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Louis Allday
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Photos: When a British intelligence officer documented his 1906 trip to the Persian Gulf and Iraq
Wilfrid Malleson covered Muscat, Kuwait, Basra, Baghdad and Mohammerah, among other places.
Louis Allday
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When a British officer wrote to London requesting financial aid for poor Indian women in Syria
Since 1926, the Consulate had been responsible for making cash payments to destitute British Indian subjects living in Syria, but funds were drying up.
Louis Allday
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Photos: The story of a 19th-century Iranian Shaikh who lost his Shaikhdom under the Pahlavis
Shaikh Khaz’al bin Jābir bin Mirdāw al-Ka‘bī was loyal to the British hoping they would help him – but they didn’t.
Louis Allday
Trending
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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BJP’s street-fighters in coastal Karnataka want a share in power
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Microcontrollers in EVMs, VVPATs do not recognise party and candidate, observes Supreme Court
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Tune in: The fascinating story of how BBC started its first foreign language radio station in Arabic
And how it helped develop Educated Spoken Arabic as distinct from classical Arabic.
Louis Allday
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Photographs of tribal leaders from UAE back when it was under British control
In 1939, the Trucial Coast States were part of Britain’s Informal Empire in the Persian Gulf.
Louis Allday
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A drunken pilot, attempts to bomb Mecca and the formation of Saudi Arabia
The ruler of the Kingdom of Hejaz enlisted a Russian pilot to take back Mecca from the forces of Ibn Sa’ud.
Louis Allday
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes