No British colonies. No American Revolution. Just a continent shaped by French influence in culture, politics, and power. The ripple effects would change the world.

This Fourth of July marks the 249th anniversary of Independence Day, but there are several dates that are related to ...

An Algerian court is expected to deliver a verdict Tuesday on prosecutors' bid to double the jail term of a dual-national ...

The story of the Maharaja of Kapurthala who cleverly disguised his queen as a man to bypass British travel bans, enabling them to visit Europe unnoticed during colonial rule ...

Policies—whether in the West or in the Muslim world—are imposed on women, not developed with them or for them. How they dress ...

The Cairo-based studio’s art directors Tasneem Hozaien and Nadine El Gabry discuss publications Isdar Mustaqel and companion ...

Unless the root causes of instability are addressed, conservation efforts could ultimately serve to inflame tensions.

A 25-member advisory committee struck by the City of Ottawa has quietly begun preparing to celebrate next year’s 200th ...

As belly dancing gains popularity internationally, young Egyptian performers are working to restore its reputation at home, ...

Lina Soualem’s Spain-set family tale “Alicante,” “Asphalt,” the big winner at this year’s Cannes Docs-in-Progress, and ...

The Hong Kong restaurant icon ushers in a new era at the property's glamorous beachfront fine-dining venue, now rebranded as ...

It consisted of intermittent battles sparked by competing claims to the French crown and disputes over territorial ... and was fought between Spanish colonial forces and the native Araucanian tribes, ...