By 4 a.m ., a breeze had begun to blow across the stadium near the center of Baghdad, but Qaid al-Sheikhli was still sweating ...

Discover the captivating story of Medieval Baghdad, once the shining beacon of the Islamic Golden Age, through the lens of Kings and Generals. Journey back to the early days of the Abbasid Caliphate, ...

Restoration work continues at the Fethiye Mosque (formerly the Ani Cathedral), the first conquest mosque in Anatolia, where ...

Both Iran and Russia are attempting to assert influence in the Caspian Sea region, but their recent miscalculations are ...

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Excavations at Dhariyah yielded a collection of architectural features and artifacts dating back to the Abbasid era, underscoring the strategic significance of the site for pilgrims and trade caravans ...

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The ceasefire between Israel and Iran appears to be holding for now. But as this conflict has played out, along with other ongoing wars around the world, it got us thinking: What does war even ...