Pre-Islamic history of the Middle East

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

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

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

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

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

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

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