As a historic crossroads on the ancient Silk Road, Kuqa was where Eastern and Western civilizations met and fused, giving ...

Golden Eagle, a luxury train company, has expanded its partnership with Geographic Expeditions, a legendary adventure travel operator, on two train voyages from Paris and Venice to the Balkans Their ...

Iran is a crucial country in Southwest Asia. Not only is it strategically placed with respect to maritime transport, it also has land borders with seven countries. Most of these countries have been in ...

A strait is a narrow stretch of water that connects two larger bodies of water, like oceans or seas. These waterways are important for global trade and travel. About 90% of the world’s goods are ...

The complexity of identity, belonging and memory forms the central theme of Aatish Taseer’s book, A Return to Self. Spanning from Turkey to Mexico and written a ...

A few meters of water in Lake Issyk-Kul hid patterns that didn’t belong on a natural lakebed. Divers kept returning to the same spot, watching brick lines and heavy stone shapes reappear under ...

Stretching across two-thirds of our planet, Asia harbors secrets that span millions of years of human history. From the ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Strait of Hormuz is a small strip of water connecting the Persian Gulf to the world’s oceans, and it has become a big problem for the global economy. On a typical day ...

Here’s what to know about the strait and the widening Iran war.

The Islamic Republic has vowed to block the region’s oil exports, saying it would not allow “even a single liter” to be shipped to its enemies.

The Strait of Hormuz is a small strip of water connecting the Persian Gulf to the world’s oceans, and it has become a big ...

I’ve lived in Singapore long enough to be deeply familiar with the city and its neighborhoods – including the ones that are ...