Discover spring celebrations across the MENA region, from Egypt’s Sham El Nessim to Algeria’s Tafsit festival.

guests were also introduced to the elements of the Iranian Haft-Seen table, which is an arrangement of seven symbolic items whose names start with the 15th letter in the Persian alphabet (pronounced ...

Details of Iran’s new budget bill, which came into effect on March 21 after Nowruz (the Persian New Year) was released by the Iranian government last week, and underscores both the ...

On Saturday, nearly 200 students, faculty and visitors packed into Kroon Hall for Yale’s second annual Nowruz celebration — a vibrant, high-spirited festival marking the Persian New Year and the ...

Efforts to provide people with the gasoline they need for Nowruz trips on time have been at the forefront of the Oil Ministry and National Iranian Oil Products Distribution Company (NIODC) plans since ...

About 300 million people around the world celebrated the Persian new year, or Nowruz, last month. Nowruz, meaning “new day”, is an ancestral festivity marking the first day of spring and the ...

This essay contains spoilers for Season 3 of “The White Lotus.” The riveting season finale of “The White Lotus,” a series that focuses on the travails of wealthy people vacationing at a ...

In his remarks, Mohseni-Bandpey described this year’s Nowruz travel coordination as “effective,” praising the cooperation of various government ministries and agencies. He cited improved service ...

Saying that over 35 million Iranians traveled across the country during the two-week Nowruz holidays which officially began on March 20, he added that the country witnessed a 2.2 percent rise in ...

Guests also had the opportunity to experience the traditional Haft-Sin table, a symbolic centerpiece of Nowruz, and participate in a Hafez divination ritual. The warm and intimate atmosphere of the ...

Members with Ballet Afsaneh and Amir School of Music perform during a celebration of Nowruz, the Persian New Year, at the Mitchell Park Bowl in Palo Alto. Audience members were invited to dance ...

A grand celebration to mark the Nowruz Festival is held in Khujand, Tajikistan, March 31, 2025. Nowruz is one of the most important traditional holidays in Central Asian countries, symbolizing the ...