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BAGHDAD (AP) — When discontented Iraqis sought independence from British occupation in 1920, Baghdad’s most prestigious new boulevard, Rasheed Street,…

On August 7, 1974, a trio of top Republican leaders went to the White House and told President Richard Nixon…

Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry on Monday opened the Idu and Qar tombs in the Eastern Cemetery at Giza following the completion…

For a history lesson: look up America’s finger in the pie regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dame (GERD), in light…

Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday urged Europe to defend democracy and freedom as Germany marked 30 years since the fall…

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — His revolutionary fervor diminished by the years that have also turned his dark brown hair white,…

In our youth, we envied Lebanon for its democracy, its picturesque nature and the coexistence of its various sects with…

The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) in Fustat has received a collection of 5,000 artifacts from the American University…

Japan’s wartime emperor Hirohito wanted to express his regret and remorse shortly after World War II but the prime minister…

British troops deployed into Northern Ireland for the first time 50 years ago after days of rioting in a Catholic…