The entrances are guarded by pairs of symbolic figures, giant chinthe lions, fanciful and heraldic (as in Plate 12), with statues of fearful ogres and mythical alchemists behind them. Halfway up ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – As Beirut prepares for the grand funeral of senior Hezbollah figures Seyed Hassan Nasrallah and Seyed Hashem Safi al-Din, several Iraqi provinces are holding symbolic ...