February 21st marks the day in 1913 when Ioannina, the capital of Epirus in northwestern Greece, was liberated from the ...

The major cities of Central Europe built along the Danube were the focus of key battles in the war between Muslims and ...

Suleiman I, the most dazzling of the Ottoman sultans, illuminated the 16th century, reigning from 1520 to 1566. He was the ...

Museums, cuisine, nightlife and cruising the Bosphorus are some of the things to do in Istanbul at night. This vibrant city ...

Student-led protesters staged a blockade in the city of Kragujevac, demanding officials publish documents on a deadly roof ...

The Negev Urban Research Lab ( NUR) in Beersheva, the unofficial capital of the Negev desert, is the first of its kind in Israel. Although NUR is one of 10 similar labs operating worldwide under the ...

For decades, Vatican City has held the title of the world’s smallest country, but this long-standing geographic fact may soon ...

Barbarian invasions in Greece during the Byzantine era were common with mostly Albanian tribes settling in the fertile plains ...

Experience the rejuvenating effects of a Turkish hammam, where centuries of tradition meet modern relaxation and cleansing.

On this day in 1925, the Kurdish princess and ballet dancer Leyla Bedir Khan performed at the Royal Musical Academy (Kungliga ...