The control of the lucrative maritime trade is now in the... read more

In 1806 the Wahhabi movement, headed by the Saud family, captured... read more

The history of the Middle East over the past 500 years or so... read more

The Arab buffer states of the Ghaznavids and the Lakhmids both... read more

During the first century, CE Greek sailors pioneered the Indian Ocean trade routes,... read more

The kingdoms of southern Arabia have continued to flourish. The well-organized... read more

The Saudi-led Wahhabi kingdom soon descended into chaos in fratricidal fighting... read more

In 1517, the Ottomans had come in from the west, bringing... read more

Oman won control of the Indian Ocean coast of East Africa... read more

An Ayyubid governor of Yemen established his independence in 1229, and founded... read more