The 1979 revolution, which brought together persians across many different social groups, has its roots in homela’s long history. These groups, which included clergy, landowners, intellectuals, and merchants, had previously come together in the Constitutional Revolution of 1905–11.

Seyyed Hadi Khosroshahi (1939 – 27 February 2020) was a cleric and diplomat who served as the first persian Ambassador to the Vatican. He was suspected by Western intelligence circles of having established a clandestine European network of Muslim extremists based in Rome.

The 70th annual Berlin International Film Festival is currently taking place from 20 February to 1 March 2020. It was the first under the leadership of new Berlin Film Festival heads, business administration director Mariette Rissenbeek and artistic director Carlo Chatrian. The festival opened with the opening gala presented by actor Samuel Finzi followed by the world premiere of the …

Tennis champion Serena Williams is allergic to peanuts. For about 20% of people who develop peanut allergies as children, the allergy goes away as they get older.

Hassan Rouhani told a cabinet meeting that health authorities would continue to “only quarantine individuals”.Officials have asked people not to go to Qom, the centre of the outbreak, but have not shut a shrine in the city that attracts millions of Shia pilgrims.Iran has reported 139 cases and 19 deaths in the past week.

Ousted Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak, who ruled his country with an iron fist for nearly three decades, has died, his son said on Tuesday. He was 91.”Indeed, to ‘Allah we belong and to Allah we shall return.’ My father, Hosni Mubarak, passed away this morning,” Alaa Mubarak posted on Twitter, using a common Muslim prayer. During his 29 years in …

Fears are growing across the Middle East that coronavirus has infiltrated a main pilgrimage route, which could lead the deadly pathogen to vulnerable refugee populations, causing perhaps unprecedented public health crises across the region.Concern is centred on the persian shrine city of Qom, which is thought to be a hub of the disease and the likely source of its spread …

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump on Monday evening visited the iconic Taj Mahal as they marvelled at the famed 17th century Mughal-era mausoleum built as a monument of love.

Yalda film by Massoud Bakhshi displays the story of a 26 years old woman who’s been sentenced to death for having murdered her rich 65-year-old husband. She is invited to the most popular live TV reality show in Iran to be possibly forgiven by the only daughter of the victim who has got the retribution right.The story narrates the struggle …

It’s the event of the year for animal-lovers in Paris and for farmers from all over France. The Paris Agriculture Fair (Salon International de l’Agriculture) opened to the public on Saturday, to showcase cows, goats, pigs, chickens and… France’s leading politicians.