A sweeping history of Iran–US relations that situates today’s escalating conflict within a long arc of empire, intervention, and resistance.

With the region’s meteoric rise in tourist popularity, it’s time to discover its marvels that exist off the beaten path.

The Persian connection with India runs deep. From offering refuge to communities that arrived on Indian shores to supplying horses, arms, architects, and ideas to the Mughal Empire, Persia, now Iran, ...

Accused of running a drug ring from his Philippine prison cell, ‘VIP’ inmate Park Wang-yeol was extradited after a nine-year legal impasse.

A complaint has been sent to Pakistan’s UNESCO representative alleging that recent restoration work may have damaged the ...

Built in the 6th century during the reign of Eastern Roman emperor Justinian I, the Basilica Cistern is the largest of ...

The Mauryan Empire (c. 322–185 BCE) was one of the largest and most powerful empires in ancient India, who is known for its ...

Terry Richardson lived in Turkey for 12 years (until July 2013) and continues to visit Istanbul and the Turquoise Coast regularly. Terry Richardson is co-author of The Rough Guide to Turkey, writer of ...

Babur’s first impressions of Hindustan, recorded in the Baburnama, were marked by sharp criticism yet he chose to stay and that was the beginning of the Mughal Empire ...

Japan’s carmakers have treated battery-electric vehicles as niche, betting instead on hybrids, hydrogen and e-fuels. Now, ...

Bernard James Remollino, an associate professor and author of “Pancho Villa: World Champion, 1923,” will talk about his book ...

Indian Navy comes to aid of tanker that was stuck near Strait of Hormuz since March 2; wife of Dahisar-based captain ...