Eliyahu's ethereal music, partly inspired by his Jewish roots from the Dagestan region of the Caucasus, is gaining recognition in Israel.
Iconic Iran river threatened by droughts, diversions
Iran, like other nearby countries, has suffered chronic dry spells and heat waves for years.
Longest Persian novel Kelidar translated into Arabic, published in Cairo
The longest Persian novel or the second-longest novel in the world “Kelidar” has been translated into Arabic and published in Cairo, Egypt, Iranian media reports said. Mohammad-Ali Azarshab, a renowned professor of Arabic literature and language, said that since contemporary Persian novels have been welcomed in Arab countries, Mahmoud Dowlatabadi’s...New restoration works shore-up Iraq’s historic Arch of Ctesiphon
Construction of the arch began in AD 540 during the Persian Sassanid dynasty's long wars with the Byzantine Empire.
