Built as Byzantium, and then renamed Constantinople, Istanbul officially received its present name on this day in 1930.

During the Armenian Genocide in the early 20th century, the Yazidi community played a crucial but often overlooked role in ...

Wars have shaped history for centuries, with some lasting generations, redefining borders, cultures, and power struggles that ...

In 1953, a pioneer of women’s sports in Greece, Loukia Skrivanou, then a member of the Olympiacos women’s basketball team and ...

From Mali's Great Mosque of Djenné to Malaysia's Crystal Mosque, these are the most beautiful mosques in the world that you ...

Open Letter to Ms Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen, President of European Commission. Madam President, 1. It is with deep ...

Only a walk inside some of its churches will reveal the city’s stunning and colorful Byzantine mosaics! Ravenna, in ...

After the schism between the churches in Rome and Constantinople in 1054 ... This liturgy was used by the church in Antioch in present day Syria. Many bishops in this area also broke away after ...

To submit a picture for Photo of the Day consideration, send the full size original via ... In 1930, the names of Turkish cities Angora and Constantinople became Ankara and Istanbul. In 1963, director ...

Since gaining independence from Belgium in 1960, the Democratic Republic of Congo has seen recurrent armed conflict, political tensions, regional power struggles and battles over its natural resources ...