Hormuz Island has an area of 42 km2 (16 sq mi). It is covered by sedimentary rock and layers of volcanic material on its surface. The highest point of the island is about 186 metres (610 ft) above sea level. Due to a lack of precipitation, the soil and water are salty. Read More »
A 38-year-old woman was arrested on arrival in Dublin Sunday and has been identified by Ireland’s Justice Minister as a former soldier in Ireland’s army, who told CNN in March that she had traveled to Syria as an ISIS bride. Read More »
Maryam Heydarzadeh (born November 20, 1977) is a contemporary poet, lyricist, and singer. Heydarzadeh is blind. She writes simple, yet deep poetry, almost always about the state of being in love. Read More »
Wearing a bright green billowing skirt and dainty black velvet flats, Bolivian wrestler Lidia Flores launches herself from the second rope of the outdoor wrestling ring and squashes her hapless male opponent. Read More »
Julius Peppers and Claudia Sampedro Colombian model, Sampedro, has a health Instagram following of 2 million, who read her health and fitness blog and buy from her exercise clothing line. She’s become even more popular with her role on reality TV show ‘WAGs Miami,’ depicting her life of Carolina Panthers veteran, Peppers. Read More »
The Maserati 5000 GT also commonly known as The Shah of Persia (1959–1965) is a 2-door coupé automobile, made by Maserati of Italy. A total of thirty-four were produced. Read More »
American-born Nazanin Nour is an actor, comedian and writer who has appeared on prime time U.S. TV shows like ‘Madam Secretary’, ‘Criminal Minds’ and ‘Political Minds.’ Nazanin (under the Instagram username @freclednaz) is also the creative mind behind the “Persian Mom,” a popular series of short videos on the Internet. Nazanin Nour was born as Nazanin Nooshin Nour. She is ... Read More »
Bread and Butter, a pair of turkeys that will be pardoned by US President Donald Trump, walk inside their hotel room at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel in Washington, DC on November 25, 2019, while awaiting the White House pardoning ceremony later this week ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Read More »
Veteran filmmaker and actor Iraj Qaderi died after a long illness at Tehran’s Mehrad Hospital early morning on Sunday. He was 77 years of age. Qaderi made his acting debut with a cameo role in “The Crossroads of Events”, directed by Samuel Khachikian in 1954. Read More »
War crimes perpetrated by the Soviet Union and its armed forces from 1919 to 1991 include acts committed by the Red Army (later called the Soviet Army) as well as the NKVD, including the NKVD’s Internal Troops. Read More »