Earth's Furnace Death Valley has long held a reputation as one of the hottest places on the planet. 7°C (134°F) back in 1913, ...

The Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) headquarters, designed by the UK-based Zaha Hadid Architects, is a new landmark on the banks of the Tigris River in Baghdad. Now the tallest building in the city ...

Tashkent, a city where ancient mosques and madrassas meet modern innovation, is a living tribute to the enduring cultural and ...

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A seminar organised by the Qatar International Arabic Calligraphy Competition 'Al Raqim' at the Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf ...

A decade after jihadists ransacked Iraq's famed Nimrud site, archaeologists have been painstakingly putting together its ...

The holistic wisdom of ancient Arab polymaths can inspire innovative solutions to today’s most complex global challenges.

I’d been to India once before, a decade or so ago, when this year a chance presented itself to go back and take my mum, a ...

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Baghdad became a centre where knowledge was ... Mosque design influenced gothic architecture in Europe, particularly the pointed arch. The technique of lustre-glazing, which added a shiny glaze ...