In light of present-day tensions between Iran, Israel, and global powers, this forgotten story re-emerges, of migration and ...

Discover the rich history of Iran, from ancient empires to modern turmoil, through the eyes of a cultural commentator.

Saadat Ali Khan traced his origins from Nishapur, Khorassan, south of the shrine in Mashhad of Imam Reza, the eighth Imam of the Shias.

LUCKNOW: Amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia, a nondescript village in Uttar Pradesh is drawing attention for its links to the biggest figure in Iran's recent political history. Ayatollah Ruhollah ...

Cosmopolitan cities like Baghdad, Bukhara, Nishapur, and Samarkand in Central Asia grew into hubs of knowledge and extended an intellectual network to Cairo, Fes, and Cordoba.

On Feb. 18, 1979, snow fell in the Sahara Desert in southern Algeria for the first known time. It fell a second time in 2016 and a third time in 2018.

In 2004, 40 chemical and fuel-laden runaway rail cars derailed near Nishapur in northeastern Iran, producing an explosion that killed at least 300 people and injured hundreds of others. In 2006 ...

Pollen and Air Quality forecast for Nishapur County, IR with air quality index, pollutants, pollen count and pollution map from Weather Underground.

The revered painter, often considered the father of modern Iranian painting, rests beside the tomb of Abu Hamid bin Abu Bakr Ibrahim (c. 1145 – c. 1221), better known by his pen-names Farid ud-Din and ...

Ranjit Hoskote takes on Kalidasa's mantle to open the riches of Indian literary works in Ten Indian Classics by the Murty Classical Library of India.