Not all of the fighting during World War One happened in the trenches of the Western Front. Some major battles were fought for control of the Middle East. It was here that the British Army, supported ...

What sparked the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire during World War I? In this episode, Kings and Generals dives into the complex causes behind the Arab uprising, from long-standing grievances to ...

(RNS) — A new online exhibit from the National WWI Museum and Memorial presents the overlooked story of the Halbmondlager, a WWI Muslim prisoner of war camp. (RNS) — In 1915, Germany’s first mosque ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The Israeli city of Haifa is rewriting its history textbooks to formally recognize the role of Indian soldiers in liberating the city from Ottoman rule during World War I. The announcement was made by ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. GELIBOLU, Turkey (AP) — A small group ...

The Ottoman Empire called for a military jihad against France, Russia and Great Britain in November 1914. How did this affect subsequent Allied campaigns in the Middle East? David Woodward charts the ...