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 ...

“Boasting more than 220,000 beds in accommodation facilities,” a provincial official in charge of tourism entities said. “the holy city is fully prepared to play host to the tourists.” Greeting the ...

Mourners carry the flag-draped coffins of Iran's late President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and others who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday, during their ...

Hundreds of Iranians protested in the northeastern city of Mashhad against the rising cost of food and other essentials, with local authorities saying an unspecified number of people had been arrested ...

The city is home to the shrine of Imam Reza (A.S.), the eighth Shia Imam, which makes the city a top pilgrimage destination and a focal point of Iran’s religious life. The steady flow of pilgrims has ...

REUTERS: President Ebrahim Raisi was buried in the Iranian holy city of Mashhad on Thursday as many thousands of mourners packed its streets for his funeral, four days after he died in a helicopter ...

Mourners carry the flag-draped coffins of Iran's late President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and others who were killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday, during their ...