Baghdad, the majestic capital city of the great Abbasid Caliphate. For centuries, the city was a center of culture, learning, trade and religious life. However, in the 1250’s, Hulagu, brother of the ...

In the second part of a two-article series, Zahi Hawass continues his outline history of Egypt with an account of the country’s Islamic and modern periods ISLAMIC EGYPT: The Islamic period began in ...

For as long as humans have lived in settled communities, some groups have sought to assert dominance over others, and through history the biggest empires grew to cover millions of square miles. But ...

On Nov. 11, Iraq held its sixth parliamentary election of the post-Saddam era, and 7,743 candidates competed for 329 seats.

In 1258, the Mongol Empire unleashed one of the most devastating sieges in history, bringing down the heart of the Islamic Golden Age. This video explores how Hulagu Khan’s forces breached Baghdad’s ...

With the release of Assassin's Creed Mirage Title Update 1.1.0, you can start a new free story expansion, Valley of Memory.

One of the greatest empires in history, the Ottomans reigned for more than 600 years before crumbling on the battlefields of World War I. The tughra (insignia) of the 16th-century Ottoman emperor ...

The Akkadian Empire (ca. 2340–2198 b.c.) represented something entirely new in human history: a dynasty that conquered and ruled over a vast territory, incorporating people of different ethnicities ...

Mosque and hospital of Divriği in modern day Turkey. It was built in the 13th century and you can still visit its remains today. During the Abbasid Caliphate (AD750 -1258), Baghdad became the centre ...

On Tuesday, Iraqis from across the country will head to the polls to elect a new parliament. Analysts and observers believe the voter turnout will indicate whether Iraqis have any confidence left in ...

New discoveries are overturning long-held assumptions and revealing previously ignored complexities at the desert castle of Khirbet al-Mafjar The palace’s bathhouse boasts a carpet-like mosaic floor ...