Gaza were expected to protest in large numbers on Friday following deadly Israeli air attacks and artillery shelling on the besieged strip. On Wednesday, Israel killed three…
North Korea issued a forceful statement Thursday against what it said were elements of the US government which are not adhering to the spirit of the dialogue established by US President Donald…
Taliban fighters tried to overrun a provincial capital in Afghanistan early on Friday, hiding inside homes before slipping into city streets in the night to attack security forces and killing at…
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe looks well placed to win a September ruling party leadership race, putting the conservative leader on track to become the longest-serving premier despite a…
Grief and anger has gripped Yemen's war-ravaged province of Saada after the Saudi-UAE military alliance, backed by the US, bombed a school bus carrying children heading to a Quran class on…
The Iranian equity market's meteoric rise last week enabled it to break records, yet it lost steam by the trading week's end on Wednesday and bled part of its gains.
Overall, Tehran…
How quickly they caved—Daimler, Volkswagen, Siemens, Bayer and many others.
Australian exporters exposed to economic sanctions imposed on Iran are being urged to seek legal advice.
US President Donald Trump has reinstated sanctions against Tehran, months after…
Pakistan on Thursday said it reserves the right to “pursue legitimate economic and commercial interests” with Iran in the wake of the reimposition of sanctions on Tehran by US President Donald…
Defaults by Iranian importers on some Indian basmati rice brands under bilateral deals have hit India’s export of these products in the June quarter.
The Indian government has cautioned…
MTN Group, Africa’s biggest mobile operator, is sticking to its 2018 dividend target despite new US sanctions making it harder to repatriate cash from its Iran joint venture, the company said on…
The US Congressional Budget Office, in its long-term outlook released in June, projected that federal debt held by the public would increase sharply over the next 30 years, climbing from 78% of…
Turkey’s current account deficit stood at $2.97 billion in June, the Turkish central bank, or CBRT, announced Friday, Anadolu Agency reported. The gap widened by $818 million compared to June…
Greece’s unemployment rate, the highest in the European Union, has dropped below 20% for the first time in seven years, statistics bureau Elstat reported on Thursday. The rate came in at 19.5%,…
The ongoing and rising trade dispute between the US and China will get worse, an official from global ratings agency Fitch Ratings said Thursday.
Japan returned to solid growth in the April-June quarter, a trend economists said was likely to continue on the back of higher wages and consumer spending unless trade conflicts with the US…
The Trump administration announced a new round of sanctions against Russia on Wednesday in a move that sent the ruble tumbling and ignited fears of a tit-for-tat economic battle.
The…
New guidelines by the Central Bank of Iran regarding the supply of foreign exchange for travel purposes have seemingly helped fix the flaws of the former misguided policy through creating a more…
A plan on restoring and increasing the number of informative signs of heritage sites in Fars Province has been set in motion as part of efforts to introduce their rich history more efficiently.…
Head of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization Ali Asghar Mounesan pledged to shield his organization from any potential setback in the wake of a planned conversion into…
Ryanair pilots were striking in five European countries on Friday, forcing the cancellation of a sixth of the firm's flights during the holiday season peak. The 24-hour walk-out involves staff…
The British Museum is returning to Iraq a collection of looted antiquities up to 5,000 years old, after identifying the exact temple they came from in a unique piece of archaeological detective…
Central Bank of Iran's new forex policy has helped calm various markets in Iran, including the tumultuous mobile phone market, as reports point to a drop in prices as much as 10%.
The…
