Nowruz, which translates to “new day,” falls on the first day of spring each year, as the Persian calendar follows the vernal ...

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

At a fashion store hidden within Uzbekistan’s oldest market, artists gathered to celebrate the country’s inaugural Bukhara ...

By bnm Tehran bureau This year's Persian New Year, called Nowruz, has arrived in Tehran with its familiar scent of hyacinths ...

In this series, HT takes a look at the complicated relationship that the Capital shares with the Yamuna as it journeys ...

When in Iran, the term 'nostalgia' will fall on one’s ears. Perhaps it is due to the rapid pace of urban development that has led to the demolition of historical houses and neighbourhoods over the ...

Customers flock to a local market in Iran’s Zanjan for the Persian new year’s shopping. Vendors offer a range of goods in the ...

An Iranian man jumps over a firework celebrating Chaharshanbe Souri, or Wednesday Feast, an ancient Festival of Fire on the ...

Washington has issued new Iran-related sanctions, including a Chinese "teapot," or independent refiner, and vessels that ...