Nuri Aslan of the opposition Republican People ... Erdogan’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) after three rounds of balloting. In the first round, Aslan secured 173 votes ...

Gemma White is a contributor for The National working across a range of topics for the Arts & Culture and Lifestyle departments. She moved to the UAE in 2005, and has worked as an editor for the past ...

Ellen Pompeo is a devoted mom of three. The actress, famed for her long-running role in Grey's Anatomy, withdrew as the series lead in 2023, after deciding that she wanted to spend more time with ...

Pythagoras was not simply interested in the number three. He was fascinated by numbers in general. He viewed them as the key to understanding the universe as a whole. His investigation into the nature ...

To create Wajima-nuri, one of the oldest forms of lacquerware in Japan, one must painstakingly apply urushi (lacquer made from tree sap) to the object—say, a bowl or dish—let it dry ...