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30 Years Since the First Gulf War

On January 16, 1991, President George H. W. Bush announced the start of what would be called Operation Desert Storm—a military operation to expel occupying Iraqi forces from Kuwait, which Iraq had invaded and annexed months earlier.

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Kiswa (Ghilaf-e-Kaaba) changing ceremony held in Makkah

As per details, the new cover has been prepared with estimated 120 kg pure gold, 100 kg silver and 670 kg silk fiber. Approximately 7 million riyals have been spent on the preparation of the Ghilaf-e-Kaaba.

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Old photos of Khosrow Sinai

Khosrow Sinai (19 January 1941 – 1 August 2020) was a film director, screenwriter, music composer and scholar.Sinai’s work was influenced by documentaries and focused on social and artistic subjects.

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Different people when they were soldiers

Kianian is the second child of a family of 9; he has 4 brothers and 2 sisters. When he was 1 year old, his family moved to Mashhad. His first acting coach was his older brother, Davood. In 1965, Davood directed and coached Reza in his first role in a play titled Az Paa Nayoftadeha, written by Gholam Hossein Sa’edi.

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Inauguration of Capital – New York route

Fair to Glamour to Time, Firooz Zahedi’s photography has graced some of the world’s most prominent magazines. His portfolio of portrait subjects has been equally extensive. Uma Thurman (and her iconic bed photo in Pulp Fiction), Diana Ross, Angelina Jolie, Leonardo DiCaprio and John Travolta are a few of the many Hollywood celebrities to pose for Zahedi.

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The latest images from Hengameh

Hengameh was born in Lahijaan.Together with her parents and her older sister, she moved to Tehran at age three. Ever since childhood, she had a great passion for singing and performing. Hengameh’s father was first to detect this passion.

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Mehrangiz Dowlatshahi who was the first persian female ambassador

Dowlatshahi was born in Isfahan on 13 December 1919. However, her family were major land owners based in Kermanshah. She was a daughter of Mohammad Ali Mirza “Meshkout Al Dowleh”, majlis member and land owner. She was a member of the Qajar dynasty.

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Palestinian graduate delivers Arabic coffee

With a practiced hand, a courier balances a tray of steaming cups and with the other grips his bicycle handlebars as he weaves between cars in the crowded Gaza Strip.

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Andy and his wife at the White House

Andranik Madadian (born 1958), is a singer-songwriter and actor.He is a naturalized American and currently lives in Los Angeles.Andy first gained recognition when he joined Kouros Shahmiri and they formed the successful duo Andy & Kouros, going on to release 4 albums together: Khastegary (1985), Parvaz (1987), the hugely successful album Balla (1990), and finally Goodbye (1991).

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