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

The peninsula is home to Arab nomads, living a life which... read more

With the outbreak of World War 1, Kuwait became a British... read more

From 870, Yemen became virtually independent under a line of hereditary... read more

The military power of the Qarmatian tribes was suppressed by local... read more

In northern Arabia, the al-Rasheed's became pre-occupied by a struggle with... read more

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

دیگر نام[ترمیم]قرامطی (مذہباً اسماعیلی شیعہ)کو باطنیہ بھی کہا جاتا ہے۔ انہیں... read more