In a small shop in Tehran's Grand Bazaar, Mohammed Rafi sells coloured pencils. He has no less than 50,000 of them crammed into a tiny space. Arne Immanuel Bänsch/dpa In the middle of the winding ...

T he enormous roundabout at Azadi Square was full of cars, yet still felt somehow deserted. Then it dawned on me: Humans—they ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The Grand Bazaar, also known as Tehran's Grand Bazaar, is a historical market situated in the capital of Iran, Tehran. This Bazaar is located In Arg Square and its main entrance ...

In a dimly lit corner of Tehran's Grand Bazaar, Mohammad Rafi is surrounded by all colours of the rainbow in his tiny shop that sells nothing but art pencils.The world may have gone digital, but Rafi ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Tehran’s main gold bazaar is usually glittering with precious ...

Just as Wall Street is the embodiment of America’s financial industry, “the bazaar” stands for the mercantile and commercial interests that form a core constituency in Iran. Both are ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Naghsh means "pattern" and Jahan means "world". This square is the most beautiful and magnificent sight of Isfahan. Several descriptions have been written about this square (Maidan).

Long before Iran was the ' land of the Ayatollah' following the 1979 Revolution, it was known as the ' land of prophets and poets' . But today, people mostly associate Iran with one word: nuclear ...

The Grand Bazaar in Tehran is a sprawling, churning labyrinth. Having grown over the centuries, the network of winding, covered alleys extends over several square kilometres.

Tehran's Grand Bazaar, empty, on June 16 ... The monument at Azadi Square in Tehran, illuminated, on June 25. (Xinhua / Getty) *Photo-illustration by Jonelle Afurong / The Atlantic.

Tehran (AFP) – In a dimly lit corner of Tehran's Grand Bazaar, Mohammad Rafi is surrounded by all colours of the rainbow in his tiny shop that sells nothing but art pencils. Issued on: 25/05 ...