From a Persian prince to the American “jeweler to the stars,” the world’s largest cut blue diamond has a lengthy history.

Since humans discovered the power and capability that comes with numbers, we have lived in societies that enable us to … ...

Archaeologists at the ancient site of Hadrianopolis in Turkey's Karabük province found a 9.2-centimeter-long conical bronze ...

With dreamlike imagery and bold patterns, contemporary Iranian artists have reinterpreted the Persian miniature tradition.

On a late-summer day in 1856, a letter carrier stepped from a mail coach in front of a three-story townhouse in Mayfair, in ...

Alisher Navoi stands as an extraordinary literary figure whose legacy has profoundly shaped the art of poetry, elevating it ...

Idina Menzel returns to Broadway, new seasons of The White Lotus and Yellowjackets, and SNL’s anniversary celebration.

Behind every city and town name in Pakistan lies a tale — of empires, saints and historical evolution. Muhammad Omar Iftikhar ...

The names of foreign places can be filled with an inexplicable magic, as all travellers know, even in an age when this magic ...