Announced on Sunday, the sweeping changes expand Israel's civil control in Areas A and B - where all major Palestinian cities ...

The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics are just one week away and United Nations and Games organizers are urging a 7-week global ...

Ziggurats were mudbrick temples designed to bridge heaven and earth, anchoring religion, power, and architecture in the ancient Near East for thousands of years.

Thousands of years before the invention of compasses or sails, prehistoric peoples crossed oceans to reach remote lands like ...

The idea of enjoying light dishes, drinks, and good company has existed for centuries. Explore one of the earliest cultures ...

Old beliefs about early human behavior in East Asia are being challenged by the discovery of a richly-layered archaeological ...

A new study reveals that Egyptians were using a mechanically sophisticated drilling tool far earlier than previously suggested. Researchers at Newcastle University, and the Academy of Fine Arts, ...

Cairo grew from an ancient Nile settlement into the largest city in the Middle East, but rapid population growth, informal housing, and climate pressure are pushing it toward a breaking point. This ...

Clear away the fog of conspiracy theories, and both are the product of an imperialist framework built on a consistent process ...

A ziggurat (also spelled ziqqurat) was a raised platform with four sloping sides that looked like a tiered pyramid. Ziggurats were common in ancient Mesopotamia (roughly modern Iraq) from around 4,000 ...

The Olympics do not erase conflict. They expose it in a controlled, non violent arena. They exist to say this. Let us fight ...

Once overlooked, Morocco has emerged as a focal point of human prehistory, with new discoveries and a landmark report ...