Celebrated by more than 300 million people worldwide, Nowruz is a 3,000-year-old tradition cherished in Iran, Afghanistan, throughout Central Asia and beyond. But what makes it special?

Nowruz is the Persian new year, which is celebrated by millions of people in places like Iran and western Asia.

Sizdah Be-Dar is traditionally held on the 13th and final day of Nowruz (Persian New Year) to welcome the coming of spring.

TEHRAN - Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts, Seyyed Reza Salehi-Amiri, praised the success of the ...

TEHRAN - More than 36 million domestic trips were made across Iran during the Nowruz holidays this year, according to final ...

In a burst of spring color and song, nearly 200 members of the Yale and New Haven communities gathered to celebrate the ...

On 18 April at 18:00 the BRICS+ Information and Cultural Media Centre in Moscow will celebrate Nowruz, an ancient Eastern ...

During the two-week Nowruz holidays, which officially began on March 20, visitor numbers to Iran’s cultural heritage sites, museums, and historical landmarks saw a remarkable 28% year-on-year increase ...

The Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose is hosting its annual Nowruz celebration on March 29, welcoming in the beginning ...

Persian New Year, also known as “Nowruz” or “Nooruz,” which literally translates as “new day,” celebrates the start of a new year on the Persian calendar. This year’s celebration, which took place on ...

Iran’s rial currency traded Saturday at a record low against the U.S. dollar as the country returned to work after a long holiday.