An ancient Middle Eastern civilization that developed an early alphabet spread its culture far and wide — but not its DNA, finds a 23 April Nature study 1 of hundreds of ancient human genomes.

Syria’s civil war drove a wedge between the residents of the small town of Maaloula, where two-thirds are Christian and ...

Deipnosophistae is a work by Athenaeus, written around 200 CE, about well-read people philosophizing at the dinner table and enjoying good food and drink. The title is a combination of two words: ...

Apr. 14, 2025 — Wealth inequality began shaping human societies more than 10,000 years ago, long before the rise of ancient empires or the invention of writing. That's according to a new study ...

also brutalized historic sites scattered across a land central to many ancient Middle Eastern civilizations. The historic souks, caravansaries and mosques of Aleppo are largely in ruins.

sources say 4:34 PM UTC Middle Eastcategory World Food Programme runs out of food stocks in Gaza as aid block persists 1:54 PM UTC Middle Eastcategory Syria meeting focused on need for credible ...

Negotiations between Iran and the United States regarding Tehran's nuclear program are set to resume in Oman, focusing on technical details for a potential deal. The talks aim to curb Iran's ...

In the artist’s works, a woman is at once a social subject pushing back against marginalization and a disruptive energy, a flow that transcends barriers.

The United Nations declared 2024 the International Year of Camelids (IYC 2024). Camels, llamas, alpacas, vicunas, and ...

She convinced the Roman emperor Julius Caesar to help put her in power, during which she ruled over Egypt, parts of Libya and regions of the Middle East. What was the religion of ancient Egyptians ...

Ancient Egypt was closely connected with other parts of the world, bringing in and exporting goods, religions, food, people and ideas. At times ancient Egypt ruled territory outside the modern-day ...

A digital map of ancient Greece and the known ancient world as traveled by ancient geographers has been created by researchers at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The map lets users ...