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Negotiations were expected to resume Wednesday afternoon as a strike being staged by nearly 10,000 city workers in Philadelphia entered its second day. A judge meanwhile ordered ...

Ancient DNA has revealed links between the cultures of Egypt and Mesopotamia. Researchers sequenced whole genomes from the ...

Throughout history, great civilisations have risen, flourished and then disappeared, leaving behind ruins, legends and a host ...

The Saudi Heritage Commission held an awareness campaign in Jeddah from June 27 to 30 to educate the community about the ...

After years of deterioration that threatened its survival as a historical symbol, Seiyun Palace in Hadhramaut, eastern Yemen, ...

I stood at the northernmost tip of Israel, just behind the border with Lebanon. A pale-grey concrete wall divided the two countries. Just a few yards away, on the other side, a road snaked into the ...

A large part of Pakistan’s cultural history lies ruined. Those in power must commit to the development and provision of intricate archaeological expertise as well as preventive measures, particularly ...

American clergymen Edward Robinson and Eli Smith began a Bible-guided survey of the Holy Land, producing a landmark ...

The world once again watched in alarm as the United States launched military strikes against Iran, citing concerns over its nuclear weapons development.

The ocean floor is a graveyard containing the remains of historic voyages and the wreckage of small-scale maritime tragedies.

This week we spotlight the Saudi artist Mohammad Alfaraj, recipient of the inaugural Art Basel Emerging Artist Award whose ...