Persian and Kurdish communities across Michigan are preparing to welcome in the Persian New Year Friday, March 20. Nowruz, the Persian New Year, start sat 10:46 a.m. on Friday, March 20, aligning with ...

A woman carrying Iran's historic "Lion and Sun" flag leaps over fire during the Nowruz Fire Festival marking the Persian New Year, in West Vancouver, British Columbia. At 14:46 GMT on Friday, March 20 ...

Tehran, Iran – Iran is celebrating Nowruz, the Persian New Year, during wartime for the first time since the 1980s, when neighbouring Iraq launched a full-scale invasion, leading to eight years of war ...

Nowruz, the Persian New Year, is a time of family, renewal, and the promise of fresh beginnings. Falling on the spring equinox, it is a celebration of a “new day” for millions in Iran and around the ...

Amazon, Google and others struck deals in the Persian Gulf to foot the bill for A.I. development. Iran has now threatened attacks against the companies’ infrastructure in the region. By Adam Satariano ...

TEHRAN (ANI) – To deepen cultural ties, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar announced that India has decided to include Farsi (Persian) as one of the nine classical languages in India under the New ...

More than 300 million people are marking the start of a new year—not on January 1, but on March 20. In Iran, Nowruz is an enduring symbol of national identity. It has been inscribed by UNESCO and has ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — After thousands of Iranian demonstrators were killed in a January crackdown, Shima Razavi Gacek wanted to keep alive her family’s favorite springtime holiday traditions but didn’t ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. About 20% of the world’s oil passes through the Strait of Hormuz. Iran warned that ships attempting to traverse ...

Iran warned President Donald Trump that any invasion of its islands will “shatter all restraint” and result in bloodshed. “We will abandon all restraint and make the Persian Gulf run with the blood of ...

Nowruz is being marked by millions around the world on Friday (March 20), celebrated annually on the vernal equinox, marking the first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. Nowruz - or Persian New ...

As missiles and drones curtail energy production across the Persian Gulf, analysts warn that water, not oil, may be the resource most at risk in the energy-rich but arid region. Hundreds of ...