Syrian parliament recognizes Armenian genocide amid Ankara-Damascus tensions
The Syrian parliament has overwhelmingly recognized the mass killings of more than one million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire that took place a century ago, as tensions run high between ...
Ceasefire unlikely in Idlib under current circumstances
Syria’s UN Ambassador Bashar al-Jaafari says it is currently impossible to implement a ceasefire in the de-escalation zone of the country’s embattled northwestern province of Idlib, which militant groups have ...
Investment Firm Goes Public via IFB
Iran Fara Bourse, the over-the-counter stock market, will host the initial public offering of an investment company on Monday. The IPO includes 500 million shares of Mehr Ayandegan Financial Development Group ...
Iran reformist camp not to field any nominees in Tehran constituency
The Iranian reformist camp will present no electoral list in Tehran constituency in the upcoming legislative election due to be held on February 21. The Reformists’ Supreme Policy-Making Council has ...
Renewables account for over 800 MW of Iranian power: Report
Iran is speeding up efforts for development of the renewable energy sector as latest data show that electricity generation capacity from renewables has reached 841 megawatts (MW). The Ministry of ...
Turkey Bank Wins Reprieve in US Prosecution Over Iran Sanctions
Afederal appeals court granted a temporary halt in the US prosecution of Turkish lender Halkbank over sanctions violation charges while it weighs other requests by the bank. Halkbank had previously ...
Steel ingots, products export up 46% in 9 months on year
Iran’s export of steel ingots and steel products has increased 46 percent during the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-December 21, 2019), IRNA reported on ...
IRENEX Offers Salaf Contracts to Finance Oil Project
Standard parallel salaf contracts worth 2.5 trillion rials ($20 million) will be offered on the Iran Energy Exchange on Tuesday to finance Azar Oilfield projects. Securities mature in one year ...
Fears of global economic slowdown as virus follows trade war
With tens of millions of Chinese people quarantined inside their cities and thousands of factories closed, it is already clear that the coronavirus is about to sideswipe the global economy. ...
Tunisia’s sluggish economy fails to generate employment opportunities Tunisia’s sluggish economy fails to generate employment opportunities
Data from Tunisia’s National Institute of Statistics indicate that tackling the unemployment crisis in Tunisia has eluded authorities for nine years because of the slow implementation of mechanisms to revitalize ...








