The Greek War of Independence that begun in 1821 is full of memorable events, most of them bloody battles and heroic feats.

As Greece counts 200 years from the War of independence and stands proud as a member of the EU, the mind reels to the ...

Assad's dictatorship, Damascus residents have been flocking to this iconic, century-old ice cream parlor in the heart of the ...

Amid ongoing trauma, Jews and Israelis relive an unfathomable tragedy, but our identity must be shaped by more than grief - honoring our true story beyond tragedy.

Without organized traditional religion, Americans are inclined to fill the void with something far worse than “love thy neighbor.” ...

The road to Syria was a breeze. The taxi driver, one passenger and I drove through the charming Lebanese-Armenian town of ...

Each year on March 25, Greeks worldwide celebrate Greek Independence Day, marking the 204th anniversary of the 1821 uprising ...

The result of that insomnia is my new book, East of Empire: Egypt, India, and the World Between the Wars. These partitions took place barely six months apart, between 1947 and 1948. They remain at ...

Hamas has agreed to a new Egyptian proposal to release 5 hostages, including the American-Israeli Edan Alexander, in exchange ...

What did the dissolution of the Ottoman empire , the movement for Egyptian independence , or the crisis in British Mandate Palestine have to do with the decision to partition India? How did ...