Widespread public grieving in Iran over the death of a popular pop star has puzzled many inside and outside the country. Morteza Pashaei, a 30-year-old singer who released his first album only a few ...

The funeral of an Iranian pop star has drawn out the biggest crowds seen on the streets of the Islamic Republic since mass protests in 2009 over a disputed presidential election. Morteza Pashaei, who ...

The funeral of Iranian pop star Morteza Pashaei brought thousands of mourners into the streets of Tehran on November 16. Photographs and videos of Pashaei's funeral showed large crowds of fans crying ...

Thousands of people attended the Sunday funeral of an Iranian pop singer who died of pancreatic cancer late last week, in a gathering the New York Times reported as one of the largest since the ...

Thousands of Iranians have gathered in central Tehran to mourn the death of popular pop star, Morteza Pashaei. Pashaei’s funeral ceremony was held at the Vahdat Hall in Tehran on Sunday. He was due to ...

Reporting from TEHRAN — Thousands of distraught music fans, many in tears, lined the streets of the Iranian capital on Sunday to mourn Morteza Pashaei, a beloved Iranian pop star who died of cancer.

Iranians take part in the funeral of musician, composer and pop star Morteza Pashaei outside the Vahdat Hall in Tehran yesterday. Pashaei died of stomach cancer on Friday at the age of 30. He was one ...