The history of coffee begins in Ethiopia, where legend credits its discovery to a goat herder named Kaldi in the 9th century.

The French historian Christian-Julien Robin—one of today's leading specialists on the Arabian Peninsula—reminds ... a dynasty that established itself in Damascus and implemented a centralized ...

coffee had spread throughout the Arabian Peninsula, particularly in Mecca and Medina, where it became a staple of daily life. By the early 1500s, coffee had reached Cairo, Damascus and Istanbul ...

The carvings offer a window into AlUla’s past, but its present is a story still unfolding. Here, nature and heritage converge, with open-air museums emerging amidst the desert’s timeless expanse — ...

But since they took Damascus, the country has seen an uptick in revenge ... This chaos has, in turn, enabled al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and other terrorist groups to expand their operations in ...

Its land juts out of the Arabian Peninsula. It's about twice the size ... in certain parts away from Damascus. But what do you see as diplomacy is role there? Well, I'll be curious to see if ...

University of Tsukuba. On March 4 and 5, 2025, the workshop “The Growth of Eurasian Empires and the Imperial Radius of Action ...

was imported into the Mediterranean from the southern Arabian Peninsula, either by land via the Frankincense Route culminating in Gaza and Damascus, or via the Red Sea and Egypt. Four ingredients ...

The remains of Yemen's hobbled government have also joined up with the Houthi rebels to fight Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula ... and act as a proxy force for Damascus and Tehran.