He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before ...

Is it possible for a book to feel both timely and like a relic from a different era? In the case of The Islamic Moses, by the Turkish writer Mustafa Akyol, the answer is yes. The book was completed ...

While still a graduate student at Johns Hopkins University, UC Santa Cruz professor Elaine Sullivan unearthed ancient ...

Tracing temple-studded coastlines and rivers that gave birth to epoch-shaping civilizations, these sailings reveal how the waves have shaped our world.

Situated at the boundary between Europe, the Eurasian Steppe, and the Middle East, the Caucasus region has a long history as a cultural ... assess what areas of the ancient settlement were damaged ...

In the early 1800s, a Swiss explorer tricked his way into Petra, the ancient oasis whose location ... This little-understood Middle Eastern culture ruled much of modern-day Jordan from the third ...

Iron Maiden have written songs about dinosaurs, the Second World War and many, many things in between. So, here’s the history of Planet Earth as told through the metal legends’ lyrics.

This book-sized artifact, measuring 24.1 x 20.1 centimeters, displays an inscription containing 39 singular symbols that correspond to no known ancient ... from the Middle East, India, Egypt ...

America’s relationship with the Middle East proved to be the most consequential ... on Carter and lead him to write a controversial book comparing Israel’s treatment of Palestinians to the ...

Last week, the National Library organised a launch of a new book by Professor Emeritus Zeidan Kafafi, a former president of ...

I first experienced Middle Eastern cooking as a young child where ... definitive guide to the country’s cuisine and explores the history of food as well as regional variations in classic dishes ...

In his new book, Fabricating Homeland Security ... ingenious homelands uniquely besieged by everyone other than themselves. Middle East Eye delivers independent and unrivalled coverage and ...