If you’ve been on Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube in lately, you’ve probably heard the viral "Tab Tabi Tab" Arabic melody that’s everywhere. It’s the background music for reels, naat competitions, and ...

Morocco has finally submitted its application to inscribe the art, tradition, and craftsmanship of the Moroccan caftan on ...

A Tale of Two Cities In the grand historical narrative of the Islamic world, two cities have stood out as dominant forces: ...

The shift of the imperial capital from Damascus to Baghdad under Caliph Al Mansur was a direct response to this power struggle. Centuries later, the poet Abu Al Ala al Ma‘arri reflected on the ...

A high-profile leader of ISIS, described as one of the world’s “most dangerous men,” was killed in a US air strike Friday. The terror group’s second in ...

Abdallah Maki Mosleh al-Rifai, or “Abu Khadija,” was “deputy caliph” of the militant group and as “one of the most dangerous terrorists in Iraq and the world,” the statement said.

The extremist organisation had existed as a mere “paper state” since its founding as the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) in ...

Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifai, alias ‘Abu Khadijah,’ was known as the “deputy caliph” of the militant group and “one of the most dangerous terrorists in Iraq and the world,” Iraqi ...

More than a decade had passed since Ahmed al-Sharaa squeezed into the narrow lift that went up to his parents’ 10th-floor apartment. The Soviet-style block hadn’t changed much since he last ...