In a move to demonstrate its strategic leverage, Iran conducted live-fire drills in the Strait of Hormuz last week, a vital chokepoint for global oil shipments. Analysts have warned that any Iranian ...

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Fifty-one years after the death of the 'Star of the East', archival records and historical accounts show how the Arab world's greatest singer was seen as a strategic threat to Israel ...

With a moving performance of “Blessings,” Lyons was crowned the 2026 National Calypso Monarch at Dimanche Gras on Sunday night, earning 263 points to secure her second title, $1 million in cash and a ...

As Ramadan begins, traditional lanterns called fawanees brighten Cairo. They have become a symbol of Ramadan and are an almost-mandatory home decoration for the holy month in Egypt.

The world's Muslims are preparing for the holy month of Ramadan, a time of fasting and prayer. In Cairo, that means shopping for gifts and buying decorations to get into the spirit of the holy month.

Music has a unique way of transporting us back in time and no playlist is complete without songs that everyone can’t help but sing along to. In this video we count down twenty nostalgic songs that ...

“USA250: The Story of the World’s Greatest Economy” is a yearlong WSJ series examining America’s first 250 years. Read more about it from Editor in Chief Emma Tucker. Before Billboard charts, before ...

Over three decades, he reported from Moscow, Beijing, Tehran and elsewhere and wrote well-received books based on his ...

Sometimes we come across songs that are instantly overplayed, mocked, meme'd, or labeled as "annoying" before anyone stops to truly listen. But time has a funny way of changing the narrative. If you ...