Nozlee Samadzadeh’s haft sin — a traditional table set for Nowruz featuring symbolic objects. Sarah Ventre/NPR hide caption toggle caption Sarah Ventre/NPR Nowruz — the Iranian New Year — is one of the biggest holidays of the year for Iranians, and is usually celebrated with large parties and get-togethers. It’s an ancient holiday, with pre-Islamic … Read more
NewsFeed The fate of an Iranian woman caught in a US-Israeli bomb attack is unknown, after video emerged of the moments she filmed the bombardment on her phone. Published On 21 Mar 202621 Mar 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Source link
Young women walk through historic Naqsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan, Iran, on March 11. Morteza Nikoubazi/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Morteza Nikoubazi/Getty Images ISTANBUL — There’s an old Persian phrase about a particular place in the city of Isfahan — the famed Naqsh-e Jahan Square. “The sort of nickname for it is nesf-e-jahān, which … Read more
No leakage of radioactive materials reported in the area in central Iran, Tehran’s atomic energy organisation says. Published On 21 Mar 202621 Mar 2026 The United States and Israel have struck Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility, according to its atomic energy organisation. “Following the criminal attacks by the United States and the usurping Zionist regime against … Read more
Aristocrat Charles Courtenay, 19th Earl of Devon, pictured outside his family seat of Powderham Castle in Devon, Britain. The Earl is one of the 86 remaining sitting hereditary peers in the UK parliaments’ House of Lords Upper Chamber who will be kicked out if the British government’s House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill passes. Susannah … Read more
Japan edges tournament hosts Australia 1-0 in the Women’s Asian Cup final to claim third title in four editions. Published On 21 Mar 202621 Mar 2026 Maika Hamano scored the only goal as a formidable Japan battled past Australia to clinch a third Women’s Asian Cup title in front of a record-breaking 74,357 fans in … Read more
The tail section of a ballistic missile fired from Iran sticks out of the ground at a vineyard in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights on March 20. Amir Levy/Getty Images Europe hide caption toggle caption Amir Levy/Getty Images Europe As the war in the Middle East enters its fourth week, President Trump said on Friday the … Read more
One police officer killed in strike by ‘outlaw groups’ on headquarters of Iraqi National Intelligence Service. Published On 21 Mar 202621 Mar 2026 One police officer has been killed in a drone strike by “outlaw groups” on the headquarters of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service in the heart of capital Baghdad. “A drone targeted the … Read more
For 20 years, Dutch art detective Arthur Brand has acted as an intermediary between the police and people who know where stolen artwork might be hiding. Rebecca Rosman for NPR hide caption toggle caption Rebecca Rosman for NPR AMSTERDAM – In his modest IKEA-furnished apartment, Arthur Brand paces to distract himself. “I’m nervous,” he says, … Read more
EXPLAINER As the war enters its fourth week, here’s a look at the latest on the US-Israel attack on Iran and across the Middle East. Published On 21 Mar 202621 Mar 2026 The war launched by the United States and Israel on Iran has entered its fourth week, with more than 1,400 people reported killed … Read more