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With talks on ending the war now into a second day, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba says Russia has attacked ...

The first test is scheduled to be held in mid-February, IRNA quoted Abbas Qanbari-Baghestan, an official with the Organization of Student Affairs, as saying. The test will include listening, speaking, ...

Editor’s note: An earlier version of this article mischaracterized Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi’s most recent call for anti-government protests. The Persian service for President Trump’s overhauled Voice ...

There's no denying it, Persian cats are easily one of the most iconic, instantly recognizable breeds of housecat. Beloved in their native homeland of Persia (modern-day Iran) for hundreds of years ...

Shipping in the Persian Gulf dipped sharply Wednesday as tensions with Iran intensified amid signs the U.S. was positioning military forces for a potential strike, according to maritime intelligence ...

About 100 members of the Persian Jewish community in Israel gathered to express support for Iranian protesters, following several weeks of anti-government demonstrations. The participants voiced ...

If you were eating in Miami around 2015, you likely remember Fooq’s. The downtown bistro was famous for two things: excellent Persian-French comfort food (even winning New Times‘ Best Downtown Miami ...

It deems itself to be the voice of truth for all Iranians: 'Iran International' is a private Persian-language news channel based in London that has been declared a terrorist organisation by Tehran.

The flare-up in fighting between Yemen’s Saudi-backed government and the Southern Transitional Council (STC), a separatist force backed by the UAE, has exposed the country’s internal vulnerabilities ...

Between war, protests and government crackdowns, the filmmakers raced to finish and smuggle their portrait of Tehran's ...