BC: The traditional date for the foundation of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. 55: Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, heir to the ...

The hopes of liberalization raised at the start of Hafez al-Assad's son's rule were short-lived. Urged by his family, the ...

The US invaded anyway, occupying Afghanistan for 20 years, killing at least 240,000 Afghans, most of them civilians, and spending some $2 trillion on propping up its detested occupation there. The ...

J.T. Pinna and wife Kaira Grundig, owners of Half Moon Rondout Cafe in Kingston. Pinna’s podcast reaches millions. (Photo by Rokosz Most) With a glance. With a wince. With a scowl. With a shake of the ...

Youssef began with no ambitions of comedic grandeur. A practising cardiothoracic surgeon in Cairo, his first forays into the ...

In Egypt as in Jordan, an influx of thousands of potentially radicalized Palestinians into the country would be an immediate ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives at the White House on February 4 as Donald Trump's first guest since his inauguration at a critical ...

War-torn Gaza, once home to Yasser Arafat, dreamt of self governance for the Palestinian territories. This time, its people ...

On Feb. 1, 1790, the U.S. Supreme Court convened in New York City for its first session. Only three of the six justices were ...

Hundreds of people attended a protest near Egypt’s border with Gaza on Friday against a plan floated by US president Donald ...

President Donald Trump was contemplating, and, as he often does, set off a firestorm. Gaza is, he said, “literally a ...

In a rare public protest, hundreds of Egyptians gathered at the heavily-secured Rafah border crossing to reject US President ...