Thousands of Shiite pilgrims have gathered in Karbala, Iraq, for Ashoura, a holy day commemorating Imam Hussein’s martyrdom ...

In 1258, the Mongol Empire unleashed one of the most devastating sieges in history, bringing down the heart of the Islamic ...

In the course of a collaboration with the University of Baghdad, LMU's Enrique Jiménez has rediscovered a text that had been ...

Despite geopolitical tensions, dozens of Jews, including Israelis, have journeyed to shrine in Kurdish city of Alqosh since ...

America's involvement in the 12-day conflict between Israel and Iran has prompted comparisons with its 2003 invasion of Iraq.

American foreign policy in West Asia is a textbook example of adolescent overreach: short attention spans, cyclical memory, a ...

U.S. President Donald Trump claimed a ceasefire between Iran and Israel was “in effect” on Tuesday, after expressing deep ...

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he believed that both Israel and Iran violated ceasefire terms with attacks that ...

Iran launched a missile attack on a US military base in Qatar, retaliating for the American bombing of three key Iranian ...