This site provides links to the most recent news articles and videos concerning events in Afghanistan.

This site provides links to the most recent news articles and videos published concerning events in Iran.

A comprehensive internet resource guide to visa and embassy information for all countries around the world. Search by region or view the entire country list. Links to other travel, visa, and immigration sites.

The text of the Camp David Accords with hypertext links to relevant documents.

Learn how the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis escalates as the Palestinian president asks the United Nations to turn their territories into an official country, Palestine. (September, 2011)

The Perry-Castaneda Library at the University of Texas provides an outstanding collection of maps of the country of Israel. Also links to maps from other online sources.

PBS unravels the tale about Iraq's physical environment in this comprehensive look at what was once one of the richest countries in the world. Includes videos, interviews, and images.

Article reports on the dire conditions in Syria and the vast amount of refugees who are fleeing the country.

The Library of Congress provides an exceptionally detailed overview of the country of Iraq. Content includes a country profile, a detailed history of the country, its society and environment, its economy, its government and politics, and...

Features the original text of the "Roadmap" to a permanent solution to the ongoing conflict as released by the U.S. State Department in April 2003.

Greg Bruno discusses Iran's Nuclear Program from its conception in the 1950s to the present day, focusing specifically on the tenuous relationship between Iran and the United States. Updated March 10, 2010.

This site provides links to the most recent news articles and videos published about Israel. Links to slideshows and articles about the Arab-Israeli conflict and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict are featured.

The U.S. and Russia are working on a controversial plan for greater military cooperation in Syria, where both powers are bombing the Islamic State but have starkly different views of the country's future.The Washington Post on Thursday...

Learn that during Reagan's years in office the Cold War began to thaw and the Middle East started to heat up.

There are two pilgrimages to Mecca. Hajj--known as the Greater Pilgrimage and 'Umra-the lesser pilgrimage. Hajj can only be undertaken between the 8th and the 13th of Dhu al-Hijja - the twelfth month of the Muslim calendar. At all other...

This is a list of key terms and definitions used in Ch. 18: Macroeconomic Policy Around the World from the Texas Gateway AP Macroeconomics online textbook.