Born in Tehran, his father, Musa Maroufi, and mother, Ozra Maroufi, were both accomplished students of Darvish Khan, a prominent music figure in Iran. The young Maroufi's life took a turn with the ...

This year’s edition of the festival featured performances by 106 music groups and 1,771 musicians and singers in 10 venues across Tehran. The ceremony began with the performance of the piece “Melody ...

Iran on Monday condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's call to "finish the job" against the Islamic republic as a breach of the UN Charter. On Sunday, US Secretary of State Marco ...

Iran is reported to have launched a new crackdown against Iranian Christians this month following the re-arrest of two men. According to a Feb. 10 report on the website of the U.K.-based NGO ...

A woman who campaigns for people wrongly detained in Iran says the recent arrest of a British couple shows the West has failed to counter Tehran's hostage diplomacy. Craig and Lindsay Foreman were ...

Recent videos of a famed female dissident dancing in prison reveal a mental liberation from repression.

EXCLUSIVE: President Donald Trump’s second term in office presents a historic chance to reverse the Biden administration’s failed Iran policies and prevent Tehran from developing nuclear ...

Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met Iran's president and supreme leader as he arrived in Tehran on Wednesday for an official visit. The emir was welcomed at Tehran's Mehrabad ...

DUBAI, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Two British nationals detained in Iran have been charged with espionage after they allegedly gathered information in different parts of the country, the Iranian judiciary ...

For decades, masterpieces by the likes of Pablo Picasso, Vincent Van Gogh, Andy Warhol and Jackson Pollock have been kept in the basement of a museum in Iran's capital Tehran, shrouded in mystery.

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