In early December 2021, the Ethiopian government pulled off a dramatic reversal in its yearlong civil war with rebels from the Tigray region. Armed with a new arsenal of drones and other forms of ...

If you’ve ever stared at a map quiz and felt your streak slipping, you’re not alone—but 2026’s new wave of geography apps is changing the game. From interactive Middle East map drills that update in ...

Most Americans are unaware that today’s Middle East is an artificial construct created by British and French diplomats (Sykes and Picot) after World War I to advance their empires’ economic and ...

There's no place on Earth where East and West, cardinal directions, don't meet. But, over the centuries, East and West — particularly the East in the minds of people in the West — have become terms ...