Assad, the uncle of Syria’s deposed ruler Bashar al-Assad and known for his bloody crackdown on a Muslim Brotherhood uprising ...

Assad, the brother of the late Syrian President Hafez al-Assad, crushed an Islamist uprising in Hama in 1982 before unsuccessfully challenging for power and going into exile.

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There’s plenty to look forward to for exhibition-goers in 2026, with several prominent shows celebrating well-established, older artists in their 70s (Sir Anish Kapoor at the Hayward), 80s (David ...

Childhood obesity is on the rise in the UK, with a recent study by the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) predicting that ...

This year’s lineup features over 65 bands, including Disturbed, Papa Roach, Hollywood Undead, Bad Omens, The Used, Sleeping ...

Szyk (1894-1951) was born in Łódź and trained as an artist in Kraków and Paris, absorbing medieval illumination, caricature ...

There’s a new journey that largely traces the fabled Paris-to-Istanbul Orient Express route, but without the exorbitant cost.

The two greatest cities in Western civilization, New York and London, are now headed by overt Islamicists, says.

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EDITORIAL. The compulsive use of mobile phones and social media has disrupted our societies, inflicting major damage on ...