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EBRIL, Kurdistan Region - Kurdish music took center stage in Erbil on Thursday at a concert featuring performances from ...

On February 1, the festival hosted a contemporary Iranian music symposium and performance with distinguished composer Reza Vali, Mehr reported. Vali, 74, began his music studies at the Conservatory of ...

The Kurdish people are an ethnic group native to the mountainous region of Kurdistan in western Asia, which spans northwestern Iran, northern Iraq and northern Syria. The Kurdish population is ...

Iran will react immediately and decisively if its nuclear facilities come under attack, an action that could trigger an "all-out war in the region," Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi warned ...

The wife of an Iranian political activist who criticized the Islamic Republic’s ruling system says he has been arrested. Fereshteh Mazinani, the wife of Mehdi Nasiri, announced on Telegram that ...

Beyoncé and Kendrick Lamar won the night's biggest awards, but the real takeaway from the Grammys is that a wave of younger stars has arrived on the pop scene, fully prepared to own the spotlight.

Media outlets aligned with the Iranian establishment have strongly endorsed the recent 90-day suspension of all US foreign aid, including funding for Iranian opposition media and organisations.

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Mexico Reaches Deal With U.S. to Delay Trump Tariffs President Trump said he would pause tariffs on Mexico for a month, but levies on Canada and China were still set to take effect on Tuesday ...