Napoleon is relatively unusual in western history for aligning himself with the brutal Hannibal – not Hannibal’s Roman enemy, ...

Maps show where several wildfires are burning across the Inland Empire, including the Wolf Fire and the Juniper Fire, in Southern California.

Israel and the U.S. are bombing military and government sites in Iran, destroying or jeopardizing its cultural and artistic heritage.

For nine centuries following the Arab invasion of Iran until the Safavid dynasty, Shiite clerics have consistently been corrupt, opportunistic, deceitful, ignorant, and criminal individuals who ...

Isfahan, the third-largest city, is home to some 2.3 million people. More than 2,500 years old, the city was once the capital of the Safavid Empire, which lasted from 1501 to 1722.

The wonders of imperial carpets and Islamic arts in all their tufted splendour are making their way to Hong Kong.

Pol-e Safavi, also known as the Safavid Bridge and locally referred to as “Pol-e Gap” (meaning “the Big Bridge”), will be closed to vehicular traffic and transformed into a pedestrian passage. The ...

The Ottomans were Sunni Muslims, while Persia, under the Safavid dynasty, was staunchly Shia, leading to deep ideological divisions and constant hostility.

There's barely a place left on Earth outside the gravitational pull of Elon Musk’s empire. How far does Elon's clout really stretch—and what conflicts of interest are emerging as he wields the ...

There's barely a place left on Earth outside the gravitational pull of Elon Musk’s empire. How far does Elon's clout really stretch—and what conflicts of interest are emerging as he wields the ...

Take a look at the Midtown Map Reveal Trailer for Marvel Rivals, a team-based third-person hero shooter developed by NetEase Games. Players will be able to duke it out on the streets of Midtown as ...

During the Middle Ages, the Kingdom of Kakheti was sandwiched between two Islamic empires: the Ottoman Empire (ruled from modern-day Turkey) and the Safavid Empire (based in what is today Iran).