Middle East, a new dynasty seized control of one of the world’s greatest empires – the Islamic Caliphate. Though little remembered in the west today, the Abbasids reigned for five centuries. They ...

For the first time, the immense reclining Vishnu statue from the Western Mebon, a national treasure of Cambodia, will be ...

At Almindsø, there are several natural swimming pools enclosed by circles of overwater decking. Slåensø, meanwhile, is said ...

Late pontiff visited nine countries in the region and north Africa, cultivating ties between Christians and Muslims ...

Should we look upon the 21st century with optimistic hope or with fatalistic trepidation? Is the world and our society heading towards a wonder-filled new age, or toward a doomsday? Or are both ...

Clothing styles in the Middle East vary from country to country, and from region to region. In Palestine, the embroidery of ...

Experts hope to uncover the remains of an 11th-century building that was used for 500 years as a hospital called a leprosarium; which people with leprosy would have admitted themselves into.

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French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that France could recognise a Palestinian state at an upcoming UN conference, adding that in turn some countries in the Middle East could ...

The West’s Eurocentric version of scientific history omits some of the most important events that shaped modern thinking.