To rally full-scale support from government officials to develop marine tourism, Iran's tourism authority has drafted an agreement to be signed by five ministries and the heads of 12 relevant…

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday urged foreign businesses in the Philippines worried about his deadly drug war to “pack up and leave”, as he launched another anti-American tirade before flying…

Four people have been killed on a ride at a theme park on Australia’s east coast, police and park officials say.

Two men and two women died in the Thunder River Rapids ride at DreamWorld on…

At least 59 people were killed and more than 100 wounded when gunmen wearing suicide vests stormed a Pakistani police training academy in the southwestern city of Quetta and took hostages,…

Turkish media have reported an explosion in a parking lot in the resort city of Antalya. The city’s mayor, Menderes Turel, said 10 people were wounded outside the city’s chamber of commerce…

Amir Reza Koohestani’s newest play ‘The Case of Meursault’ is currently on stage at the Kammerspielen Theater in Munich, Germany.

Written and directed by Koohestani, the play is an…

‘Crossed Out Memories’, a 40-minute documentary on ‘anti-romantic’ Persian songs, will be screened at the 7th London Iranian Film Festival.

The festival runs from October 28-November 2,…

Seventeen plays attributed to William Shakespeare were written in collaboration with other playwrights, according to an edition of his works coming out this month that uses “big data” to reveal…

A special program of the Art and HIV/AIDS Exhibition is underway at Tehran’s Mellat Cineplex Gallery.

Iran exported about 7.2 million tons of non-oil goods worth $3 billion to Iraq during the first half of the current Iranian fiscal year (started March 20), registering a 3.3% decline in value…

Three French defense officials and two other people died when a surveillance plane crashed shortly after takeoff at Malta International Airport.

The light aircraft was setting off on a…

The self-styled Islamic State terrorist group expanded its attacks on Monday against Iraqi Army and Kurdish forces to relieve pressure on its militants confronting an offensive on Mosul, its last…

The leaders of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales met British Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday to discuss what part the three nations will play in the Brexit process, a thorny issue that…

First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri and Malaysia’s Minister of Foreign Trade Mustafa Muhammad met in Tehran to discuss ways to remove banking obstacles existing due to the residual US economic…

Bank Melli Iran is planning to turn its branches in Germany and Iraq into bank subsidiaries, aiming to enhance performances of the branches in the two countries. BMI currently has subsidiaries in…

Since 2008, when the upheaval of the financial crisis descended on global markets, the International Monetary fund, among other global institutions, scrambled to help governments avert a more…

President Hassan Rouhani said his government is pursuing a policy mainly aimed at creating a business climate conducive to local and foreign investment.

"The government is moving toward…

Bulgarian Deputy Foreign Minister Valentin Poriazov said relations between Sofia and Tehran have entered a new phase.

“The new era of relations between Bulgaria and Iran needs enhancing…

A delegation of Iranian parliamentarians has traveled to Geneva, Switzerland, to take part in the 135th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly that is being held from October 24 to 27.

As…

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman said the second round of "high-level" talks between Iran and the European Union is to be held in December in the EU's capital Brussels.

A senior advisor to Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said Iran opposes the meddling of any country in the internal affairs of other states.

Head of Iran's Civil Defense Organization Gholamreza Jalali said on Monday security forces have found electronic bugging devices in the country's infrastructures that had been embedded by the US…

A dozen shots have reportedly been fired outside the Iranian Embassy in the Turkish capital Ankara. According to informed sources, the gunshots heard may have been fired by security forces at a…

Japan’s trade balance swung to a surplus in September, as exports fell less than expected, AP reported. Customs figures released on Monday showed exports in September totaled 5.97 trillion yen ($…

Hiring in the UAE slowed significantly in September as market conditions remained uncertain but forecasts suggest employment prospects could pick up in 2017, Arabian Business reported. According…