The five ‘Stans’, independent nations since 1991, are influenced by their neighbours, but distinctive and fascinating.

The tiny, astonishingly wealthy country has become a major player on the world stage, trying to solve some of the most ...

The excavations uncover the long-buried remnants of Seljuk-era architecture and trade, as experts work to preserve the site’s ...

Saudi Arabia has launched a museum that is dedicated exclusively to Islamic art. The House of Islamic Arts, located in Jeddah ...

Mali’s armed forces and the allied Russia-backed Wagner Group have committed dozens of summary executions and enforced disappearances of ethnic Fulani men since January 2025.

Kolkata: Kolkata Restorers, a collective of citizens who love the city and its heritage, have restored the Tollygunge Ghari ...

There is precedent for church building by Kenyan leaders. Daniel Arap Moi, who was the country’s longest-serving president, ...

Scores of extremist Jewish settlers desecrated the Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem on Monday morning, amid restrictions on ...

On Tuesday in the occupied West Bank, Israeli soldiers assaulted and injured a Palestinian worker, abducted dozens of Palestinian citizens and assaulted others, ...

Abdullah drove to the Martyrs' Graveyard in the old city's Nowhatta neighbourhood on Monday morning, a day after being locked ...

Before the phones were switched off on the next leg of the flight across the Atlantic, I posted on X a picture of me reading ...