There is more to a cup of Cyprus coffee than its strong, bitter taste. In a new book on the matter, Aspasia Papadima unfolds the secrets of the island’s national drink, looking at its roots, studying ...

The striking headgear sported by members of the Ottoman court in the 15th century provoked fashionable Westerners to don ...

The Ottoman Siege of Malta. Clashing civilizations, rival great powers, cutting-edge technology: we have been here before, as Marcus Bull, a professor at the University of North C ...

Examine the ancient Greek slave classes and their role in maintaining the economy. How they were represented in art and ...

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With the epic sweep and palace intrigue of "Game of Thrones," new 10-part Hungarian miniseries "Rise of the Raven" had its Italian premiere at the Italian Global Series Festival in Rimini this week.

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At a time when the Trump administration has renewed a travel ban on various Muslim majority countries in Africa and across ...

Thrillers, literary fiction, history, speculative true crime, memoirs and more: Here are the books you’ve saved most to your ...

In George McCalman’s Dazzling New Book, Black History Is Everyone’s History The artist’s portraits of Black luminaries are “as individual as the people” they depict.

Every day, ferries of all shapes and sizes glide across the waters of Istanbul, their wakes intertwining to form intricate ...