There are plenty of TV and film production centres in the Middle East, notably Cairo and today’s Dubai. Both have invested ...

Explore the rapid expansion of Islamic empires from Arabia to Europe, Africa, and Asia between the 7th and 9th centuries, and their lasting impact on global history.

In “Peak Human”, Mr Norberg charts the rise and fall of golden ages around the world over the past three millennia, ranging from Athens to the Anglosphere via the Abbasid caliphate.

When Egyptian-French author Gilbert Sinoue walked through the gates of Manarat Al Saadiyat and witnessed the dynamic discussions on arts, policy and technology at the Culture Summit Abu Dhabi, he ...

The Abbasids overthrew a dynasty and built one of the greatest empires in history. Their rise reshaped the Islamic world and ushered in a golden age of power, knowledge, and wealth.

Incoming White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told "America's Newsroom" that President-elect Donald Trump plans to address America's soon-to-be "golden age" during his inaugural address.

Without the Abbasid Caliphs of Baghdad, would we have had Aquinas, the Renaissance scholars and everything that happened since then? But what happened to the great flowering of that Arab golden age?

Without the Abbasid Caliphs of Baghdad, would we have had Aquinas, the Renaissance scholars and everything that happened since then? But what happened to the great flowering of that Arab golden age?

This uncharted westward journey of Indian mathematics is retraced by historian William Dalrymple in his latest work The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World. With arresting details, ...