Women in Iran broke another glass ceiling on Sunday when Iran Air's first female Chief Executive Officer, Farzaneh Sharafbafi officially took charge of the country's flag carrier company. The…
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Google Maps can now tell you when its best to leave for your destination with alternative journey times. The new feature is only available for Maps users on Android, and it pops up when you…
EconomyA researcher at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences has produced a wrist device (actigraphy tracker) aimed at giving individuals a better understanding of their daily movements.
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EconomyThe US Drone Racing League has set the Guinness World Record for fastest drone in the world, or the category of “fastest ground speed by a battery-powered remote-controlled quadcopter.”
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EconomyThe boxy, electric bus bouncing along a road in a leafy university campus in Taiwan is fitted with special high-tech sensors, but it has no driver at the wheel.
When a student steps out in…
EconomyAgriculture Minister Mahmoud Hojjati held talks on boosting cooperation with his Vietnamese counterpart, Nguyen Xuan Cuong, in Tehran on Saturday.
The Iranian minister said the two…
EconomyA total of 516 kilometers of new rail tracks will be laid by the end of the current Iranian year (March 20, 2018), which will be an all-time record, Jabbarali Zakeri, the deputy head of…
EconomyMinister of Roads and Urban Development Abbas Akhoundi has pitched the idea of pursuing urban redevelopment as a serious issue in housing planning while advising the administration to distance…
EconomyAfter the US dollar reached its three-month high in Tehran’s market last Tuesday, the greenback’s rally ended and it lost against rial for four days in a row, changing hands for 37,820 rials on…
EconomyIran’s Parsian Insurance Company and Rosgosstrakh-Armenia Insurance on Thursday signed an agreement to provide insurance coverage to Iranian and Armenian tourists.
Travelers can…
EconomyThe Monetary and Banking Research Institute for Islamic Banking said troubled financial institutes may transition into legitimate banks. “By increasing their capital, these institutions can obtain…
EconomyIn light of the importance of regulating fintech firms to prevent any problem in the monetary market, the Center for E-Commerce Development's deputy has announced that the Central Bank of Iran…
EconomyTehran Stock Exchange’s main index gained 149.30 points or 0.19% to end Saturday trade at 79,658.9.
Trading at TSE and Iran Fara Bourse starts on Saturday and ends on Wednesday.
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EconomyIndia’s long-running plan to upgrade and operate maritime facilities at Chabahar Port in Iran faces fresh delays after an initial bidding process to select a private operator for the…
EconomyJust as European corporation are making inroads into Iran’s market, investors are working their way to handle banking problems to break the ice in the post-sanctions era.
This is while…
EconomySome 60 million tons of steel products were transported in Iran during the last Iranian year (March 2016-17). “The share of railroads from this amount was 20 million, that is one-third,” Saeed…
EconomyIran’s wheat reserves currently stand at 12 million tons, 6 million tons of which belong to last year’s harvest, the head of the Agriculture Ministry’s Wheat Project said.
EconomyMarkazi Province exported $2.4 million worth of ornamental fish in the last Iranian year (ended March 20, 2017) mainly to the UAE and Afghanistan, Ali Babaie, the head of Markazi Agricultural…
EconomyDespite the fact that Iran’s food industry is mostly run by the private sector, all major decisions are made by the government, general-secretary of Iran Food Industries Associations said.
EconomyIran has assured Pakistan of its full cooperation in the operation of ECO Container Train on Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul route and has decided to reduce transshipment cost for the container train at…
EconomyThe government hopes to sign 10 major oil and gas deals by the end of its fiscal year (March 20, 2018) after concluding a landmark deal with French energy firm Total to develop a gas project in…
EconomyLuxgen Motor Company, a small Taiwan-headquartered car firm, is set to bring two models to Iran.
According to the automotive website Persian Khodro, the Iranian company Arman Motor Kavir…
EconomySAIPA auto company is to sign two joint production deals with East Asian automotive giants Nissan and Kia.
The two companies previously had a strong presence in Iran. Kia…
EconomyKarmania Auto, the official distributor of China’s BYD in Iran, has announced it will begin selling the BYD Song crossover in the coming months. The Song looks to take on the growing party…
EconomyEconomy Minister Ali Tayyebnia has called on Bank Melli Iran, the nation's biggest lender, to be at the vanguard of much-needed reforms in the ailing banking sector by supporting businesses,…
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