Beat out by the Irish, Australians, and Canadians–respectively–Iranians made Opentravel’s “5 friendliest nations on the planet” list, ranking an appreciable and healthy placement as shomaareh (number) 4. We can’t really complain. We have to agree with Opentravel’s decision to include the Irish and their naturally happy faces (albeit due to overintoxification), on the list. But to give them the [...]

CrystalCruises wants to take you on a “journey into the heart of ancient lands, where the Persian, Greek, Egyptian, Roman and Ottoman empires once ruled the world, and monuments to their great legacies still stand,” via their cruise, World Voyage IV: Middle East Mystique.

Jon Stewart’s Daily Show is set to air a segment next Monday June 22nd, 2009 where one of his show regulars: Jason Jones “will venture into Iran to ’search for human decency in a nation most commonly know for hating western civilization’ in Jason Jones in Iran: Access of Evil,” writes Perez Hilton.

Jon Stewart’s Daily Show is set to air a segment next Monday June 22nd, 2009 where one of his show regulars: Jason Jones “will venture into Iran to ‘search for human decency in a nation most commonly know for hating western civilization’ in Jason Jones in Iran: Access of Evil,” writes Perez Hilton.

Los Angeles, California — May 2, 2009 — Iranian-American filmmaker Justin Mashouf will be screening his feature-length documentary, “Warring Factions,” on May 2nd as a part of the 3rd Annual Noor International Film Festival—the largest Iranian film festival in America. After screening the 70-minute documentary, Mashouf will speak about his experiences in Iran, his detention [...]

Four hundred years ago, Isfahan was larger than London and more cosmopolitan than Paris. The city’s most famous bridge, Si-o Seh Pol (Bridge of 33 Arches) is nearly 1,000 feet long and 45 feet wide.