An Emirati village surrounded by an Omani enclave was mapped out at time when water was more valuable than oil.

An enclave of one country in an enclave of another country, itself within an enclave…

Why does a Russian region in the far east have Yiddish as an official language? 

During the height of the Cold War, a German village with just one fridge had problems... 

A tax haven with a major zinc mine, which was also a den of smugglers…

Why are two Royal Marines standing guard on this tiny rock in the North Atlantic covered in bird droppings? 

What was the significance of football match in England in 1883?

A blow-by-blow account of one momentous day that marked a turning point in the history of a nation and its people.

The former military base Camp Zeist in the Netherlands was once lent to Scotland for the Lockerbie bombing trial

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