More than 300 million people in Iran and beyond celebrate the ancient holiday. It’s tied to the spring equinox and has roots in the Persian Empire. Here’s what to know.

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

Known as “Chaharshanbe Souri” in Farsi, the ancient festival comes on the last Tuesday of the year, ahead of Nowruz, the ...

Lately, the party scene has witnessed a big overhaul with more features being added or removed from these gatherings. These ...

As the makers of award-winning film "My Favourite Cake" face trial in Tehran, months after rapper Toomaj Salehi narrowly avoided execution, Iran continues its war on free expression. The Iranian ...

And Iran’s regional proxies, Hezbollah and Hamas, are in no condition to threaten Israel with retaliation should the Iranian facilities come under attack. Image During his first term ...

Iranian spies and criminals working for Tehran could be jailed for up to five years as fears intensify they are becoming “increasingly emboldened”. Security minister Dan Jarvis said Iran ...

It follows Ronaldo also missing the Saudi side's clash with Persepolis, also based in Tehran ... ruling against any international athlete in Iran," they told talkSPORT. "His sincere and humane ...

Cristiano Ronaldo did not miss Al-Nassr's trip to Iran due to facing 99 lashes in ... despite him also missing his side's trip to Persepolis in February. 'We strongly deny the issuance of ...

This is not the first time Ronaldo has missed a match in Iran. He was also absent when Al Nassr faced Persepolis earlier this season in another Champions League fixture. His only previous ...

The Portuguese forward was not at the Azadi Sports Complex stadium, located in Tehran, the capital of Iran, following the recent events that occurred when Al Nassr visited Persepolis. There was a ...