Discover statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for the country of Saudi Arabia in the Middle East.

This organization "assists countries pursuing accountability for past mass atrocity or human rights abuse." The site describes past and current programs in Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

This article examines the connection between sea turtles and the Bronze Age in what is present-day Oman in the Middle East.

Discover statistics, history, economy, culture, politics, and demographics for the country of the United Arab Emirates in the Middle East.

Provides the actual text to the Eisenhower Doctrine, a speech given by President Eisenhower to Congress on the situation in the Middle East.

This site focuses on the importance of the concentration of oil in the Middle East to world politics. Read the backgrounder by Charles Krause before reading this transcript of Online Newshour.

Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of the Druze people in the Middle East. Gives basic facts about location, language, folklore, foods, social customs, family life, education, religion, pastimes, societal...

In March 2007, collaborative artists Lyndell Brown and Charles Green travelled for six weeks through the Middle East, Afghanistan, and the Persian Gulf as the Australian War Memorial's official war artists. Their works of art record the...

Sami Awad is the Founder and Director of The Holy Land Trust, a non-profit humanitarian organization dedicated to improving the lives of children, families and communities in the Middle East. The group identifies the cycle of violence as...

William Ury, author of "Getting to Yes," offers an elegant, simple way to create agreement in even the most difficult situations-from family conflict to, perhaps, the Middle East. [18:45]

Simon Schama travels through three thousand years of Jewish history across Europe, the Middle East, Northern Africa, Bermuda, and into the United States. Notable historical data and images are presented through an interactive map.

Learn how Jimmy Carter failed to solve the ailing economy or confront a growing crisis in the Middle East during his one-term presidency.

An online translation of "The Jewish State" by Theodore Herzl. Published in 1896, Herzl makes the case to Europeans, the Ottoman peoples of the Middle East, and fellow Jews for the formation of a Jewish State.

NPR reports on the neighboring countries to Iraq in the Middle East: Jordan, Syria, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia. How are these countries coping with the violence so close at hand? The report contains audio and a series of pictures taken in...

The U.S. invasion of Iraq was ten years ago this week. This article describes the impact that the war has had on both the U.S. and Iraq, as well as other countries in the region.

Photographic exhibit showcases historic moments that formed the United Arab Emirates.

Learn about the Dome of the Rock located in Old Jerusalem, one of the earliest surviving buildings from the Islamic world. Links to additional resources.

General information about the Berbers, their country, and their languages. Author is the Middle East editor of a major British newspaper.

The many groups who have settled in Texas are listed, beginning 40,000 years ago. There is a list of the Native American groups, then the successive groups of immigrants from numerous European countries, the African Americans who were...

Short article discusses the role of religious extremism and its relationship to terrorist activities. Background information on the Arab-Israeli conflict is also provided.

Medieval Europeans were fascinated by the lands that lay beyond their own continent. This article looks at the real and imaginary travels of explorers and tradesmen through works including The Book of John Mandeville, The Travels of...

An archive of articles and documents relevant to the Six-Day War's causes, events, and results.

Using primary source material, students will analyze how foreign policy decisions affect the public's opinion of U.S. Presidents.

Interactive web page that tells the story of the war in Iraq through pictures, audio, and video.