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Istanbul streets flooded after Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu's arrest. Imamoglu, a key opposition figure, faces charges of corruption, fraud, and links to the PKK. Large crowds protested his arrest ...

Nowruz is the Persian New Year marks the arrival of spring. This festival has been celebrated for more than 3,000 years and millions of people take part in the celebrations. Nowruz, which means ...

It’s tied to the spring equinox and has roots in the Persian Empire. Here’s what to know. By Aimee Ortiz Nowruz, the Persian New Year, began on Thursday, kicking off a celebration of life ...

What does it mean? Well, we here at Official Charts are always here to help. Azizam is a Persian term, derived from the word Aziz (or 'beloved'). The suffix '-am' is a possessive term in the ...

Traditionally a joyous festival of renewal celebrated on the Tuesday before Nowruz, the Persian New Year, Chaharshanbe Suri has long been a thorn in the side of Iran’s ruling clerics.

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Turkish authorities detained President Tayyip Erdogan's main political rival on Wednesday on charges including corruption and aiding a terrorist group, in what the main opposition party called "a ...

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Advertisement Article continues below this ad Known as “Chaharshanbe Souri” in Farsi, the festival comes in the hours just before the Wednesday before Nowruz, which is the Persian New Year.

It may seem surprising then that the detention of a key political rival to the Turkish president prompted a sharp currency selloff on Wednesday. The reason for the large drop is that investors ...