Egypt’s Court of Cassation overturned on Tuesday a life sentence against deposed President Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood and ordered a retrial in the case that revolves around…
Turkey’s ruling AK Party is withdrawing a proposed bill on underage marriage for further consultations, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Tuesday, after opposition and rights groups said it…
Coastal residents fled to higher ground as a powerful earthquake sent a series of moderate tsunamis toward Japan’s northeastern shore on Tuesday and fueled concerns about the Fukushima Nuclear…
The latest round of talks on ending Cyprus’ 42-year-old division reached an impasse without agreement. The island has been divided since 1974.
The Momayez Cultural Artistic Institute will pay homage to Morteza Momayez (1935-2005), the renowned pioneer of graphic design in Iran, at a ceremony on November 25 at the Iranian Artists Forum (…
Visual artist and graphic designer Ebrahim Haqiqi, 67, will open his sixth calligraphic painting exhibit on Friday, November 25, in Tehran.
The renowned Iranian ‘maddah’ (eulogist) Salim Moazzenzadeh-Ardebili passed away on Tuesday, November 22, at the age of 80.
He died of heart disease in his hometown of Ardebil in the…
The Persian translation of the book ‘I’m Not a Terrorist, but I’ve Played One on TV,’ written in English two years ago by the famous Iranian-American comedian, actor Maz (Maziar) Jobrani, has been…
The latest collection of works by Bandar Abbas photographer Morteza Niknahad is scheduled to go on display in Toronto in February 2017.
The collection, titled Big Fish, will be…
US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin spoke for about four minutes on Sunday at the APEC summit about Syria and Ukraine, in what is likely to be their last in-person…
Iraqi Shia militias were massing troops on Monday to cut remaining supply routes to Mosul, the self-styled Islamic State terrorist group's last major stronghold in Iraq, closing in on the road…
Satellite images show fire and destruction in northwest Myanmar, home to the Muslim Rohingya minority, Human Rights Watch said. Journalist and aid agencies face severe restrictions while trying to…
The Federal Reserve's second-in-command was the latest to wade into a post-election debate over what policies the new US government should pursue, saying on Monday spending and other efforts to…
The administration of US President Barack Obama is planning to take measures in its last months in office to "strengthen" a multilateral nuclear deal with Iran, amid the probability that an…
The Iranian Navy's 44th flotilla of warships has sailed around the African continent and entered the Atlantic Ocean, Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari announced.
Increased contacts between Iranian and Chinese defense officials are a sign of interest in Tehran and Beijing to develop a strong military partnership, which will help promote stability and calm…
Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi played down the seriousness of a proposal by UN envoy on Syria Staffan de Mistura to establish an autonomous zone in the eastern parts of Aleppo,…
A lawmaker said the Islamic Republic pursues a "clear" policy unaffected by the approach of US president-elect Donald Trump to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal.
Republican Trump won more than 270…
The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran has announced the transfer of an undisclosed amount of its surplus heavy water to Oman for commercial purposes.
“In view of the progress of talks with…
Malaysia will hopefully reach an extradition agreement with Iran, which will allow hundreds of Iranian convicts in the Southeast Asian country to return home to complete their prison terms, an…
The mechanisms of economic development in Iran are not focused on reduction of air pollution.
That is the primary complaint of an editorial authored by business journalist, Ali Farahbakhsh…
A drug maker and an oil company, slated to go public this month (the Iranian month that started on Nov. 21), will be the vanguard of 37 listings planned by Tehran Stock Exchange for the next six…
Tehran Stock Exchange’s main index gained 40.40 points or 0.05% to end Monday trade at 79,319.0.
More than 431 million shares valued at $29.6 million changed hands for the day.
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The Securities and Exchange Organization has mandated companies to prepare their financial statements based on International Financial Reporting Standards for the current fiscal year (ends March…
The Iranian Privatization Organization will sell 12 trillion rials ($326 million at market exchange rate) of government-owned stocks this week, Jafar Sobhani, a consultant to the head of IPO, said…
