Results for
History
28 Results-
Timeline: Gaza’s 75 years of suffering
Gaza is a coastal strip of land that lay on ancient trading and maritime routes along the Mediterranean shore. Held by the Ottoman Empire until 1917, ... Middle East -
AlUla tourism: $560 daily spend and 3-day stays, RCU senior official shares insights
An average tourist in Saudi Arabia’s heritage town of AlUla spends $560 (SAR 2100) per day and stays for three days on average, a senior member of the ... Saudi Arabia -
Witnessing history: Public gathers for Trump’s arraignment at Washington courthouse
Eager to witness US history in person, members of the public lined up at a Washington federal courthouse on Thursday to observe President Donald ... World News -
Researchers unearth 2,000 ram heads in Egypt temple
Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered more than 2,000 ancient mummified sheep heads left as offerings in a temple to the pharaoh Ramses II, the ... Middle East -
Locks of hair compose a symphony of genetic information on Beethoven
Using five locks of hair, scientists have sequenced the genome of one of history’s greatest musical composers - Ludwig van Beethoven - nearly two ... Entertainment -
Parthenon marbles could be seen both in London and Athens: Museum chair
The UK is working on a new arrangement with Greece through which the Parthenon Sculptures could be seen both in London and in Athens, British Museum ... World News -
Egypt recovers 2,700-year-old sarcophagus lid from US
Egypt announced Monday the recovery of a sarcophagus lid dating back nearly 2,700 years that it said had been smuggled out and put on display at a ... Middle East -
Gaza archaeologists find ‘complete’ Roman-era cemetery
Researchers in the northern Gaza Strip have unearthed dozens of Roman-era tombs at a site discovered earlier this year during construction work, the ... Middle East -
Extreme drought reveals unexploded WWII bomb in dried-up Italian river
An unexploded World War Two bomb which was once submerged in a river in Italy has been discovered due to an extreme drought, the BBC reported on ... World News -
Saudi-French archaeology team unearth new rare discoveries in Farasan Islands
A team of Saudi and French archaeologists have unearthed new discoveries in Saudi Arabia’s Farasan Islands dating back to the second and third century ... Art and culture -
Archaeological dispute over grave of Danish King Harald ‘Bluetooth’ Gormsson
More than 1,000 years after his death in what is now Poland, a European king whose nickname lives on through wireless technology is at the center of ... Variety -
Bones of soldiers killed in 1815 Battle of Waterloo were sold as fertilizer: Study
Bones of fallen soldiers from the 1815 Battle of Waterloo may have been sold as fertilizer, a new study suggests.The study, by the University of ... Life -
Extreme drought reveals ruins of 3,400-year-old ancient city in Iraq
Archaeologists have rediscovered the ruins of a 3,400-year-old city in Iraq due to extreme drought brought on by climate change.German and Kurdish ... Art and culture -
Ancient goddess sculpture found by farmer in Gaza Strip
A Palestinian farmer found a rare 4,500-year-old stone sculpture while working his land in the southern Gaza Strip.For the latest headlines, follow ... Middle East -
Yemeni city looks to ancient past to survive climate change
For thousands of years, a network of aqueducts and basins helped Yemen’s port city of Aden cope with both floods and drought. Today, plastic bags, ... Gulf -
Exhibition of ancient manuscripts opens in Riyadh’s King Faisal Center
A new exhibition displaying historical manuscripts, some as old as 2000 years, was opened in Riyadh by Prince Turki AlFaisal bin Abdulaziz and Prince ... Gulf -
Archaeologists find 9,000-year-old shrine in Jordan desert
A team of Jordanian and French archaeologists said Tuesday that it had found a roughly 9,000-year-old shrine at a remote Neolithic site in Jordan’s ... Middle East -
Saudi Arabia: 4,500 year-old ‘funerary avenues,’ burial monuments discovered in AlUla
Archeologists have uncovered ancient 4,500 year-old highway-like roads in Saudi Arabia that date back to the 3rd millennium BCE where thousands of ... Gulf -
Israeli scuba diver discovers ancient Crusader sword
An Israeli scuba diver has salvaged an ancient sword off the country’s Mediterranean coast that experts say dates back to the Crusaders.For the latest ... Middle East -
Man arrested in UK over theft of Mary Queen of Scots’ rosary beads
British police arrested a man on Tuesday in connection with the theft of gold rosary beads carried by Mary Queen of Scots to her execution in 1587, ... World News -
Saudi Arabia announces plans to transform, build museums across the Kingdom
Saudi Arabia’s Museums Commission announced plans to transform museums and open new institutions across the Kingdom to attract more visitors and ... Gulf -
Middle East deserts were once home to rivers, lush green grassland with hippos: Study
Huw Groucutt passes rolling sand dunes as far as his eye can see when traveling to archaeological sites in the northern Arabian Peninsula.For the ... Gulf -
Saudi Arabia discovers 6th-century rock inscriptions of Babylonian king in Hail
Archeologists in Saudi Arabia have discovered the largest inscriptions in the Kingdom depicting the Babylonian King Nabonidus in the north-western ... Art and culture -
Britain’s ‘secret parliament’ celebrates its 80-year anniversary
Eighty years ago on Thursday, British lawmakers driven from their debating chamber by World War Two Nazi bombs secretly set up a new home less than ... World News -
Italian hospital uses CT scan to unveil secrets of Egyptian mummy
Ancient Egypt met modern medical technology when a mummy underwent a CT scan at an Italian hospital as part of a research project to discover its ... Art and culture -
Fragments of 2,000-year-old biblical scroll discovered in Israel
Israel said Tuesday it had discovered pieces of a biblical scroll dating back some 2,000 years, describing the find as one of the most significant ... Art and culture -
Egypt plans to restore Historic Cairo: PM Mostafa Madbouly
Egypt has announced plans to develop Historic Cairo in a bid to preserve its architectural heritage and handicrafts, Ahram Online reported the ... Art and culture -
Harvard professor ignites international uproar over Japan’s ‘comfort women’ claims
A Harvard University professor has ignited an international uproar and faces mounting scrutiny for alleging that Korean women who were kept as sex ... World News
You’ve viewed 28 of 28 results