Where does value really come from? How much of it is held by the physical nature of an item, rather than what it represents, or symbolises?Finding an…

Whereas Europeans were rather unamazed by the recent reintegration of Syria into the League of Arab States, others felt put on the spot. The new…

There are not many football clubs with global fan bases. Even fewer become global super-brands, breaking out from sports to attain wider cultural and…

Towards the end of the Lebanese civil war, Lebanese satirist Wassim Tabara wrote a song about the country’s history since its outbreak in 1975.He…

Arab nations are no stranger to conflicts. This does not make them unusual in a turbulent world, but the impact is now holding back progress.To help…

The history of Yemen can be traced back to the 10th century BC and the Kingdom of Sheba can be found in religious texts.The country earned the title …

As you wander through the streets of Qamishli, a city located in far north-east Syria, you pass by its traditional neighborhoods — al-Bashiriya,…

In 1957, the American historian and astronomer Edward S. Kennedy was engaged in his studies and research in the history of astronomy while he was a…