TEHRAN - Recent heavy rainfall in Fars province led to the destruction of parts of historical houses in Shiraz, the ...

TEHRAN - A new phase of archaeological excavations has commenced on the ruins of Valerian’s Palace in the ancient city of ...

Persepolis (known locally as “Takht-e Jamshid”) served as the spectacular ceremonial heart of the Achaemenid Empire. The name itself means “City of Persians,” though it was more palace complex than ...

An Iranian man jumps over a firework celebrating Chaharshanbe Souri, or Wednesday Feast, an ancient Festival of Fire on the ...

Where to celebrate Nowruz in the capital - Stupendous stews, gorgeously grilled kababs and mountains of saffron-topped rice.

Iran has marked its annual fire festival. The festival is known as “Chaharshanbe Souri” in Farsi. It comes a week before ...

Nowruz, meaning ‘new day’ in Persian, falls on the first day of the Persian calendar (around the same time as the Spring Equinox), and observes the end of darkness and the rebirth of nature.

Then the music started, and a crew of nine began a full run-through of “Song of the North,” an elaborate shadow puppet staging of stories from the 10th-century Persian epic the “Shahnameh.” ...

The public will now be able to take a tour of St James's Palace, including the room where King Charles III was formally proclaimed as monarch, following successful trials. The Royal Collection ...

"The mood is buzzing, the music is bouncing and everyone is happy." Those were the words of Crystal Palace striker Eddie Nketiah after he scored his first Premier League goal for the club in the 4 ...

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