Faith, art, and history converge at these Islamic places of worship. We learn how architectural feats and design details chronicle Istanbul’s history. Ortaköy MosqueThe Ortaköy Mosque, officially the ...

The Yunus Emre Institute in Cairo (Turkish Cultural Centre) hosted a symposium and photo exhibition titled “Hagia Sophia: The Jewel of Istanbul,” highlighting the monument’s historical and cultural ...

Relive the dramatic fall of Constantinople in 1453, the siege that ended the Byzantine Empire and reshaped world history. This video explores the Ottoman assault led by Sultan Mehmed II, the massive ...

In May 1453, the Ottomans under Sultan Mehmed II brought down the great walls of Constantinople after weeks of siege. This one-minute journey with Google Earth traces the city’s defenses, the decisive ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka--(BUSINESS WIRE)--His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and Chairman of the Sharjah Media Council, visited Al Rahma Women’s Village in Puttalam, ...

Normally, the initial setup process in Windows offers you a choice to set the desired language as the default language. But if you accidentally choose the wrong one or select the language that is ...

The Sultanate Council in Sokoto has declared Saturday, August 23, 2025, corresponding to the 29th of Safar 1447 AH, as the date for the sighting of the new moon of Rabi’ul Awwal 1447 AH. In a ...

A dump truck with 23 people on board fell into a ravine in Lebak, Sultan Kudarat on Wednesday, killing eight passengers including a minor, according to the Police Regional Office 12 (PRO 12). The ...

As Arab world reaches new space milestones, we look at the flight that inspired millions Saudi Arabia’s Prince Sultan bin Salman Al Saud became the first Arab in space on June 17, 1985. X/SPA The ...

Great vision makes great men, as the saying goes, and Fatih Sultan Mehmed was born to be one. On this day, 572 years ago, Sultan Mehmed II gave a death blow to the Byzantine Empire by conquering ...

KUALA LUMPUR – Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah was admitted to the National Heart Institute in Kuala Lumpur on May 27 due to fatigue, though his office insisted the world’s longest-serving monarch ...