Iranians will celebrate the start of the Persian New Year Nowruz on March 20. Next year looks to be another year of economic difficulty, as the rial continues to depreciate.
Iran has signed what it calls the biggest deals in a decade to develop six oil fields in the south and the west, a week after entering into $20bn contracts to boost pressure in the colossal South Pars gas field.
Saudi Tourism Authority has partnered with Yandex Travel, a prominent Russian online travel agency and aggregator, to capture the outbound Russian tourist market.
Iran confiscated $50mn worth of American crude from a tanker seized last year by order of a Tehran court.
Afghanistan wants to show it is open for business and is willing to be a good neighbour. This and more in this week's Eurasianet Akhal-Teke Bulletin.
A Belize-flagged bulk tanker, the MV Rubymar, sank early on Saturday March 2 in the Red Sea following a missile strike by Yemeni Houthis on February 18, US Central Command announced.
Voter turnout in Iran’s parliamentary elections is reportedly at 40%, according to semi-official sources from Iran on March 2.
The ‘principlists,’ or conservatives, have fielded three separate lists, while the ‘moderate and reformist’ factions have united under a single banner.
A guest on Iranian state television appears to have fallen asleep in a three-way discussion on education.
The Central Bank has responded to criticisms regarding its decision last month to permit banks to sell certificates of deposits with a 30% interest rate.
The recent escalation in hostilities in the Middle East between Israel and Hamas has heightened the risk of a wider and prolonged conflict that would significantly impact the global economy and have dire consequences for the Middle East.
Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said the United States' "unjust seizure" of the Venezuelan plane is illegal and violates the basic principles of the UN Charter and International law
Iran Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution Company (Tavanir) is set to launch a new initiative to tackle unauthorised cryptomining amid the surge in cryptocurrency values and foreign exchange rates.
Tehran General and Revolutionary Courts have charged Digikala, Iran’s biggest online shop, for selling products with offensive images offered on the website,
Iraqi militia group Kata’ib Hezbollah on February 8 said the United States and other coalition forces in the region will be responsible for the consequences of the killing of two leaders of the group
Iran has begun building a fourth nuclear research reactor in the central city of Isfahan, days after it broke ground on a mega nuclear power plant (NPP) in the southern Hormozgan province.
The Central Bank of Iraq has revoked the licenses of Bank Melli branches in Iraq, citing the bank's unprofitability.
ECFR’s Africa director says Houthi attacks on shipping are a “fundamental shift” in the security threat in the region.
An Iranian diplomat at the embassy in Moscow allegedly died in a fitness club on February 4
Foreign exchange rates in Tehran have finally begun to ease after a two-week period of sharp increases, with the US dollar slipping by 1.4% and being traded at 551,500 in the Tehran open market.