Then came flagstones (as stone-cutting tools improved), cobblestones (uncomfortable for humans but good to keep horses’ hooves from slipping) and tar (traces ... basalt from a region full ...

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

Iran has marked its annual fire festival. The festival is known as “Chaharshanbe Souri” in Farsi. It comes a week before ...

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. By Aimee Ortiz Nowruz ...

the region contains many other programs with legitimate title hopes. Another local program that hopes to make a run is the No. 3-seeded North Carolina. Despite a strong regular season, the Tar ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — I've worked for The Associated Press as a photographer since 1999. A lot of what I cover involves either Iran's government or its relations with the West, but I also try to ...

We are thrilled to announce that we have reached our ambitious $1 million fundraising goal, thanks to the extraordinary generosity of our community in Rocky Mount and around Edgecombe and Nash ...

A sleepy Selection Sunday this was not. North Carolina barely slid into this year’s version of March Madness, a development that led its athletic director to remind everyone that he had nothing ...

As winter fades in the Northern Hemisphere and the days grow longer, millions of people prepare to welcome Nowruz, the Persian New Year ... most places across the region, symbolising renewal ...

The CEO also discussed other museum projects under the Dafineh umbrella and revealed plans for an upcoming scientific seminar titled Tar-o-Pud, to be held at the newly inaugurated Tar-o-Pud Museum in ...

Russia has captured territory in Ukraine's Sumy region for the first time since 2022 as Kyiv struggles to hold areas it seized last year in Russia's Kursk region. The Russian advances come as ...