Pre-Islamic history of the Middle East

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

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

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

جزیرہ نما عرب (عربی: شبه الجزيرة العربية، انگریزی: Arabian Peninsula) جافریقا اور ایشیا کے سنگم پر واقع... read more

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

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

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

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

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