On a day that was sunny yet cold at the same time, crowds from the Kurdish community took to the streets of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, waving flags of the Kurdistan Region, holding banners and ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Twelver Shiism is the largest branch within Shiism – one of the two major sects within Islam. Shiism is ...

Three weeks have passed since the beginning of the recent protests in Iran. This round of protests has grown and expanded ...

Most of us are certain that behind every country's name there's a glorious history, but the truth is much simpler: it all ...

They have shown their work at the world's leading design fairs, but never in their home countries. The Palais de Lomé in Togo ...

Few people know the real story of "The Star-Spangled Banner," or that the massive flag that inspires it still exists.

A Jewish family that fled Iraq generations ago rented its home to France for use as an embassy, but Paris long ago stopped ...

Addressing the inaugural ceremony of the Medium Calibre Ammunition Facility set up by Solar Industries, Defence Minister ...

In this installment of NPR's "Word of the Week" series we trace the origins of the "cravat" (borrowed from the French ...