Take a flight of discovery with this breathtaking drone footage of some of the world’s oldest cities—Jerusalem, Athens, Damascus, and Varanasi—showcasing their rich history, ancient landmarks, and ...

This unique degree programme offers training in an unparalleled range of ancient languages and their associated history, culture and textual traditions. Students study Hebrew and either Greek or Latin ...

This isn’t merely ancient history. On gaining power in 2008 ... "Not just minorities - Christians, Alawites, Druze - but also quite a lot of Sunni Muslims in places like Damascus and Aleppo, where you ...

UPDATE: On January 23, 2025, Turkish Airlines resumed flights on the Istanbul (IST) to Damascus (DAM) route. The first aircraft to operate this service, with flight number TK846, was a Boeing 777-300 ...

But the citrus genus has a surprising history, popping up everywhere from ancient Rome and the Renaissance to naval exploration and Casanova's famed romantic trysts. The history of citrus dates ...

I will never turn on the “Big Light.” The term has become shorthand for any overhead, flush-mounted light — especially a boob light, especially one with a glaring, cool, too-bright tone.

DAMASCUS, Ore. (KATU) — All lanes of Oregon Route 224 have re-opened following a car rash and an hours-long closure, Tuesday morning. Details about the crash, how many vehicles were involved, or ...

The Sterkfontein excavation site, which exposes the ancient deposits that once formed underground and contain Australopithecus fossils. The fossil-bearing red sediments clearly contrast with the grey ...

The mother of American journalist Austin Tice, who was taken captive during a reporting trip to Syria in August 2012, arrived in Damascus to step up the search for her son and said she hopes she ...

Was Stonehenge an ancient calendar? A new study says no. The Carnac stones, located in Brittany in northwestern France, date back around 6,000 years. They consist of about 3,000 stones ...

He spoke from the Damascus headquarters of the defunct Fourth Division where the drugs were seized. The Fourth Division was controlled by Assad's brother, Maher. Earlier, the official SANA news agency ...

Read more‘Nobody was spared’: Damascus suburbs still haunted by Assad regime’s chemical attacks Other groups have also been accused of human rights violations and war crimes during the ...