TEHRAN (ISNA)- Deputy Head of Iranian Ministry of Industry, Mine and Trade for Management Development of Resources and Provinces said over 5000 mines of the country are being exploited. "There are 5600 active mines in the country. The number of mines in the country totals 7000," Ali Yazdani told ISNA. In 2012, former Iranian Minister of Industry,...

Iran has produced 25.654 million tons of cement in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21), marking a five-percent rise in weight compared to the corresponding period last year. The Islamic Republic produced 25.213 million tons of clinker during the four-month period. The figure rose by almost 6 percent in weight ...

London,Asharq Al-AwsatIran renewed its readiness to provide Syria with all elements of support, including supplying its energy requirements during a meeting with a Syrian economic delegation in Tehran on Sunday. The meeting saw Syrian minister of petroleum, Suleiman Abbas, and his Iranian counterpart, Rastem Ghasemi, sign an agreement to import Iranian ...

NEW DELHI:Iranhas offered to underwrite insurance for its vessels to keep oil exports to India flowing, after New Delhi asked for assurances to help halt a fall in shipments. Letters seen by Reuters show Iran is offering sovereign guarantees of up to $1 billion per incident to back its ships sailing to India, its second biggest oil customer after ...