The ancient silk industry itself is bound up with legends about ... opportunities provided by international links – from pilgrims offering devotion to holy sites on other continents, to mercenaries ...

Dozens of heritage sites in Lebanon were granted "provisional enhanced protection" by UNESCO on Monday, offering a higher level of legal shielding ...

An ancient inscription decorated with lions and sphinxes is finally deciphered, and it involves the "mother of the gods." ...

My heart is breaking. My soul is aching,” an archaeologist said, as Israel’s bombardment threatens or destroys Roman amphitheaters, crusaders’ citadels and centuries-old souks.

The Trump transition team considers reprisals against military leaders involved in the Afghanistan withdrawal, and Biden authorizes Ukraine to use U.S.-provided long-range weapons inside Russia.

Hundreds of cultural professionals – including archaeologists and academics – have called on the United Nations to safeguard ...

DAMASCUS, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh arrived in Syria on Saturday to strengthen defense and security ties between the two countries, according to Syria's Al-Watan ...

Israel launched a wave of air strikes on Hezbollah bastions in Beirut and south Lebanon on Saturday, a day after Lebanese ...

The Arab Muslim victory at the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah paved the way for the Islamic conquest of Mesopotamia and Persia.

Israel's airstrikes on Iran last month destroyed a top-secret Iranian nuclear research facility at Parchin, according to ...

The UN nuclear chief toured two Iranian uranium enrichment plants that have been the focus of Western concern on Friday after ...

The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog visited two Iranian nuclear sites on Friday as part of a visit to Iran, ahead of an ...