In his memoirs, five-time Syrian premier Khaled al-Azm describes his first meeting with Abdulaziz Al Saud, the founding king of Saudi Arabia, in the…

Many rumours surrounded the 49-year-old Russian composer and musician Erast Belling, who came to Damascus in 1927, fleeing persecution in the Soviet…

During the last week of April 1945, Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler met their respective fates 48 hours apart.Mussolini had been the powerful prime…

Khalil al-Wazir, better known as Abu Jihad, was one of the most familiar names to Palestinians growing up in the 1970s and 1980s—second only to…

Many say the upcoming presidential elections will set two precedents in US history. One is that it would be the first time a former president seeks…

In his 2005 book One Day in September, British author Simon Reeve describes the scene in Tel Aviv before launching Operation of Spring of Youth in…

On 14 February 1945, a historic meeting was convened onboard an American destroyer in the Suez Canal between King Abdulaziz Al Saud, founder of the…

The first episode of the Egyptian television series Al-Hashshashin aired on the first day of the Holy Month of Ramadan and provides viewers with a…

Earlier this month, the US Air Force, with support from Arab states, began a series of humanitarian airdrops into Gaza. It seemed logical to do,…

On this day 100 years ago, President Kemal Ataturk abolished the Muslim Caliphate in Turkey 14 months after doing away with the title of sultan.Most…