Cyrus built his tomb at Pasargadae, Iran, where he still has pride of place as the country’s greatest pre-Islamic hero. While Herod the Great built the Western Wall in Jerusalem, it was part of ...

In doing so, the Israeli leader likened Trump to Harry Truman, Lord Balfour — and Cyrus the Great. What gives with Cyrus? As Netanyahu explained in his remarks: I want to tell you that the ...

This little known documentary short is actually the first Iranian film to compete in the Cannes festival It is one of several Iranian documentaries focused on the ancient ruins of Persepolis a ...

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There was something new about the Miley Cyrus who graced the stage at Studio 8H back in 2015 for SNL40. She took the stage in a white pantsuit bedazzled with roses and sang a cover of Paul Simon ...