President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday in Abuja, flagged off the Torch of Unity Movement for the 22nd National Sports Festival and ...

Iran qualified for the 2026 World Cup after Mehdi Taremi scored twice in a 2-2 draw with Uzbekistan on Tuesday.

This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers March ...

Iraqi Kurds holding lit torches walk up a mountain during a procession to celebrate their Nowruz, the Persian New Year, Akra, ...

Robert C. Castel warned, referring to the elimination of Bashar al-Assad loyalists. Despite their large population, the Kurds ...

Marking the Iranian New Year, Pahlavi said that Iran without the Islamic Republic would contribute to "regional stability, ...

Iran has the right to peaceful atomic energy and is acting in line with international law, the Kremlin said on Friday as the ...

The United States on Thursday sanctioned a China-based oil refinery that purchased Iranian oil worth around $500 million from ...

More than 300 million people in Iran and beyond celebrate the ancient holiday. It’s tied to the spring equinox and has roots in the Persian Empire. Here’s what to know.

To celebrate Nowruz, people light bonfires, set off fireworks and send wish lanterns floating off into the night sky.

GENEVA (AP) — Iran is increasingly relying on electronic surveillance and the public to inform on women refusing to wear the country’s mandatory headscarf ... hijab infraction occurred, which then ...

A U.N. fact-finding mission into Iran's treatment of women reported that the Islamic republic was resorting to extreme ...