The first phase of a project to provide lighting at the Qal'eh Kouh, an ancient fortress in Qaen, South Khorasan Province, dating from the Seljuk dynasty in the 10th century, was completed.
Much will be said about the tenth anniversary of the 2008 financial crisis, so the focus will be on the global economy, which has not been nearly as weak as many seem to think.
Greece’s lead creditor warned the country not to stray from reforms agreed upon before the end of its international bailout, as European monitors arrived to check the nation’s finances.
More than 60% of Japanese companies expect their earnings to suffer from the global trade war originated by the US, while many already are confronting new tariffs or related sanctions, a poll…
Since the ascension to the throne of King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz al Saud in 2015 and the rise of his son Mohammed bin Salman (aka MBS), first as defense minister and then as crown prince, the…
Kuwait is more typically known as a source of investment rather than a destination, due to the size of its sovereign wealth fund. But the government is hoping to reverse this and sees the…
Investors are more upbeat about Germany’s economic outlook as fears about a full-blown trade war with the United States are fading, the ZEW research institute said on Tuesday after its survey…
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A new facility is fully equipped to build advanced centrifuges, the nuclear chief was quoted Sunday as saying as Tehran prepares to increase its uranium-enrichment capacity if the 2015 nuclear…
Iran's top priority in helping resolve the situation in Idlib Province, the last stronghold of rebels in war-torn Syria, is to help avoid and minimize civilian casualties and minimize human…
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted Jewish New Year greetings to Jews in Iran and around the world on Sunday. “As the sun gives way to the moon, I wish all my Jewish compatriots and…
A senior security official says Tehran will respond to any hostile action against the country and that the era of “hit and run” was over. “The era of hit and run is over and any hostile measure…
The Foreign Ministry dismissed accusations raised by Bahrain that it had arrested 14 Iranians with forged passports, saying the tiny kingdom has shown no verifiable evidence to back its claim.…
The British envoy in Baghdad condemned the attack on Iran's diplomatic mission in the Iraqi city of Basra.
“Like all diplomats I naturally react with condemnation to any violence…
Former US secretary of state John Kerry has said that President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal earlier this year was "a very dangerous and ill-advised move."
Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani says Iran is in dire need of a major "economic surgery" to alleviate the pain inflicted on it by the US sanctions, which will greatly impact its key oil industry…
The total volume of liquidity in Iran reached 16.02 quadrillion rials ($150.43 at market exchange rate) by the end of the fourth month of the current fiscal year on July 22, the latest report by…
Despite the opposition of some factions about the country falling in line with standards set by the Financial Action Task Force, optimism abounds among moderate lawmakers and pundits that the…
The Central Bank of Iran notified a directive on Monday, elaborating on rules based on which exporters are required to bring back their export earnings into the “economic cycle” of the country.…
Members of Majlis Economic Commission on Sunday approved the formation of new specialized committees within the Central Bank of Iran for reviewing articles related to long-awaited bank reforms…
Hungary’s cash flow-based government, excluding local councils, ran a HUF 1,646.2 billion ($5.87 billion) deficit at the end of August, the ministry of finance said in a preliminary release. The…
In 2013, Slovenia rescued its failing banks by wiping out stock investors and holders of about €600 million ($700 million) of debt. Now some of those investors want their money back, Bloomberg…
South Africa’s tax take could well be lower than forecast this year, with a downturn in the economy exacerbating problems at the tax revenue service, Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene said on…
Since China Merchants Port set up shop in Paranagua, things have picked up in this small southern Brazilian city of 151,000 residents, Xinhua reported. In February, the company acquired a 30-…
Strong growth in telephone and textile exports helped Vietnam post a $2.2 billion trade surplus in August, according to customs data released on Monday that completely confounded the government’…
