Learn about the diverse religious and political history that brought about the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. See how WWI and WWII influenced the establishment of the nation state of Israel in 1948, which gave rise to the Six-Day War, the Oslo Accords and Hamas.

The eight-year war between Iran and Iraq cost billions of dollars in damages and claimed millions of lives, but resulted in no real benefit to either side.

Built during the rule of Herod the Great, the Temple Mount was the size of 25 football fields.

Learn the sinister history behind the lethal chemical agent that killed the half-brother of an infamous dictator.