In sixth-century Arabia, a man wakes up at night and begins to saddle his she-camel, something he must have done countless times, and she’s tired of it. The man is al-Muthaqqib al-Abdi, a pre-Islamic ...

A writer journeys through Hormozgan province, from Bandar Abbas fish market to the graves of Minab's schoolchildren and a bombed wedding in Kuhestak, where residents say the ceasefire never arrived.

A writer journeys through Hormozgan province, from Bandar Abbas fish market to the graves of Minab's schoolchildren and a bombed wedding in Kuhestak, where residents say the ceasefire never arrived.

Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces at the Jabal Han front west of the city of Taiz on Oct. 3, 2026. (Ahmad al-Basha/AFP via Getty Images) Saudi media appears to be celebrating major victories ...

For years, Egypt’s personal status laws have been politically and socially fraught legal issues, with family law organized around religious identity and clerical authority. Now, the Egyptian ...

When the podcast host Avi Kaner recommended that the Israeli passengers in Tabuk try Saudi coffee, a Saudi user’s reply went viral, drawing more than 20 million views. It was a photo of a cup of ...

South Korean soccer player Son Heung-min raises a gold medal at the 18th Asian Games on Sept. 1, 2018. (Allsport Co./Getty Images) “Nobody calls Son Heung-min a bastard” is not a threat but a ...

I met the women on a Sunday, their only day off. The temperature in Malatya, a city in eastern Turkey, was 122 degrees. They had dressed carefully — light makeup, fresh nail polish, their finest ...

Pope Leo XIV at a prayer vigil in the Stade de France, where the crucifix provided by SOS Calvaires was displayed. (Simone Risoluti — Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images) Chants of “Léon, Léon ...

New Lines Editorial Director Rasha Elass and contributing writer Farea Al-Muslimi discuss the growing threat to international ...

Over the weekend, young officers from highly trained units of Niger’s army abandoned their posts on the front lines of their fight against a violent Islamist insurgency and rallied to the capital in ...

Koshary, an Egyptian pasta and rice dish, at Marhaba restaurant in Tysons Corner, Virginia, Oct. 13, 2021. (Deb Lindsey/The Washington Post via Getty Images) The first time I told my wife, who is from ...