Cooperation between Syria and Jordan in the fields of economy, trade, and transport has taken a significant leap forward ...

The Tutong District held a flag hoisting ceremony at the open area of the Tutong District Community Hall on Monday (July 1), ...

The Sun-Drop Diamond of South Africa, a giant pear-shaped yellow gem weighing 110.3 carats, has sold for more than NZ$14.1 million at auction, beating previous records for a jewel of its type ...

THE Department of State was notified by the Turkish Ambassador to the United States on September 10, 1914, that: "The Ottoman Government has abrogated, as from the first of October next, the ...

Emerald History and Lore The 75.47-carat Hooker Emerald was worn by Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II, the last sultan of the Ottoman Empire. Photo by Chip Clark, courtesy Smithsonian Institution, ...

3. The Pragmatic Padishah - Sultan Bayezid II (Reigned 1481-1512) The eighth sultan was a tough and capable ruler. He put down a Safavid rebellion in Anatolia, tightened his hold over the Crimea, and ...

Viola Davis and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II are set to star and produce a reimagining of the 1987 MGM feature film 'House of Games,' from David Mamet.

As globalisation frays the fabric of civic nationalism, nation-states from India to Russia are embracing an older identity model — the civilisation-state.