ALEPPO, Syria—Late one January night, two balaclava-clad security officers with Syria’s new government were speeding through the streets of Aleppo in pursuit of a man who had been spotted ...

The history of Rajput rulers is filled with tales of bravery, resilience, and honor. While names like Maharana Pratap and Rana Sanga are famous, many other Rajput kings also played key roles in ...

They didn’t hide behind a command from their earthly ruler but instead reckoned with the divine consequences of their actions. When Pharaoh summoned the midwives to account for the failure of ...

At the age of 20, Prince Karim Al-Hussaini inherited the reins of a Shia Muslim lineage and used his entrepreneurship to become one of the world’s richest hereditary rulers. By Alan Cowell The ...

In December 2024, a handful of rebel groups led by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham ousted the brutal dictatorship that had ruled Syria for five decades and set up an interim administration. Now, foreign ...

Traditional rulers across communities in the Lake Chad Basin, comprising Nigeria, Chad, Cameron and the Republic of Niger have resolved to take action towards ending the lingering insecurity in ...

Southeast Asian nations have told Myanmar’s military government its plan to hold an election amid an escalating civil war should not be its priority, urging it to start dialogue and end ...

Here are 15 questions to test your knowledge of the rulers of the Roman Empire. Good luck! And if you need a hint click the yellow button. Tom Metcalfe is a freelance journalist and regular Live ...

The Kurdish forces guarding Islamic State fighters at a jail in northern Syria say they are opposed to handing the facility to the new Islamist rulers in Damascus as they brace for attacks by the ...

The Kurdish forces guarding ISIS fighters at a jail in northern Syria say they are opposed to handing the facility to the new rulers in Damascus as they brace for attacks by the ultra-hardline ...

It’s unclear today if some of the more unsavory rumors about the Roman emperor Tiberius are true. If so, his legacy as a depraved ruler would be well-deserved. Otherwise, perhaps a more nuanced look ...

Many of them – particularly those in Asia and Africa – also turned to citizenship laws to send their former rulers a message. However, in most cases these countries turned toward a different ...