An Egyptian court confirmed a 20-year prison sentence against former president, Mohamed Mursi, on Saturday, judicial sources said.

It is the first final verdict against Mursi on charges…

Calm prevailed across the divided Syrian city of Aleppo on Saturday, the third day of a unilateral ceasefire announced by Russia, but medical evacuations and aid deliveries have yet to take place…

Venezuela’s political opposition is gearing up for massive street protests next week, after the government blocked a referendum drive aimed at recalling President Nicolas Maduro.

An official with the Islamic Republic of Iran Road Maintenance and Transportation Organization, affiliated to the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, said 9.5 trillion rials ($264 million)…

President Hassan Rouhani highlighted the need to empower rural communities by helping them engage in "industrial agriculture, small- and medium-sized enterprises and tourism development" to…

A Florida man imprisoned in Iran before being released as part of a prisoner swap earlier this year has filed a multimillion dollar lawsuit against the Iranian government. Farzad N. Khosravi of…

President Hassan Rouhani is expected to introduce new candidates for three ministries on Sunday, according to a member of Majlis Presiding Board. The move comes after the three ministers of…

The spokesman of Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Commission said two senior members of the commission have traveled to France on an official visit to hold talks boosting parliamentary…

A two-day meeting of Caspian Sea states at the level of deputy foreign ministers is to kick off in Tehran on Sunday to follow up discussions aimed at working out the details of a draft convention…

Iranian Ambassador in Paris Ali Ahani said any military operations in Iraq against the self-styled Islamic State terrorist group or any move to provide humanitarian aid to the people in the…

A lawmaker said Russia's decision to remove visa requirement for Iranian travelers is another step for taking bilateral relations to a strategic level. Ardeshir Nourian, a member of Majlis…

The 9th summit of the supreme council of the World Assembly of Islamic Awakening kicked off in Iraqi capital Baghdad.

The summit, which hosts Muslim clerics, scholars and intellectuals from…

Iran exported close to 22,000 tons of kiwi worth over $9.7 million were exported to 22 countries during the first half of the current Iranian year (started March 20), registering a rise of about…

A senior official at Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization said there should be more frequent flights from Russia to various destinations in Iran to help the two sides…

The 10th batch of Islamic Treasury Bills, worth 15 trillion rials ($418 million at market exchange rates), will open for secondary trading this week.

The eighth session of Iran-Malaysia Economic Commission will be held next spring in Tehran, said Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mahmoud Vaezi after his meeting with…

About 450,000 tons of oilseeds, including colza, soybean, sunflower, sesame and safflower, will be produced from 300,000 hectares of fields under cultivation by the end of the current crop year,…

Iran exported 69,371 tons of dates worth $79.63 million to 69 countries during the first half of the current Iranian year (started March 20). The figure shows a decline of 5.81% and 25.63% in…

Canada’s trade minister said on Saturday it was up to the European Union to save a free trade deal, CETA, that is being blocked by opposition from Belgium’s French-speaking region before it is due…

The UK economy appears to be weathering Brexit better than many expected, but it’s still heading for its weakest performance in a year. After a 0.7% expansion in the second quarter, economists in…

Fitch Ratings has upgraded Cyprus’ long-term foreign and local currency Issue Default Ratings by one notch to BB- from B+, the agency announced on Friday.

The Pakistan People’s Party launched an attack on the government’s economic track record, saying the country is in the midst of an ‘economic crunch’, APP reported.

The Ibovespa headed for its third consecutive weekly gain as raw-materials producers rallied, Bloomberg reported. A gauge of commodities producers was the best-performing sector on the MSCI Brazil…

Turkey’s economy has overcome cyclical challenges emanating from regional and in-house political developments, the Turkish economy minister has said, vowing to implement the world’s most assertive…

The International Monetary Fund has urged Persian Gulf Arab statess (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman) to make greater progress toward more diversified, dynamic, private-…