The super-rich art collector Sheikh, his Qatari royal cousin and a High Court war over a £21million 'Idol's Eye' diamond
The super-rich Al-Thani family are fighting over the 70 carat blue tinged gem, formerly owned by an Ottoman sultan and - ...
The Lamp of Prince Sarghitmish: record set for most expensive glass piece ever auctioned
The Lamp of Prince Sarghitmish is one of the rarest and most important examples of Islamic glass ever offered at auction. It ...
The 17th century £21,000,000 diamond at the centre of a royal family court battle
A Qatari sheikh is fighting a widow and her sons for control of the Idol's Eye - thought to be the world's largest cut blue ...
Qatari royal family in court battle over sale of £21m Mughal diamond
A 17th-century diamond worth up to £21 million is at the centre of a bitter High Court legal battle between two branches of a ...
‘Venice and the Ottoman Empire’ Review: A Seafaring Symbiosis
The North Carolina Museum of Art focuses on the complex relationship between the two maritime empires, in an exhibition that ...
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Suleymaniye Mosque
The Süleymaniye Mosque is one of the best sights of Istanbul. The Blue Mosque might be one of the city’s most famous mosques, ...
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Turkish Investigation Into Army Officers Over Secularist Chants Condemned
Turkish lawyers and the country's main opposition party slated a probe into lieutenants who chanted a secularist slogan at ...
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Lebanon: Families stuck in Nabatieh watch as Israel destroys historic neighbourhoods
From their home in Nabatieh’s historic city centre, Amina Bitar and her family have watched as homes and shops around them ...
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10 Brilliant Fantasy Novels by South Asian Authors
DESIblitz presents ten fantasy novels by South Asian authors, perfect for those looking for recommendations. South Asian authors have been making waves with their fantasy novels. They have introduced ...