Ottoman Empire

Biden expected to recognize massacre of Armenians as genocide – sources
World

Biden expected to recognize massacre of Armenians as genocide – sources

US President Joe Biden is expected to formally recognize the massacre of Armenians by the Ottoman Empire during World War…
Turkey: Patriotic sentiment on display amid Syria operation
Middle East

Turkey: Patriotic sentiment on display amid Syria operation

AKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) — National soccer team players give military salutes during international matches, Turkish flags flutter from balconies and…
Gazans struggle to protect antiquities from neglect, looting
Middle East

Gazans struggle to protect antiquities from neglect, looting

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Walid al-Aqqad’s Gaza home would be the envy of many an antiquities collector. Pieces…
Assad adviser rejects idea of granting Syrian Kurds autonomy
Middle East

Assad adviser rejects idea of granting Syrian Kurds autonomy

MOSCOW (Reuters) – A senior adviser to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Tuesday flatly rejected the idea of giving Syrian…
Kurds’ ambitions caught in power games
Middle East

Kurds’ ambitions caught in power games

BEIRUT (AP) — They always anticipated US support would run out, but President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to rapidly pull…
Iraq rail service back on track after war with Islamic State
Travel

Iraq rail service back on track after war with Islamic State

BAGHDAD/FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) – At Baghdad’s grand but half-empty railway station, a single train is sputtering to life. It is…
Borg al-Arab Airport authorities thwart smuggling attempt of archaeological coins
Egypt

Borg al-Arab Airport authorities thwart smuggling attempt of archaeological coins

Borg al-Arab Airport customs authorities thwarted an attempt to smuggle archaeological coins of different sizes and forms, dating back to…
At the Board of Grievances, modern bureaucracy and Ottoman legacy coincide
Egypt

At the Board of Grievances, modern bureaucracy and Ottoman legacy coincide

At the corner of Abdeen Palace, a dozen or so people have gathered in the sun outside two windows, where…
Q&A with Febe Armanios: On the history of Coptic leadership
Egypt

Q&A with Febe Armanios: On the history of Coptic leadership

It is hard for Egyptians to imagine a Coptic Church and papacy without the late Shenouda III, both because his…
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