Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

Christian population in Iran celebrates New Year Eve While some Iranian Christians celebrate Christmas in Iran on December 25 and New Year’s Day on January 1, Armenians celebrate Christmas on January ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

Christmas Eve is the evening or entire day before Christmas, the festival commemorating the birth of the Prophet Jesus. Christmas Day is observed around the world, and Christmas Eve is widely observed ...

Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, who has been imprisoned in Iran for over a year, was allowed to share a home-cooked meal with his wife and mother on Christmas day. Rezaian's wife ...

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