Celebrated by more than 300 million people worldwide, Nowruz is a 3,000-year-old tradition cherished in Iran, Afghanistan, ...

Nowruz is celebrated at the exact moment of the spring equinox when the sun crosses the celestial equator. In 2025, this ...

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

Navroz in Kashmir is more than just a festival; it is a reflection of the region’s historical connections with Persia, ...

In Chitral, the Nauroz festival or locally called ‘pathakdik’ was celebrated with great pomp and show in the valleys of Garam Chashma, Arkari and Karimbabad in Lower Chitral and Yarkhun and Laspur in ...

Persian New Year is celebrated in many countries across the world. Here’s everything you need to know, including what to cook ...

Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week have marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and renewal, at a time when many are hoping that a new political beginning is on the horizon ...

TEHRAN, Iran — I’ve worked for The Associated Press as a photographer since 1999. A lot of what I cover involves either Iran’s government or its relations with the West, but I also try to ...

Iranian Americans in Orange County and around the world welcomed the Nowruz, the Persian new yearr, on Thursday. A Newport ...

Iran has marked its annual fire festival.Known as “Chaharshanbe Souri” in Farsi, the ancient festival comes on the last ...

An Iranian man holds up a firework celebrating Chaharshanbe Souri, or Wednesday Feast, an ancient Festival of Fire on the eve of the last Wednesday of the Persian year, in Tehran, Iran ...