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Conflicts that have riven Sudan for decades have prompted some observers to predict the country will fall apart. But signs of popular resilience are emerging.
This column advocates for calm, rational and substantive discourse on matters of concern to our global nation. But the ...
Shia Muslims across the country have started a campaign to get the Saudi Arabian government to restore the mausoleum of Fatima, the daughter of the Prophet Mohammad, and four Imams that were destroyed ...
As part of GIJN's MENA Focus Week, we talked to investigative journalists across the region about their biggest challenges — ...
The demolition of Jannatul-Baqi (Baqi cemetery) on 8 Shawwal,1345AH (April 21,1925) at the hands of Al-e-Saud was a great ...
It was after his ambitious policy brought him into conflict with the Portuguese that the Turkish sultan turned towards Sidi ...
On 6 April 1453, the Siege of Constantinople began under the command of Mehmed II, an Ottoman sultan who was just 21 years ...
Throughout history, Ethiopia’s national independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and access to the sea have been fiercely protected through the ...
Relying on leeks, potatoes, and a Pompeiian baking technique, Irina Georgescu finds culinary inspiration east of the Danube ...
The Hagia Sophia is at the centre of Turkey's Byzantine, Ottoman and secular history. How did the sixth-century cathedral ...
Wondering about the most beautiful places in the Middle East to travel to this year? Well I’ve got you covered! Ranging from ...