The Turkish central bank caught international markets by surprise Thursday as it aggressively hiked interest rates in an effort to strengthen consumer confidence, stem inflation and rein in the…
The Chinese economy revealed fresh signs of softness Friday with data showing the pace of investment slowing to record lows while retail spending and industrial production stabilized, AFP…
Russia’s central bank unexpectedly raised its key interest rate by a quarter-point on Friday, citing a significant increase in “pro-inflationary risks” due to highly uncertain external…
Bank of England chief Mark Carney has warned a hard Brexit may mean a UK housing price collapse. The usual Brexiteers were united in disparagement, but his words carry weight on the 10th…
Italy must present a “credible budget” for the coming year, EU Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said on Thursday, calling the anti-establishment government in Rome a “problem”.
Moscovici,…
North and South Korea opened a joint liaison office in the Northern city of Kaesong on Friday as they knit closer ties ahead of South Korean President Moon Jae-in's visit to Pyongyang next week…
The European Parliament’s vote to censure Hungary presents the assembly’s dominant center-right bloc with a dilemma over whether to retain its populist Hungarian allies or expel them months…
The UN Security Council has extended the mandate for the United Nations Support Mission in Libya by another year, until September 15, 2019, but did not endorse a Dec. 10 date for elections that…
Like few today, former United Nations secretary-general, Kofi Annan, could “bring people together, put them at ease and unite them toward a common goal,” said the current UN chief, Antonio…
Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has tentatively agreed to a plea deal with special counsel Robert Mueller that will head off his upcoming trial, sources familiar with the…
Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina early Friday, pushing a life-threatening storm surge of floodwater miles inland and ripping apart buildings with screaming wind and pelting…
A senior diplomat said on Thursday that Saudi-led coalition should accept that war is not a solution to the protracted and bloody conflict in Yemen.
Participants in the nuclear deal with Iran (minus the US) will hold a ministerial meeting on September 24 on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York.
European Union foreign…
The recent missile attack on armed rebels in the Iraqi Kurdistan region should serve as a warning to hostile powers, says a senior military official.
A lawmaker said Iran’s foreign policy calls for strengthening ties with Central Asian states.
Red Crescent societies of Iran and Afghanistan in a meeting on Thursday explored avenues for closer cooperation. In the meeting between officials from the Iranian Red Crescent Society and Afghan…
US President Donald Trump blasted former secretary of state John Kerry for meeting with Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif after he left the state department.
Iranian and Turkish MPs say close cooperation between the two countries can contribute greatly to peace and security in the strategic region.
Nourmohammad Torbatinejad of Iran and…
Iranian volleyball giants started their campaign in the FIVB Volleyball World Championship co-hosted by Italy and Bulgaria with two consecutive victories to share Pool D top spot with title-…
Iran repelled a spirited Philippines to start the second round of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Asian Qualifiers with an 81-73 victory at Azadi Stadium in Tehran on Thursday.
Things…
Speed climber Reza Alipour was victorious in the IFSC Climbing World Championships in Innsbruck, Austria, on Friday as he climbed a 15 meter high wall in 5.63 seconds.
In a thrilling…
FIFA plans changes to the international transfers rules that would limit player loans and create a clearing house to handle agents fees, a source told AFP on Thursday.
FIFA wants to…
Procedures and formalities required for the customs clearance of imported essential goods, including rice, vegetable oil, tea and raw materials needed by factories, are now carried out in less…
The ban imposed on exports of packaging paper and tissue has been lifted. This was notified by director general of exports affairs with the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration, Ali…
The ban on reemployment after the retirement of public employees will be legally enforceable within two months, the spokesman of Guardians Council, Abbasali Kadkhodaei, said.
