Spread across Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey, the ethnic group of 40 million has long sought, and fought for, greater autonomy.

Alibaba Awrang, a modern Old Master, fled from Kabul to the U.S. in 2021, bringing his modern take on Persian design.

A special concert supporting Afghan musicians, featuring a 100+ member orchestra and rubab artist Qais Essar, will take place ...

President Donald Trump announced that he has directed the United States Development Finance Corporation (DFC) to provide political risk insurance and financi ...

The U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran add yet more question marks around a U.S. economy already buffeted by on-and-off tariffs ...

Ancient Iran had a series of powerful empires that left their mark on antiquity. Then as now, imperial power is seldom acquired or advertised through peaceful means, and the more expansionist it is, t ...

Footage of Iranians pulling the so-called “Trump dance” has been exploding online in the wake of Saturday’s deadly strikes — ...

The explosions outside Beirut ended a yearlong cease-fire and threatened to expand the conflict. In an interview with The New York Times, President Trump said the U.S. plans to keep up the assault on ...

People dance in the streets near Tehran after the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei:: Released February 28, ...

Krishna Shroff shared her love story on The 50, revealing a live-in relationship with her Afghan MMA fighter boyfriend.

That Iran presents a source of knowledge for democratic activists may seem like an unlikely premise. There is a persistent belief that isolation and ideological rule render Iran a hidden and ...

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