With fewer tourists coming and increasing difficulties in making international transactions, the centuries old market for Persian rugs made in Iran has collapsed leaving some weavers working for ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Hand woven with the finest materials including wool and silk, a single Persian rug can often take years and sometimes decades to create. A high-quality ...

Rug exports, which exceeded $2 billion two decades ago, have plummeted to less than $50 million in the last year in the Persian calendar that ended in March, according to government customs figures.

“If I’m going to produce something, I want it to be unique and I want it to stop people in their tracks,” Kennedy says of the bespoke offering, which he spent two years developing.

We were able to eliminate a couple of contenders immediately: one rug that felt more like a dish towel, and another that looked like a thin, faded ghost of a Persian rug. We set the rest up in the ...

“The Woven Sounds” concert, featuring traditional Persian tunes performed by Mehdi Aminian, an ethnomusicologist, and members of his eponymous ensemble, is centred on the millennia-old craft ...

Stopping for the night, the Zamani family shares a meal laid out on colorful rugs. In the distance a thunderstorm ... meaning the legendary Persian king Cyrus the Great, who ruled a world empire ...

She gives us each a simple form to fill out while she outlines the rules, saying visitors must always be accompanied and ...

From plush Persian-knotted rugs to parchment-topped leather table lamps, can’t-miss collections are launching left and right.

Nothing ties a room together quite like a luxurious rug. If you happen to be looking for the perfect option to complete your space, Wayfair is an absolute gold mine of rugs. Whether you’re ...

Former president of Ireland Mary Robinson in her ninth decade continues to work tirelessly for peace and climate justice ...

and its string of oil fields along the Persian Gulf without which its economy would go bust, possibly generating a popular rebellion. So, what do you know, on Monday night, the Washington Post ...