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

Six years ago, at the time of the first Trump administration’s Muslim ban and its initial round of vicious anti-immigrant policies, I visited a refugee ...

A hmed al-Sharaa, Syria’s president, spoke to The Economist on January 31st in Damascus. The conversation has been translated ...

For some, a secular state is the foundation of an open society, which allows both faith and blasphemy. For others, secularism ...

In Arabic, Assad means “lion,” although that wasn’t his real name. Hafez, Bashar’s father, had adopted it to look strong. Hasan was born in the northeastern Syrian city of Manbij, 18 years before the ...

Welcome to Buckley’s Tavern, a Delaware gem that’s about to rock your culinary world. Nestled in the heart of Wilmington, Buckley’s Tavern is the kind of place that makes you feel like you’ve stumbled ...

In the heart of Los Angeles, California, there’s a little slice of breakfast heaven that’s been serving up smiles and satisfying stomachs for decades. Pann’s Restaurant, a gem tucked away in the ...

Two years on from a devastating earthquake that shattered Turkey's southern region, nearly half a million people remain in ...

On the second anniversary of devastating earthquakes in Turkey, politics, land expropriation and broken promises define the country’s recovery.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Jordan will come together to fight the remnants of the ...

This real-life clash of the titans was once used as a morale booster for Ottoman troops and now draws visitors from all over ...

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