The Book of Routes and Realms (Kitāb al-Masālik wa al-Mamālik) by Ibrāhīm al-Iṣṭakhrī is one of the most important and ...

Ahead of a May tour of the Middle East, US President Donald Trump revived a long-running dispute over the name of the body of ...

Arab nations have pushed for a change to the geographic name of the body of water off the southern coast of Iran, while Iran has maintained its historic ties to the gulf.

The water body that lies between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula has been known internationally as the Persian Gulf for over 2 ...

On Google Maps in the U.S., the ... name Arabian Gulf for the waterway. Iran’s president at the time, Hassan Rouhani, suggested Trump needed to "study geography." "Everyone knew Trump’s ...

It’s a political tactic that has lasted as long as maps have, according to Karl Offen, a geography professor at Syracuse ...

Donald Trump is likely to ruffle a few feathers during his upcoming visit to the Middle East. The US President is likely to take a decision on whether to rename the Persian Gulf.

In diplomacy, there are moments that defy conventional wisdom — moments when what was deemed impossible suddenly becomes negotiable. The surprise meeting between ...

The fragile balances of East Africa, which has been frequently associated with political crises recently, the security of the ...

Arab nations have long pushed for a change to the geographic name of the body of water off the southern coast of Iran, while Iran has maintained ... not to label the body of water at all on its maps.