Pre-Islamic history of the Middle East

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

The kingdoms of southern Arabia continue to thrive as their cities... read more

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

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

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

The British staged a withdrawal from the region in the 1960s... read more

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

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

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