History is not so much past as vigorously present, often a scab to be irritated in fitful anger, or a romantic affectation to be cherished. When it comes to controlling trade and establishing new ...

Turkey will restore parts of the historic Hejaz Railway in Syria, reconnecting Turkish rail lines to Damascus, Turkish Transportation Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said on Tuesday during a meeting with ...

The Hejaz Railway was “a monumental feat of engineering and a triumph of Islamic financing over Western capital, and the last desperate act of modernity of a failing empire”, according to a British ...

At the historic Qadam station in Damascus, the Hejaz Railway Museum is preserving the memory of one of the Middle East’s most ambitious transport projects. It was established in 2008 to mark the ...

AMMAN — A new tourist train service will begin operating in Mafraq on Saturday, marking the launch of the first heritage rail trips in the governorate. Organised by the Jordan Hejaz Railway ...

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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 ...