NASA gave its final go-ahead on Friday to billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX company to conduct its first unmanned test flight of a newly designed crew capsule to the International…
Science Minister Mansour Gholami and his counterpart from Republic of Cyprus Kostas Champiaouris met in Tehran on Saturday and signed an agreement to boost scientific and academic collaboration…
Five startup accelerators will soon start work in Tehran as per an agreement between Vice Presidential Office for Science and Technology, the Information Technology Organization, and a knowledge…
A panel discussion on ‘Kids and Video Games’ was held at the ICT Ministry, where local game industry stakeholders and experts discussed the increasing popularity of video games and issues that…
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A Boeing commercial airliner that belongs to budget carrier Norwegian Air and was stranded in Iran after an emergency landing in December, landed at Stockholm's Arlanda Airport early Saturday,…
In an amendment to the next budget bill, the Majlis obliged the government on Saturday to levy tax on the earnings of Astan Qods Razavi, Executive Headquarters of the Imam's Directive - shortly…
With proposals to split the Ministry of Industries, Mining and Trade into two separate ministries making the rounds once again, a business expert says the issue should be put on the backburner…
Lawmakers obliged the government on Saturday to identify and remove three high-income deciles from the list of those receiving the monthly cash subsidy payment. They ratified the measure…
Tehran Stock Exchange and Iran Fara Bourse clocked their biggest single-session point gains in more than a month on Saturday. TSE's main index, TEDPIX, rose 4,778.26 or 3.00%, as of market close…
Iran has remained within the key limits on its nuclear activities imposed by its 2015 deal with major powers despite growing pressure from newly reimposed US sanctions, a report by the UN…
President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday his administration will provide greater support to innovative firms, considering their crucial role in helping the country overcome sanctions and…
The recent decision by the global financial watchdog to extend the suspension of its countermeasures against Iran indicates that it seeks to avoid a deadlock with Iran, a senior Iranian official…
Human-staffed toll booths are to be replaced with a cashless electronic toll system on four major freeways on the eve of Norouz, the Iranian New Year and a major holiday season. The move is…
The Iranian private sector is invited to participate and invest in Sierra Leone’s health projects, the West African country's ambassador to Iran said. Alie Badara Kamara made the statement in a…
Bank Maskan, the state-run agent bank of the housing sector, granted a total of 421,800 loans worth 157.14 trillion rials ($1.17 billion) during the 10 months ending Jan. 20. The…
Iran's mineral trade recorded a $4.46 billion surplus in the 10 months to January 20. The country exported 45.95 million tons of mineral products worth over $7.48 billion during the period,…
Iran traded 444,423 tons of non-oil commodities worth $613.26 million with Japan during the first 10 months of the current fiscal year (March 21, 2018-Jan. 20), registering a 55.31% and 30.24%…
Projects to supply potable water to rural areas in Kerman Province were inaugurated at the weekend in the presence of the energy minister. Eight water supply units, built at a cost of $2.2…
US crude oil production hit a record 12 million bpd in the week ending February 22, rising by 100,000 bpd from 11.9 million bpd in the previous week, the weekly US Energy Information…
Construction of a new petrochemical complex in Andimeshk, Khuzestan Province, started at the weekend. The project seeks to develop the value chain of methane as in the first phase. Annual…
The Energy Ministry has settled $1 billion of its debt to private power plants over the past 11 months. According to IRNA, the ministry owes $2.6 billion to private contractors. Due to the…
Liquefied natural gas prices in North Asia, the world’s biggest market for the fuel, have slumped to the lowest in 17 months as the peak demand season ends with a whimper.
Iran has taken noticeable steps in recent years to develop its green energy sector and has the potential to emerge as a regional Green energy hub. Austrian Ambassador to Iran Stefan Scholz made…
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