By Gayane Barseghyan Yerevan is older than Rome — 2808 years old at present. The birth certificate of the ancient city is a cuneiform inscription, made in 782 BC by […] ...

The mosque’s single minaret, decorative star motifs and unique calligraphy make it a significant example of imperial Ottoman ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo: Ayhan Altun/Getty Images With a rich history dating back thousands of years, Istanbul is chock-full of architectural ...

Amid escalating tensions in West Asia, authorities have temporarily closed Al-Aqsa Mosque, the third-holiest site in Islam, ...

Mosul, Iraq -- The abuses of authoritarian regimes across the Middle East extend far beyond the displacement and persecution of indigenous communities such as the Assyrian people. These regimes have ...

One of the first images that comes to mind when mentioning Istanbul is the Büyük Mecidiye Mosque rising along the Bosphorus ...

History may never cease to ink its stories on our minds and hearts, but there is no history more precious and fascinating than the history of Umm Al-Qura (Makkah) and its holy valley by the Grand ...

At the heart of Anandabas village stands the nearly 150-year-old Anandabas 10-domed mosque – a structure locals describe as both a place of worship and a living testament to history, tradition and ...

When Istanbul’s Sakirin Mosque opened, Zeynep Fadillioglu became the first woman to design a mosque, drawing on centuries of Turkish artistic tradition ...

JERUSALEM – The Muslim holy month of Ramadan arrived Monday with no news of a cease-fire in Gaza, raising further concerns about tensions spreading to Jerusalem, where the Al-Aqsa mosque sits at the ...