The Israeli victory launched a contentious, ongoing struggle over East Jerusalem and the Old City of Jerusalem — and marked the start of Israel's 40-year military occupation of the West Bank.

World War In Ukraine Africa Americas Asia Europe Middle East 3 ways the U.A.E. is the Sparta of the modern-day Middle East November 15, 2014 More than 10 years ago ...

Following the 1975-1990 civil war, successive governments in Lebanon implemented financial engineering policies aiming to revive its former reputation as the Switzerland of the Middle East - a ...

I have been privileged to witness, first-hand, the remarkable evolution of Modern and contemporary art from the Middle East, and this book aims to share that journey with a wider audience.

It’s the Treaty of Sèvres That Explains the Modern Middle East. ... the region’s present-day ... the region’s problems all began with Europeans drawing borders on a blank map.

One of the most significant inventions from the Middle East was the clock, and even formalized time-keeping itself. The system of counting from zero to 60 originates from 2000 BC in Sumer, modern ...

TURKEY became the Middle East’s most modern state in a generation and through the efforts of one man. Kemal Ataturk, a rough, hard-drinking neurotic who combined traces of Lincoln’s vision and ...

Janine di Giovanni, award winning journalist and Senior Fellow and Professor at Yale University’s Jackson Institute for Global Affairs, discusses her book, "The Vanishing: Faith, Loss and the Twilight ...

The Middle east is home to many ancient architectural sites built by civilizations such as the Romans and the ancient Persians. However it is fast becoming home to some stunning modern buildings ...

If we are to understand the difficulties of the Middle East, their historical roots and how they might be resolved then we must overcome the notion of Israel’s impunity, which the media reinforces.

I n the days of tension that have followed the U.S. airstrike that took out Iran’s Gen. Qasem Soleimani, an old trope about the Middle East has reared its ugly head.On Wednesday on Fox News ...