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21 hours ago · The Abbasid Caliphate or Abbasid Empire ( / əˈbæsɪd / or / ˈæbəsɪd /; Arabic: الْخِلَافَة الْعَبَّاسِيَّة, romanized : al-Khilāfa al-ʿAbbāsiyya) was the third caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It was founded by a dynasty descended from Muhammad's uncle, Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib (566–653 ...
21 hours ago · Democracy (from Ancient Greek: δημοκρατία, romanized : dēmokratía, dēmos 'people' and kratos 'rule') [1] is a system of government in which state power is vested in the people or the general population of a state. [2] Under a minimalist definition of democracy, rulers are elected through competitive elections while more expansive ...
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21 hours ago · Witchcraft, as most commonly understood in both historical and present-day communities, is the use of alleged supernatural powers of magic. A witch is a practitioner of witchcraft. Traditionally, "witchcraft" means the use of magic or supernatural powers to inflict harm or misfortune on others, and this remains the most common and widespread ...
2 hours ago · Israel’s bombardment of Rafah is advancing toward the densely-populated centre of the Gaza border city, where “fear has turned to terror” as trapped civilians try to flee with nowhere to go, UN officials have warned. It comes as Israeli government officials hit out at a warning from Joe Biden that the US would not supply the weapons for a ...
3 hours ago · The Israeli military ordered an estimated 100,000 residents of eastern Rafah to evacuate on Monday [EPA] More than 80,000 people have fled the southern Gaza city of Rafah since Monday, the UN says, as Israeli tanks reportedly mass close to built-up areas amid constant bombardment. Palestinian armed groups said they were targeting Israeli troops ...
May 9, 2024 · Palestinians living at the Egyptian border pack up their tents ready to flee after the Israeli army took control of the Rafah border crossing Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images View image in fullscreen
21 hours ago · 609 BC – c. AD 240. See also: History of the Assyrians. Assyria ( Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: , māt Aššur) was a major ancient Mesopotamian civilization which existed as a city-state from the 21st century BC to the 14th century BC, then to a territorial state, and eventually an empire from the 14th century BC to the 7th century BC.
