This talk examines the social history of oriental carpets, particularly the production and circulation of carpets by Armenians in the Ottoman Empire and beyond. It discusses the central role of mass ...

Iraq wants to diversify its economy away from oil and toward tourism. Although Western travelers have made headlines in ...

New York City Mayor Eric Adams praised Greece and Greek Americans on Thursday for their contribution to America ...

The Turkish president has expanded the country’s military and diplomatic footprint from Africa to the Middle East in a way ...

Turkey is not the largest power interested in Africa. Its economic engagement, arms sales, and foreign aid are dwarfed by one or more of the major powers.

Recent polls indicate continued support for Hamas among Palestinians. A survey conducted in March 2024 revealed that 71% of ...

The Crimean peninsula, which Russia seized from Ukraine in 2014, is at the centre of the worst East-West standoff since the Cold War.

The Arab world faces a spectrum of different possible futures after a transitional period of 15 years, writes Tarek Osman in the last in a series of articles ...

The fate of Crimea and four provinces where Russia has captured territory since invading Ukraine in 2022 was widely thought to be on the agenda of talks on Tuesday between U.S. President Donald Trump ...

OTS expansion including Altai-linked nations like Mongolia, South Korea and Japan is vital as the future of the global order ...