Digenes Akritas is an epic poem from the Byzantine Empire. It follows the exploits of the titular hero in the Byzantine ...

February 16th is designated as National Almond Day to raise awareness about the health benefit of popular nuts. The almond ...

President Trump has already shaken up the Middle East by suggesting a U.S. takeover of Gaza. More drama could be on the way ...

During the Arab Spring, the Mukhabarat — Syria’s ... the weight of patriarchy,” Masoud says during a demonstration at Umayyad Square. “Establishing a democratic system will not be easy ...

The Umayyad Caliphate was the second caliphate established after ... Scribes translated ancient Roman, Greek and Persian texts into Arabic and perfected their ability to record new discoveries. Muslim ...

(Omar Hamed Beato / Jacobin) During the Arab Spring, the Mukhabarat — Syria’s intelligence ... and express yourself without the weight of patriarchy,” Masoud says during a demonstration at Umayyad ...

AhlulBayt News Agency: Hujjat al-Islam Sayyid Jawad Naqvi has made statements about the current situation in Palestine in his speech, saying,” The betrayal of some Arab rulers and the secret ...

In Damascus, large crowds gathered in Umayyad Square to celebrate what they viewed as the ... to the public only through state-controlled media. He told The New Arab: "There was no clarity about the ...

We are a large family, and anyone who shared my first name was detained,” Khaled told OMNI News in Arabic. Khaled has been an activist ... “I went immediately to the Umayyad Mosque when I first ...

On Dec. 12, the Turkish spymaster prayed at the historic Umayyad Mosque amid heavy security measures ... where it aims to establish a self-styled Kurdish autonomous region. However, both Arab tribes ...

In the vast stone courtyard at the 8th century Umayyad Mosque, Syrian lawyer Ahmed Kassab offers ... Hussein Ibish, with the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, said the small number of U.S.