Wikipedia offers detailed information on the Middle East, an area that extends from the southeastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf.

Learn about the art of the ancient Phoenicians in this historical overview and image gallery of Phoenician art with detailed descriptions, from the collection of the British Museum.

Complete guide to the statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for the Middle Eastern country of Bahrain.

Provides statistics, history, politics, and demographics for the Middle Eastern country of Kuwait.

Provides statistics, history, politics, and demographics for the Middle Eastern country of Lebanon.

Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Druze people from the Middle East. (Note: Content is not the most current.)

"Lunda" is the most widely used English term to refer to literally hundreds of social groups whose oral histories link them in varying ways to a far-flung empire that controlled trade and tribute in much of Central Africa from the...

Ancient Assyrians were inhabitants of one the world's earliest civilizations, Mesopotamia, which began to emerge around 3500 B . C . The Assyrians invented the world's first written language and the 360-degree circle, established...

A brief overview of the religion is provided along with information about the current status, religious beliefs, texts and more.

Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Afghan Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)

Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Chaldean Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)

This site discusses U.S. foreign policy after Vietnam encompassed every corner of the globe as Presidents Ford and Carter attempted to work with countries in Eastern Europe, Latin American and the Middle East.