A senior lawmaker called on South Korea not to abide by the US sanctions imposed on Iran, saying continued friendly relations with that country could be jeopardized if Seoul backs the illegal…
Iran’s permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna said the country has been at the forefront of the war against illicit drugs and aims to curtail its smuggling to other…
Those who are against cordial relations between Iran and Iraq are resorting to social media to spread rumors and propaganda with the aim of provoking hostility between the two neighbors, says an…
Iran and Syria signed a deal for military cooperation in a meeting between the defense ministers of the two countries in Damascus on Monday.
President Hassan Rouhani in a telephone conversation with his French counterpart called on the parties to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, known as JCPOA, to accelerate and clarify their measures for…
Iran has asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to lift the illegal sanctions imposed by the US after Donald Trump abandoned the landmark nuclear agreement.
Iranian lawyer Mohsen…
Falling foreign demand for Italian government bonds is pressuring domestic banks to step into the breach, as they did back in 2011-2012. Yet they may find it harder to come to the rescue of the…
Three of the world’s largest bitcoin mining equipment makers plan to raise billions of dollars with initial public offerings in Hong Kong, even as other companies report plunging demand for the…
Asian stocks rose on Monday as a dovish speech by US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and all-time highs on Wall Street gave markets a breather from trade tensions.
France’s public sector budget deficit is expected to come in worse than thought this year at around 2.6% of economic output, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Monday.
Le Maire told…
India’s current account deficit is likely to touch 2.8% of GDP in the current financial year on surge in crude oil prices and moderate growth in exports, a report said. The merchandise trade…
Oman’s trade balance reached RO1.266 billion ($3.28 billion) during the second quarter of this year as against RO857 million in Q2 2017, marking a growth of nearly 48%, a media report said.
Qatar has maintained its position as one of the highest per capita income countries in the World Bank’s predictions for 2019. The classification is based on a number of local economic indicators…
Informatics Services Corporation, the principal entity in charge of designing Iran's national cryptocurrency, has announced new details about the nascent currency's blueprint.
A total of 9.5 million checks amounting to 866 trillion rials ($10.31 billion) were transacted in Iran during the fourth month of the current fiscal year that ended on July 22.
In terms…
Speculative trade in the gold coin market is surging, although the coin’s price bubble has burst, the head of Iran’s Specialized Gold and Jewelry Commission said. Mohammad Keshti-Aray, however,…
A group of US lawmakers have urged the US Treasury Department to cut off Iran from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT).
Speaking to Radio Sputnik,…
Japan’s turbulent Asian Games basketball tournament, which saw four players sent home in disgrace, came to an end on Monday when they were beaten 93-67 by Iran in the quarterfinals in Jakarta.…
Lewis Hamilton still leads the Formula One World Championship by a handy margin, but Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix left no doubt that the balance of power has shifted to Ferrari.
Chinese sprinter Su Bingtian grabbed gold in the 100m category but failed to break the Asian record on Sunday and Iranian sprinter Hassan Taftian finished sixth in the Jakarta Asian Games. Su…
Iran’s team in the Asian Games in Jakarta won another gold medal on Day 9 thanks to the +105kg weightlifter Behdad Salimi who, much to everyone's surprise, took off his shoes next to the barbell…
Industrialists are planning to fund the project to transfer water from Oman Sea to the drought-hit Yazd Province in central Iran, which is the most realistic option to help supply water.
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Europe’s natural gas market is the most bullish it has been in years, as higher-than-expected summer demand and a tighter market drive natural gas price futures to levels last seen during this…
South Sudan has resumed pumping 20,000 barrels per day of crude from the Toma South Oilfield, where production had been suspended since 2013, Sudanese Oil Minister Azhari Abdulqader said.
Oil prices fell on Monday on concerns the US-China trade dispute will erode global economic growth, although looming US sanctions against Iran’s oil sector kept crude from falling further,…
