Mashhad, the capital of Khorasan-e Razavi province, is located in northeastern Iran and is close to the borders of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan. It used to be the major oasis along the ancient Silk ...

Based on information obtained by Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, a court session addressing the charges against the two ...

Three clerics were stabbed by an unknown attacker at a religious shrine in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad, killing two, media reported on April 5. The semiofficial Tasnim news agency said ...

The lack of clarification from Iranian officials about the Mashhad mural allegedly featuring Mojtaba Khamenei has also raised questions ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mourners attend the funeral ceremony in the city of Mashhad for Iran's late President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir ...

The country speaks of ancient civilizations and glorious days of the past. With lovely gardens and magnificent ruins, amazing mosques and churches, and thriving bazaars, to name a few. Moreover, for ...

Local Iranian media said that defense systems were dealing with fresh wave of Israeli attacks in the city of Mashhad on Sunday afternoon. Eyewitnesses said that at around 6:30 PM, air defenses were ...

At approximately 18:30 local time, air defense units responded to hostile activity near 17 Shahrivar Street in Mashhad, triggering explosions and thick smoke visible across the area. Eyewitnesses ...

Since the escalation of Iraqi violence in 2011 and the appearance of Isis, the number of Iraqi Shia pilgrims to Iran has risen fast The Iranian shrine city of Mashhad has much to offer visiting Iraqis ...

Mashhad’s street food scene reflects the culinary traditions of northeastern Iran, where lamb, saffron, and aromatic spices appear in many local dishes. One of the region’s best-known specialties is ...

The story of Mashhadi Jews, from persecution in Iran to preserving Jewish identity, explored through one family and a new ...

Rampant development has emphasised a widening social gap in Mashhad, the starting point of last year’s anti-government protests The wave of anti-government protests in Iran at the end of December ...