In a surprise move, Francois Hollande has announced he will not seek a second term as president of France. “I’ve decided not to be a candidate to renew my mandate,” the Socialist leader said in a…
US president-elect Donald Trump said on Thursday night he would nominate retired Marine Corps General James Mattis, known as “Mad Dog” and renowned for his tough talk and battlefield experience in…
South Korea’s three opposition parties will vote next week to impeach beleaguered President Park Geun-hye, they said on Friday. The parties, who together control 165 seats in the 300-member…
Thailand’s new king on Friday made his first public appearance since ascending the throne the previous day, ending a period of uncertainty since the death of his father, King Bhumibol Adulyadej,…
Norouz, the traditional celebration of the Persian New Year in Iran and the start of spring (March 21), was inscribed for the second time on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on…
Politics and art have often gone hand in hand. At the Art Basel Miami Beach fair, the biggest and most anticipated of the year in North America, exhibitors certainly have Donald Trump on their…
The photo exhibition ‘26 Iranian Women Photographers’ curated by the photographer Amir Hussein Heshmati and in cooperation with Shirin Art Gallery is underway at CerModern Art Gallery in Ankara.…
The National Board of Review (NBR) in the US has named Asghar Farhadi’s ‘The Salesman’ as the Best Foreign Language Film of 2016.
South Korean President Park Geun-Hye will not answer questions from prosecutors over a snowballing influence-peddling scandal, her lawyer said Monday.
A British think-tank said on Monday it planned to take legal action over whether the government can take Britain out of the single market as part of its exit from the European Union, in the latest…
Iran and Russia have mutually waived visa requirements for organized tours, taking another step toward visa-free travel between the two nations.
Iran’s Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company is in talks with Asian firms to raise an estimated $1.1 billion for expansion programs, including a methanol project to serve China and other…
The US dollar is once again at the center of attention in the Iranian currency market with its recent pattern on the upside, the only notable difference this time around being that the higher…
The Philippines and Iran have agreed to expand bilateral ties, beginning with establishing banking relations and renewing economic cooperation between the two countries.
Three Slovenian banks, namely Nova Ljubljanska banka, Gorenjska banka, and SID are negotiating with the Central Bank of Iran and some commercial lenders, to expand banking relations, said…
Home sales in Tehran totaled 12,400 during the eight month of the fiscal year (Aban) to October 21, marking 21% growth compared with the previous month. The deals registered a 4.1% growth…
The Turkish economy may collapse in a couple of years if politicians do not show the West that the economy is trust-worthy, Daron Acemoglu, Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,…
Taiwan’s economy continued to show signs of steady growth in October, with monitoring indicators flashing a green light for the fourth consecutive month, according to a report released Monday by…
Vietnam’s consumer price index is expected to climb 0.48% in November against the previous month, the General Statistics Office said on Monday, Xinhua reported. The November CPI is estimated to go…
Thailand’s customs-cleared exports unexpectedly dropped in October after two months of gains, adding to pressure on the struggling, trade-reliant economy in the face of tepid global demand,…
Japan’s economy will grow 1% next year before slowing to a 0.8% expansion in 2018, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said in a global economic outlook released on Monday.…
Brexit is going to cause the British economy to slow less than originally thought, according to the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
The time has come for the International Monetary Fund to make up its mind on Greece, according to the country’s economy minister.
South Korea’s gross domestic product is $1.4 trillion (nominal), which puts it in 11th place among world nations. Due to trouble at Samsung, the country’s largest conglomerate, worries about…
Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei called for the stronger presence of Iranian naval forces in international waters.
