Thousands gathered in Iraq’s Kurdish region on Thursday to celebrate Nowruz, the festival that heralds the arrival of spring and the start of a new year. Nowruz, deeply rooted in Persian and ...

Iraqi Kurds holding lit torches walk up a mountain during a procession to celebrate their Nowruz (Noruz), the Persian New Year, in the town of Akra, Iraq, Thursday, March 20, 2025. Credit ...

Nowruz is celebrated at the exact moment of the spring equinox when the sun crosses the celestial equator. In 2025, this occurs on Thursday, March 20, at 12:31:30pm Iran Standard Time (9:01:30 GMT).

Nowruz is the Iranian (or Persian) New Year. Historically, it was observed mostly by Iranians and those of Persian descent; however, it is now celebrated by many cultures worldwide. Nowruz is a ...

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By Aimee Ortiz Nowruz, the Persian New Year ... of the “Official Hometown of Santa Claus.” Orange Skies in Iraq: A severe sandstorm swept across Iraq, turning the sky a strange orange ...

Navroz Mubarak 2025: Nowruz signifies the start of the Persian or Iranian New Year and is celebrated in multiple countries worldwide as spring arrives in the Northern Hemisphere. In India, the Parsi ...

In separate messages, Ghalibaf felicitated the arrival of Nowruz to his counterparts in the Islamic states including Turkey, Republic of Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, ...

(MENAFN- Kashmir Observer) AKRE. Iraq: Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week marked the Nowruz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and renewal, at a time when many are hoping that a new ...