The city of Iskenderun, also known as Alexandretta, in todays Turkey, was originally founded by Alexander the Great.

Iran, a land of ancient history and diverse cultures, often evokes images of desert landscapes and majestic mosques.  Yet, ...

TEHRAN - For the first time, a joint pavilion representing Isfahan, Yazd, and Shiraz has been set up at the current Tehran ...

Art from ancient Thrace is often flashy and brusque, as befits a warrior tribe. The archaic society was known for the prowess ...

Sheikh Ahmad Qomi was both a religious scholar and a merchant who migrated to Siam 420 years ago. He was the one who ...

Syrians are once again picnicking and smoking shisha amid the ruins of ancient Palmyra, once desecrated by extremists but still awe-inspiring, and open to the public following the overthrow of ...

Ancient DNA analysis provides new insights into our linguistic roots. Where did the Indo-European language family originate?

Forty-six years ago, in the winter of 1979, the people of Iran, through a fundamental overhaul of their political system, ...

Sadegh Adham shares how his childhood experiences during the Iran-Iraq war shaped his art, exploring themes of imperfection, ...

Archaeologists believe they have found the site where Alexander the Great and his forces fought the Battle of Granicus against the Persian Empire in Çanakkale, Turkey.

A research team is investigating the influence of the Zagros Mountains on the bending of Earth's surface. A team of ...