Japan has pledged JPY690mn ($4.6mn) to revive Lake Urmia and improve wetland management across Iran, officials announced at a signing ceremony with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP ...

The Russian Orthodox church built on top of the ancient Assyrian church of the Virgin Mary (Mart Maryam) in Urmia, Iran, traditionally held to be the burial place of one of the Three Wise Men (Magi).