GMT on Friday, March 20, 2026, the earth does what it has done for billions of years. The sun crosses the celestial equator, ...

Kurds are returning to Syria’s Afrin district and celebrating the Nowruz spring festival openly for the first time in years. Abdul Rahman Omar joined neighbors in dancing and carrying torches ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thousands of Kurds celebrated the new year festival of Nowruz in the hub city of Akra in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region. They ...

Thousands gathered in Istanbul on Sunday to mark the Nowruz festival. Nowruz, the Farsi word for “new year,” is an ancient Persian festival that is celebrated in Iran and also by Kurds in Turkey, ...

"This is the time of rebirth, a new beginning,'’ Nazarzadeh said. “Nowruz means 'new day.' And this is my wish, of course, ...

The convergence creates a layered period of celebration that reflects the region’s complex identity, where religious practice ...

Sydney: Nowruz (meaning “new day” in the Persian language) is the Iranian, or Persian, festival celebrating the coming of spring – and the regeneration it brings. It is the first day of the year in ...

The fact that it coincided with the end of Ramadan provided an opportunity this year to reflect on the national festival as a ...

The Embassy of Tajikistan marked Nowruz, the ancient spring festival symbolizing renewal and new beginnings, with a cultural ...

The holiday is celebrated by Iranians of all religious backgrounds, with Iranians in the diaspora hoping for a change for the ...

Nowruz, the Farsi word for “new year,” is an ancient Persian festival that is celebrated in Iran and also by Kurds in Turkey, Syria and Iraq.