The UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar are shifting their economies away from fossil fuels, diversifying into the tech sector. The UAE spends just 1.5% of its GDP on research and development (R&D), Qatar ...

The show found a temporary home at the museum largely thanks to the inspiration and practical endeavor of Oded Halahmy, an 86 ...

Baghdad was the seat of the Abbasid caliphs from the eighth century. In 1248, however, Genghis Khan’s grandson Möngke became great khan of the Mongols and resolved to extend his sway to the Middle ...

Baghdad falls to the Mongols as the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed and tens of thousands are slaughtered. 1542: Catherine ...

The lawyer for two Palestinian men arrested over books they were selling in their family store says they are being pursued ...

After stubbornly defying Mongol threats, Baghdad was sacked in 1258 by a mighty Mongol army that all but obliterated the city, slaughtering the caliph and his subjects with unfettered brutality. Few ...

The Abbasid Caliphate ruled from Kufa, Baghdad, and Samarra in Iraq between 750 CE and 1258 CE. The Turko-Persian Seljuk Empire reigned from 1037-1194 CE. By the early 14th century, Egypt had become ...

Car bombs and militant attacks no longer a daily concern in the streets of Baghdad, many young Iraqis say their opportunities remain limited BAGHDAD -- Car bombs and militant attacks are no longer ...

The Baghdad skatepark provides a welcome means of escape for young Iraqis in a country that has endured decades of conflict and crisis — AHMAD AL-RUBAYE Rukaya al-Zubaidi placed a cautious foot on a ...