On August 19, 1978, Cinema Rex, a crowded movie theater in the Iranian port city of Abadan was set on fire, leaving at least 377 people dead. ...Read more
On this journey people benefit from their connection with God in ways that are too difficult to explain but in the end they find the purpose....Read more
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un berated "irresponsible" officials for failing to prevent damage from a tropical storm that swept through the Korean peninsula last week....Read more
Iran's Roads Ministry said in June that 2,000 buses have been imported for this year's Arbaeen pilgrimage to Iraq....Read more
Afghanistan’s Taliban government on Tuesday marked the second anniversary of its return to power, with supporters celebrating as critics denounced....Read more
Mrs. Asma al-Assad visited the clothing factory within the Muthanna Production Complex in Tartous countryside....Read more
Pilgrims travel from all over the world to walk the 50 miles between the holy cities of Najaf and Karbala. In doing so, they form a vast community that promotes peace and solidarity alongside their deep faith....Read more
Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i is an Iranian conservative politician, Islamic jurist and prosecutor who currently serves as Chief Justice of Iran....Read more
Area city, 270 square miles (707 square km). Pop. (2016) city, 8,693,706.With a dramatic topography reflective of its proximity to the highest peak in the country....Read more
Süha Tawil Arafat is the young and beautiful wife Arafat kept secret after marrying on July 17th, 1990. The day they eloped was Süha Tawil Arafat's 27th birthday. ...Read more
Professor Samii was born in Tehran on June 20th, 1937. His father and mother were from Rasht and Shiraz respectively. After some years living in Tehran, they eventually went back to Rasht....Read more
He worked as a freelance reporter for The Observer. He was arrested by Iraqi authorities and executed in 1990 after being convicted of spying for Israel while working in Iraq....Read more
Hossein Amirabdollahian, the Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs met with his Libyan counterpart, Najla Mangoush, to discuss and exchange views on issues of mutual interest....Read more
A huge burst of flame lights up a pre-dawn backstreet, silhouetting the young men caked from head to toe in brown mud....Read more
Muharram, also known as Muharram-ul-Haram, is the first month of the Hijri calendar and thus marks the beginning of the Islamic year....Read more
