AFP News Agency
CLEAN : Israeli maestro woos fans in off-limits Iran
Mark Eliyahu sits and tunes his ancient Persian violin-like "kamanci" in a yurt in northern Israel -- but many of his biggest fans are in Iran, a country he cannot visit (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
Bridgeman Arts
The Compendium of Chronicles by Rashid-al-Din Hamadani
Rashid al-Din Tabib, also Rashid ad-Din Fadhlullah Hamadani (1247 - 1318), was a Persian physician, writer and historian, who wrote an enormous Islamic history volume, the Jami al-Tawarikh, in the Persian language. He was the Grand...
Bridgeman Arts
Bahrain 1960s - His Highness Sheikh Sir Salman II bin Hamad al-Khalifa, Ruler of Bahrain, with his entourage. Shipbuilding at Mina Salman Port in Manama.
Clip 2 from French language film about Bahrain in the 1960s. His Highness Sheikh Sir Salman II bin Hamad al-Khalifa, Ruler of Bahrain, with his entourage. Persian boats and barges under construction.
Curated Video
PAKISTAN: 2,600 YEAR OLD MUMMY FOUND (V)
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A two-thousand and year old mummy laden with gold ornaments has been found in Pakistan.
Police found the mummy hidden by an antiquities smuggler in a home in the remote southwestern area of...
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EGYPT: ISLAMIC GROUP CLAIM RESPONSIBILITY FOR LUXOR MASSACRE
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Egypt's most powerful Islamic militant faction, the al-Gamaa al-Islamiyya, or the Islamic Group, on Tuesday claimed responsibility for yesterday's massacre of tourists in Luxor.
In a statement faxed to The Associated Press,...
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USA: GEORGE W BUSH & COLIN POWELL
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Colin Powell has been named as Secretary of State in the George W Bush's future administration.
The President-elect made the announcement at a school in Crawford, Texas.
Colin Powell had been at Bush's side at major...
AFP News Agency
CLEAN: Iran weaves technology into its Persian carpets
CLEAN: Iran weaves technology into its Persian carpets
Sherman Grinberg Film Library
1937 fashion show of fur coats
Title card: 'Furs Go Further' / title: 'New York City' / One million dollars worth of fur coats piled on top of each other / models parade in fur coats of various lengths, styles and colors / CU models in coats of silver fox, chinchilla,...
Sky News
Prince of Wales visits Llantrisant woodland
CLEAN: Shows exterior shots Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, talking to people clearing woodland using horses and performing logging activities. The Prince of Wales, the longest-serving holder of the title in history , is visiting Wales...
Curated Video
Pandemic tests Sweden's image of equal society
The sound of prayer crackling through small computer speakers broke through the silence in the empty hall of Sweden's largest Shia mosque as Akil Zahiri sat alone coordinating an online video call with the congregation in memory of a...
Bridgeman Arts
Timurid Miniatures Part II
By bringing craftsmen from different conquered lands to his capital in Samarqand, Timur initiated one of the most brilliant periods in Islamic art. Timurid art and architecture provided inspiration to lands stretching from Anatolia to...
Bridgeman Arts
Treasures of Ancient Persia no2
The emergence of the Islamic epoch in Iranian culture doesn't stop at pre-islamic history. A continuation of Parthian, Achaemenid and Sasanian decorative motives and architectural elements influences contemporary artistic creations in...
Bridgeman Arts
Unknown artist, Treasures of Ancient Persia no1
The emergence of the Islamic epoch in Iranian culture doesn't stop at pre-islamic history. A continuation of Parthian, Achaemenid and Sasanian decorative motives and architectural elements influences contemporary artistic creations in...
Bridgeman Arts
Timurid Miniatures Part I
By bringing craftsmen from different conquered lands to his capital in Samarqand, Timur initiated one of the most brilliant periods in Islamic art. Timurid art and architecture provided inspiration to lands stretching from Anatolia to...