The presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey meet Friday in Tehran for a summit expected to shape the future of Idlib Province, home to Syria's last major rebel bastion.
President Hassan Rouhani will travel to New York later this month to attend the 73rd United Nations General Assembly, amid heightened tensions with the US over its pullout from the Iran nuclear…
Iraq signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran on Wednesday for cooperation in organizing the Arbaeen ceremony, the largest annual Shia gathering in the Arab country.
Pakistan Minister for Human Rights, Shireen Mazari said the recent visit of Foreign Minister Javad Zarif to Pakistan is very positive in making clear to the world that Pakistan regards its…
Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani arrived in Russia on Wednesday for a one-day official visit to attend the Inter-Parliamentary Commission meeting.
Defense Minister Brigadier General Amir Hatami plans to visit China in the near future as part of efforts to boost military ties with Asian economic power. Heading a high-ranking…
Iran has given Europe until November 5 to come up with “practical mechanisms” to fulfill its pledge to reduce the negative impact of US economic sanctions on the Islamic Republic, Deputy Foreign…
The US trade deficit rose to a five-month high in July as exports of soybeans and civilian aircraft declined and imports hit a record high, suggesting the Trump administration’s protectionist…
Private sector economists kept their growth forecast for Singapore intact despite increased concerns stemming from protectionism in the US, a quarterly central bank survey showed on Wednesday.…
Hungary’s economy grew by an annual 4.8% in the second quarter of 2018, up from 4.4% in the previous quarter, the Central Statistical Office said on Wednesday. Its second Q2 reading was revised…
The sale of Islamic bonds in the Persian Gulf Arab countries fell in the first half of 2018 as increasing oil prices lessened the region’s need to plug government deficits with additional…
China is the largest trading partner of North Korea and coal is the primary export, according to a report Wednesday on the North Korean economy.
The report by the Korea Development…
Lebanon’s private sector business activity recovered slightly last month from the 21-month low reached in July, but was still at the second-lowest level since October 2016, according to a new…
Strong action to combat climate change could cumulatively add at least $26 trillion to the world economy by 2030, according to a study on Wednesday which seeks to dispel fears that a shift from…
A ceasefire has been signed between armed factions fighting over the Libyan capital, the United Nations said on Tuesday, after more than a week of violence inside Tripoli.
President Donald Trump’s White House is mired in a perpetual “nervous breakdown” with staff battling to rein in the worst impulses of an angry, paranoid leader, according to an explosive new…
A South Korean presidential delegation met with North Korean officials Wednesday for talks to arrange a summit planned later this month and help rescue faltering nuclear diplomacy between…
Manfred Weber, the leader of the European People’s Party in the European Parliament, formally announced on Wednesday he is standing to be the center-right grouping’s lead candidate in next year’…
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad on Wednesday, in the first high-level US visit to the new government, looking to “reset” relations…
Spain put the brakes on a sale of hundreds of missiles to Saudi Arabia amid concerns about their use against civilians in the war in Yemen.
At least five protesters have been killed and 16 injured on a second day of clashes with security forces in Iraq’s city of Basra, officials say. They say at least 14 members of the security…
Saudi Aramco awarded on Tuesday to Baker Hughes the first integrated services contract for capacity expansion of its large offshore Marjan Oilfield, the Saudi firm’s biggest upstream development…
The world’s top oil buyers are discovering that US sanctions on Iran will squeeze their trade flows whether they agree with America or not.
It was only about three months ago that India’…
Iran plans to move its main oil export terminal from the Persian Gulf to a terminal in the Sea of Oman, AFP quoted Iranian President Hassan Rouhani as saying.
World No. 1 Rafael Nadal beat Dominic Thiem in a grueling five-set quarterfinal, recovering from a disastrous opening set to clinch the match in dramatic style on Tuesday.
The defending…
