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7 Historic Empires Richer Than the Mughals You Probably Didn’t Learn About

When history recalls the wealthiest empires of the world, the Mughal Empire often features prominently for its opulent courts, monumental architecture, and dominance in the Indian subcontinent. At its peak around the 17th century, the Mughal Empire controlled about 24 % of the world’s economy, making it one of the…

Times Life · Feb 14

JD Vance deleted his ‘Armenian genocide’ social media post. Here’s why

The Vice President recently visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial on a key diplomatic trip

The Independent UK · Feb 10

Trump Goes Mum On 'Armenian Genocide' After Biden Recognition

US President Donald Trump on Thursday steered clear of describing the Ottoman Empire's World War I-era mass killings of Armenians as "genocide," a reversal from his predecessor Joe Biden.

International Business Times · Apr 24, 2025

Seven US Betrayals of Kurds within a Century… Will It Fail Them Again in Syria?

If the reaction to Turkish incursions or continued aerial bombardment against Kurdish targets in northern Syria does not meet Kurdish expectations and demands, it wouldn’t be the first time Kurds are betrayed by the US or the West. In the past century, the global and regional balance of power has…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 30, 2022

Music Superstar Dua Lipa Granted Albanian Citizenship

Albania’s president on Sunday granted citizenship to British pop star of Albanian origin Dua Lipa for what he said was the artist’s role in spreading Albanians’ fame internationally through her music. President Bajram Begaj said Lipa was granted citizenship ahead of Albania’s 110th anniversary of independence from the Ottoman Empire.…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 28, 2022

Five things you need to know about the Ottoman empire

For centuries empires were the dominant form of political organisation. In the west there is some degree of familiarity with the British, French and German empires, and the empires of Spain and Portugal. Not to mention the Romans or the Greeks. But one empire that sometimes gets forgotten, outside Turkey,…

The Conversation · Oct 31, 2022

The Downside of Imperial Collapse   

When empires or great powers fall, chaos and war rise.

Foreign Affairs · Oct 4, 2022

Britain and the US… And the Round of Violence in Iraq

In contrast to its establishment by the British in the early twentieth century, the second effort to establish an Iraqi state, made this century by the US, was chaotic and not based on a vision for how to build it. There is an immense difference in scale between the two…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 31, 2022

Erdogan: Biden Should First Learn and Know Very Well the History of Armenians

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashed out Tuesday at US President Joe Biden for again characterizing the 1915 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman Empire forces as a genocide. “Mr. Biden should first learn and know very well the history of Armenians.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 27, 2022

At Gallipoli battlefields, travelers remember fallen Anzacs

Travelers from Australia and New Zealand joined dignitaries at the former World War I battlefields of Gallipoli in northwest Turkey for a dawn service to honor soldiers who were killed during an unsuccessful British-led campaign that aimed to take the Ottoman Empire out of the war

The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2022