Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week have marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and renewal, at a time ...

Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week have marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and renewal, at a time when many are hoping that a new political beginning is on the horizon ...

For more than two millennia, the death and burial of Macedonian king Alexander the Great have been shrouded in mystery. He perished in 323 B.C.E. after suffering from a baffling illness for 12 days — ...

Get up, stand up, Stand up for your rights. Get up, stand up, Don’t give up the fight.”   - Bob Marley, Jamaican composer and Reggae ...

The mysterious allure of shipwrecks has captivated explorers and historians for centuries. These silent time capsules lie dormant until discovery, often revealing fascinating stories about our past.

As much as Julius Nepos refused to recognize his legitimacy and continued to hold the title in parallel until his death in ...

On Thursday 20 March at 09:01 the sun crossed the equator going north to mark the vernal equinox. This was the point in the year at which day and night became of equal length and, going forward, will ...

An Iranian man jumps over a firework celebrating Chaharshanbe Souri, or Wednesday Feast, an ancient Festival of Fire on the ...

Archaeologists identified the tomb as belonging to a high-ranking military leader who served under Ramesses III, a pharaoh ...

Despite centuries of efforts to map our planet precisely, our view of the world will always be political and imperfect.

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