The man in question was the ancient philosopher Laozi, who lived about 2,500 years ago, arriving this time in the form of a ...

An Egyptian sarcophagus shows the sky goddess Nut as being covered in stars and having a dark, undulating curve running ...

The Ancient Greek mosaics of Zeugma in Turkey are a true archaeological treasure that can be admired at the Zeugma Mosaic ...

After this week’s bloodshed, Druse leaders in Ashrafieh Sahnaya agreed to integrate militia fighters into government forces.

Four days of clashes between pro-government gunmen and members of a minority sect in Syria have left nearly 100 people dead ...

Israel's military said Friday it launched air strikes near the presidential palace in Damascus after the country's defence ...

Israel’s air force has struck near Syria’s presidential palace hours after warning Syrian authorities not to march toward villages inhabited by members of a minority sect in southern Syria.

The Valley of the Kings and other bucket-list Egyptian destinations offer a glimpse into millennia-old majesty and artistry ...

President Donald Trump continued to predict Wednesday the U.S. and China will reach a "fair" trade deal in the coming weeks, telling reporters in the Oval Office, "we're going to get along great ...

Are you not entertained? New analysis from the bones of an ancient gladiator discovered in York suggests that British fighters may have been attacked by ferocious big cats during arena battles.

some of which were expressed as early as the ninth century in the Great Mosque of Samarra. Cities like Baghdad were laid out with symbolic and circular functional geometric precision and cities ...

Until now, researchers thought that the city was built long after Alexander the Great's death, during the reign of Philip V (221 to 179 B.C.). But the discovery of a coin minted between 325 and ...