Iran has marked its annual fire festival. TEHRAN, Iran — I've worked for The Associated Press as a photographer since 1999. A ...

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Nowruz, meaning 'new day' in Persian, is not just a celebration of the Persian New Year, but a vibrant festival that signifies the arrival of spring and the renewal of nature. Observed on or around ...

Over time, Nowruz has transcended religious and national boundaries, becoming a unifying cultural celebration recognised ...

Iranians on Tuesday lit bonfires in the streets and jumped over them, carrying on an ancient tradition ahead of the Persian ...

In a new find under five historic homes in the Iranian city of Abarkuh, archaeologists discovered an underground settlement ...

Nowruz begins on the first day of the Persian calendar and lasts for 13 days. The festival finds its roots in the ancient ...

"What's quite unique to Iran is that Iran retained its civilization and its language, while other languages made way for ...

Nowruz, one of the oldest and most magnificent Iranian festivals for the coming new year, is a symbol of renewal, and ...

Iran’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Amir Saeed Iravani says that, in the contemporary world of today, “we ...

Spring gets its official start Thursday in the Northern Hemisphere with the arrival of the vernal equinox. But what does that ...

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