This lack of connection with the family is just so painful to many of us, and we question whether it’s worth it,’ said a leader of a local Persian cultural organization.

In the Kurdish regions of the Middle East, Nowruz celebrations — honoring the arrival of spring — are a fundamental ...

As explosions rattle parts of the region and families faced soaring prices for holiday gifts, some Iranians still marked ...

A U.S. commander said allied attacks had degraded Tehran’s military. On Saturday, the United States and Britain said Iran had ...

While some Bay Area celebrations were canceled, others went ahead as organizers said Persian New Year gatherings were an ...

In Jerusalem Israeli authorities barred Palestinian worshipers from entering the Old City and praying at Al-Aqsa Mosque during Eid for the first time since the 1967 war. It was cl ...

Kurds are returning to Syria’s Afrin district and celebrating the Nowruz spring festival openly for the first time in years.

Nowruz celebrates the arrival of spring and rebirth. But for many in the Iranian diaspora, this year is different. As the war ...

On one of the holiest days on the Islamic calendar, Iran fired on Israel and energy sites in neighboring Gulf Arab states, insisting that it can still build missiles and issuing a new threat: to ...

Members of the East Bayʻs Iranian American community express fear, stress, sorrow, and hope as the U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran unfold.

Nowruz is a Persian celebration of the arrival of spring, and people hailing from Central Asian and Middle Eastern communities enjoy the festivities across the globe. Reporter Fariba Nawa has moved ...

Iranians abroad and in Tehran are approaching Persian new year with grief and fear as war and a crackdown cut them off from loved ones. The holiday known as Nowruz is being celebrated with ...