In the Classical era, part of the present-day city of Tehran was occupied by a Median city that in the Avesta occurs as Rhaga.Tehran was first chosen as the capital by Agha Mohammad Khan of the Qajar dynasty in 1796, in order to remain within close reach of territories in the Caucasus, before being separated as a result of the ... Read More »

 Any fan of martial arts movie legend Bruce Lee will remember his famous one-inch punch, with which he was able to strike an opponent from extremely close range and send them flying. Lee was undoubtedly at the peak of his physical potential, but research has now shown his ability to punch so hard from so close could be better explained ... Read More »

 Sahar Hashemi OBE is a UK entrepreneur. She is best known as co-founder of the coffee chain Coffee Republic and confectionery brand Skinny Candy. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2012 Birthday Honours for services to the UK economy and to charity. She has been named on various power lists, including those ... Read More »

 The 64-year old actor has been a regular visitor to Russia in recent years and has accompanied Putin to several martial arts events.Seagal also has vocally defended the Russian leader’s policies and criticized the US government. Read More »

 There is a mosque in the suburbs of the city that is greatly unique not only in country but also in the world, because it is completely made of wood. Even through this mosque is built by wood only, it resists earthquakes up to 8 Richter. The trays used in this mosque and faucets are made of wood as well. The ... Read More »

Elnaz Shakerdoust ( born June 27, 1984) is an actress, designer and model. 15. Elnaz Shakerdoust Read More »

 The 44th Annual American Music Awards took place on November 20, 2016, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The 2016 AMAs fell 31% from 2015 among adults 18-49 and 26% among viewers, to 8.2 million watching last night, and all-time low in the show history. Shadmehr Aghili & his wife Read More »

 They’re far from the only ones — plenty of costars who’ve played lovers haven’t had to act much in certain films, because they were playing opposite their significant other (or future significant other) at the time. Here are 28 acting pairs who played a couple on screen and had a real-life relationship. Even if they broke up later, love was ... Read More »

 Sweden has one of the most generous parental leave systems in the world.The current system enables parents to stay at home with their child for a total of 480 days, while receiving an allowance from the state. Ninety of these days are allotted to each parent.The purpose of this allocation is to promote gender equality. In order to encourage men ... Read More »

  A long-distance luxury train, operating in the style of the Orient Express, arrived in Mashhad, in a rare private rail visit to the Islamic republic. Cultural heritage and tourism organisation said some 96 passengers from 3 continents. Read More »