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Iranian singer and composer Parastoo Ahmadi is facing legal action from the country's judiciary after her "imaginary" concert ...

Iran considered Syria a critical component of its so-called Axis of Resistance. Collapse of the Assad regime caps months of setbacks for Iran, including defeat of its proxies Hezbollah and Hamas.

Power outages have come and gone in the past in Iran, which struggles with aging equipment at many of its plants. Over the ...

An Iranian singer has performed an online concert without wearing the country's mandatory hijab for women, risking the wrath ...

An Iranian singer, Parastoo Ahmadi, is facing prosecution after performing an online concert without wearing a hijab, in ...

Iranian authorities are prosecuting a female singer for live streaming her own performance while defying religious dress codes — the latest sign that women continue to challenge the Islamic Republic ...

YEREVAN — On November 15, Yerevan was the site of a Flamenco concert. What made it surprising was that the ensemble came from ...

Yerevan was the site of a Flamenco concert. What made it surprising was that the ensemble came from Iran. The leader of the ...

To celebrate the premiere of director Sasha Nathwani’s debut, we caught up with him and lead actor Deba Hekmat to discuss the ...

Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof fled his country to escape an eight-year prison sentence. His new film centers on a ...

Lowen's Nina Saedi is reclaiming a cultural heritage she is exiled from through a stunning mix of doom and prog metal ...