The move of building a new capital city is not unique to Iran. Egypt is currently developing a new capital city between Cairo and Sinai, which is provisionally called the “New Administrative ...

Moreover, the city, generating some 30% of Iran's GDP, is perilously vulnerable to earthquakes, as it sits atop two major seismic fault lines. Tehran was established as capital by Agha Mohammad ...

The Syrian shrine of Sayeda Zainab drew Iran-backed militiamen from throughout the region. With Assad's fall, they've fled, raising questions about the future of the area — and of the axis.

Iranian officials say a man fatally shot two prominent hard-line judges in Tehran, both of whom allegedly took part in the mass execution of dissidents in 1988.

According to the parliamentarian, the proposal arises in response to the growing problems that have made life in the capital increasingly unsustainable. Overpopulation and rising traffic congestion ...

Shush is overlapped with the ancient city of Susa, which is now a UNESCO World Heritage ... Situated between the Karkheh and Dez rivers in southwest Iran, Susa was once one of the most important and ...