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Business Line

How to beat the economic low growth trap and Iran's data directive

Business Line explores the OECD's warning that the global economy is in a 'low growth trap' and Tehran wants foreign social media to move its citizens' data onto servers inside Iran.

01/06/2016

Iran

Iran swears in its tenth parliament

Independent counting suggests this will be the first parliament in more than 20 years with neither a conservative nor reformist majority.

28/05/2016

Iran

Iran appoints hardliner Ahmad Jannati to lead powerful assembly

Ahmad Jannati has been chosen to lead Iran’s new assembly of experts, the body which oversees the work of the country’s supreme leader and will elect his…

24/05/2016

Cinema

'Inversion' a film that reflects life in Iran

Iran presented two films at Cannes this year 'The Salesman' by Asghar Farhardi in competition for the Palme d'Or and 'Inversion' by Behnam Behzadi in Un Certain Regard.

20/05/2016

Iran

Iran arrests female models for posing without hijabs

Iran has arrested fashion models active on social media sites after Tehran’s top leader declared war on un-Islamic thoughts on the internet. Eight

17/05/2016

Iran

Blame game: Iranians to miss out on hajj

Iranians will not be able to travel to Saudi Arabia for the pilgrimage to Islam's holiest site this year as the two countries fail to agree to organisation and accuse each other of being at fault.

13/05/2016

Economy

Kerry tries to reassure nervous European banks on trade with Iran

US Secretary of State John Kerry has said European banks have nothing to fear from resuming business with Iran now that some sanctions have been lifted.

12/05/2016

Business Series

Iran's rose growers scent post sanction export opportunities

Iran's rose growers are hoping that after years of sanctions the world's perfume makers will be back to buy rose water as purchases were previously blocked by banking restrictions.

11/05/2016

Iran

British man pleads for release of wife and daughter being held in Iran

When he was on his way to pick up his wife at the airport in London, he received a phone call from Tehran. A phone call which was the first step in Nazanin's story.

10/05/2016

World News

Iran bans female MP for 'handshake with an unrelated man'

Iran's conservative factions have launched a broadside against the county's reformists following their recent electoral success.

05/05/2016

Iran

Iran election: 'Victory' for allies of reformist Rouhani

Moderate and centrist allies of Iran’s reformist President Hassan Rouhani have won the second round of parliamentary elections, taking more than 30

30/04/2016

Iran

Iran votes in second round of parliamentary elections

Voters in Iran voted in a second round of parliamentary elections on Friday (April 29). There are 68 remaining seats to fill. The remaining seats

29/04/2016

Iran

Six year prison sentence for visiting Iran

French-Iranian woman sentenced after returning to comfort her sick mother

25/04/2016

Sport

Iranian climber's World Cup dream comes true

Euronews meets Elnaz Rekabi who, this year and against the odds, has become the first Iranian female to compete full-time on the World Cup climbing circuit.

23/04/2016

Economy

Iran promises oil production increases despite supply glut low prices

Iran says it is justified in increasing the amount of crude it pumps even though that will add to the supply glut and depress prices.

18/04/2016

Iran

Air France resumes direct Paris-Tehran route after tempestuous build-up

After a tempestuous build-up, the first direct Air France Paris-Tehran flight in eight years has safely landed in the Iranian capital. Air France has

17/04/2016

Iran

Direct flights resume between Paris and Tehran

Connection has been suspended since 2008

17/04/2016

Turkey

Iran criticised by leaders of Muslim nations at Istanbul summit

Iran has come in for criticism from leaders of more than 50 Muslim nations at a summit in Istanbul

15/04/2016

Economy

Fast fashion Italian mode moves quickly to get foothold in post-sanctions Iran

Italy has moved quickly in order for its fashion houses to get a foothold in Iran, following the lifting of Western sanctions. Italian Prime Minister

14/04/2016

Economy

Oil prices hover around one-month lows

Oil hovered around one-month lows on Monday, as investors ditched some of their bullish bets on another price rise. This, also amid fading chances

04/04/2016