CNN on MSN13d
How Alexander the Great redrew the map of the world
He made it as far as the Indus River in modern-day Pakistan, and even crossed into today’s India, before dying in Babylon in ...
Warfronts on MSN7d
Iran-Iraq War - The Modern Day Holy War
It was clear what was happening: the tensions with Iraq had finally snapped, and Saddam Hussein was now launching a ...
CNN13d
How Alexander the Great redrew the map of the world
By the time he died, aged just 32, he had redrawn the map of the ... River in modern-day Pakistan, and even crossed into today’s India, before dying in Babylon in today’s Iraq.
CNN13d
How Alexander the Great redrew the map of the world
He made it as far as the Indus River in modern-day Pakistan, and even crossed into today’s India, before dying in Babylon in today’s Iraq ... “redrew the map of the world” by force ...
What Was The Sykes-Picot Agreement, And Why Does It Still Affect The Middle East Today?
Some national borders are determined by natural phenomena like seas, mountains and rivers. Most, however, are created by ...
Ocean plate from time of Pangaea is now being torn apart under Iraq and Iran
As Neotethys closed up, the oceanic crust went under the Eurasian continent. The continental portion of the Arabian plate, ...
Iraq’s top court throws out challenge to new laws, including one increasing Islamic courts authority
Iraq’s top court has thrown out a legal challenge that had temporarily halted three controversial laws passed last month by the country’s parliament.
Live Science11d
Ocean plate from time of Pangaea is now being torn apart under Iraq and Iran
The continental portion of the Arabian plate, which underpins modern-day Iraq and Saudi Arabia, was dragged behind, resulting in a collision with Eurasia. This collision created mountains ...