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Five Iranian presidents have made six visits to Oman over approximately 20 years, while Omani sultans have visited Iran three ...

Whether it is Pakistan, China, Bangladesh or Myanmar, the unfinished business of history haunts the region every day ...

During the late stages of the last ice age, the Arabian Desert wasn't always the dry expanse you know today. In fact, recent ...

This year, summer runs from June 20 through Sept. 22. That’s “actual summer.” But “practical summer,” in my mind, runs from ...

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You’ve probably heard of the Sea of Tranquility, the lunar “sea” that was used as the landing site for the Apollo 11 lunar module, the Eagle, on July 20, 1969. You might also have heard of ...

In 1963 the peacock was declared the National Bird of India because of its rich religious and legendary involvement in Indian traditions The criteria for this choice were many The bird must be welldis ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. The crust (together with the upper layer of the mantle) is made up of different pieces, called tectonic plates ...

Notably, regions like North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, where freshwater resources are particularly scarce, are seen as key beneficiaries of these initiatives. Already, several governments in ...

Rafha, May 22, 2024, SPA -- The ancient Hajj route "Darb Zubayda," or Zubayda Overland Route, which connects Arabian Peninsula and Iraq, was a corridor for Arab tribes, with the first reference to ...