The suspect in Friday’s knife attack at Amsterdam’s central railway station had a “terrorist motive” and is believed to have acted alone, police in the Netherlands said Saturday. Police said the…
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have admitted that the bombing of a school bus in Yemen last month, which killed 51 people, including 40 children, was “unjustified”.
A probe by…
British Prime Minister Theresa May has ruled out a second referendum on Britain’s exit from the European Union, saying it would be a betrayal of democracy and trust.
Iran plans to boost its ballistic and cruise missile capacity and acquire modern fighter planes and submarines, a senior Defense Ministry official was quoted as saying on Saturday.
The visiting UK Junior Foreign Minister Alistair Burt has been urged to work for a swift European action on a planned package of economic measures to offset the US pullout from the 2015 nuclear…
Delegations from Iran, Iraq, Russia and Syria led by their respective deputy chiefs of staff, attended a security meeting in Baghdad Saturday to broaden security and intelligence collaboration…
A member of the parliament’s presiding board said Sunday President Hassan Rouhani’s failure to convince lawmakers on economic-related questions will not be referred to the judiciary.
The Majlis on Sunday called off a planned vote to impeach the education minister, offering some respite to the embattled government of President Hassan Rouhani.
Twenty-nine lawmakers…
Iraq’s Foreign Ministry said Sunday it was “astonished” at a Reuters report that Iran had moved missiles to Iraq and that the article was “without evidence” .Iraq is not obliged to respond to…
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the possibility of military hostilities against Iran is bleak in light of ongoing political developments, but the Armed Forces…
The government has been outspoken in criticizing France for hosting rallies organized by the banned Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization group, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said in remarks to…
Acclaimed tar and setar virtuoso and composer Hossein Alizadeh loves breaking the taboo when it comes to bringing music instruments in the open.
In an interview with ISNA, Alizadeh…
Two Iranian films won three prizes at the 58th Asia-Pacific Film Festival (APFF) in Taipei, Taiwan, August 29-September 2.
Cultural Heritage and Tourism Research Center has released a book on research related to inscriptions from Urartu Civilization.
The book “Urartuian Hieroglyphic Inscriptions From Iran”…
Musical notes by prominent piano player and composer Morteza Mahjubi have been compiled and published in a bilingual book.
The piano pieces have been compiled by musician Bahar…
Abdul Majid Arfaee, a researcher in ancient history of Ilam and expert in Avestan, Elamite and Akkadian languages, will share part of his vast knowledge on Mesopotamian civilization.
The 20th House of Cinema awards ceremony was held Saturday at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall where Vahid Jalilvand’s drama “No Date, No Signature” won the major awards.
Zabihullah Mohammadi’s pen drawings went on show at Iranian Artists Forum on August 31. The works are centered on folk tales, Qur’anic stories and ancient Persian epic fables, particularly…
E1 Art Gallery will hold an exhibition of paintings by notable filmmaker Tahmineh Milani from September 7.
Milani has created 26 paintings during the past few years -- a lifelong dream…
The National Iranian Oil Company's Health, Safety and Environment Department has outlined measures implemented in the past 12 months as well as its future plans.
Technological advances and an increased awareness of the dangers posed by climate change are driving the price of renewable energy down. A report published by the International Renewable…
Russian oil output stood at 11.21 million barrels per day in August, unchanged from 11.21 million bpd in July, Energy Ministry data showed on Sunday. In tons, oil output reached 47.41 million…
Libya’s oil production has been holding at around 1 million barrels per day for the past couple of weeks, rising slightly this week thanks to higher production at two small oilfields in the east…
An overhang of unsold crude in the Atlantic Basin has halved in recent weeks, suggesting oil traders are bracing for a further supply loss from Iran due to US sanctions and a new rally in prices…
Statistics indicate that the world's natural gas demand will grow 50% by 2040, a senior official from the Gas Exporting Countries Forum said.
"This means that natural gas will play…
