The rest of Iran remains mired in poverty. Public expressions of criticism or calls for economic relief are met with violent IRGC suppression of such heretical talk. It gets worse. Iran has long been ...

The Assyrian community, sometimes referred to as Syriacs, Chaldeans, or Arameans, represents one of the Middle East's oldest ...

The beginning of the campaign – Heraclius’ first victories – The failed siege of Constantinople by Persians, Avars, and Slavs ...

For many Jews, Cyrus represents a foreign ruler seen as a divine instrument in restoring Israel’s destiny — a story of ...

Space power is central to communication, navigation, and surveillance. China’s “Space Silk Road” envisions orbital highways of satellites as critical to global influence, much as maritime routes once ...

According to Kazem Jalali, the two countries should use all opportunities to bring the peoples of the region together and neutralize attempts by Western countries to sow discord between the nations ...

Many see the ceasefire between Israel, Hamas as another chapter, but understanding current crisis demands deeper look into ...

Taqwiyatul Iman is not just a work on theology; it is a cultural fissure. By converting reform into puritanism and piety into militancy, it established a precedent that characterises Muslim discourse ...

This video maps the First Persian Empire — the Achaemenid Empire (c. 550–330 BC). We trace how Cyrus the Great united Persia ...

An ancient clay tablet from Babylon suggests Cyrus’ occupation of Babylon was peaceful. It confirms the return of exiles, but not specifically Jewish ones. Known today as the “Cyrus cylinder”, it is ...

Inside a plain, two-story brick building in Ferndale hums the nerve center for a growing, Catholic fringe group hoping the forces that elected President Donald Trump will tear down the wall between ...

Roman religion was divided into two. Spirits watched over people, families and households, and the paterfamilias was in charge of the household worship that honored them. Romans also had a set of ...