Industries in silk, glass and tiles were developed and Baghdad was the first city in the Islamic world to have its own paper mill. A technique learnt from Chinese travellers. The city attracted ...

During its eighteenth session, after having examined the state of conservation of the Medieval City of Rhodes, the Committee requested precise information on the legal protection of the Medieval City ...

Then they all went ashore, where a city of silken tents had sprung up overnight. For the first time ever, massive, majestic Ibn Saud, absolute ruler of the biggest, near-medieval Arab state ...