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Egyptian archaeologist releases Cleopatra documentary same day as Netflix
An Egyptian archaeologist on Wednesday released a documentary on the life of Cleopatra, the same day Netflix began streaming a controversial ... Entertainment -
Vienna Ball coming to Dubai in March for its first-ever Middle East debut
The exclusive, globally renowned Vienna Ball will make its historic Middle East debut in Dubai on March 9.The first edition of the Vienna Ball in ... Art and culture -
Saudi Arabia’s ‘Founding Day’ celebrations mix tradition with the future
Saudi Arabia celebrated its first Founding Day across the country as traditional celebrations met modern installments that dazzled the Kingdom’s ... Gulf -
Eiffel Tower, ketchup, live TV: Top 10 world fair inventions ahead of Dubai Expo 2020
For 170 years, World Expos have shaped the course of human history, showcasing the possibilities of tomorrow and an opportunity for history-making ... Gulf -
Saudi Arabia’s Hima rock art added to UNESCO World Heritage List
Saudi Arabia’s Hima, a mountainous area that is home to a large collection of rock art images dating back thousands of years, has been added to ... Gulf -
Know how Western languages were inspired by Arabic
As the world marks Arabic Language Day, it is only fair to pay tribute to this rich dialect that has inspired many western languages. Many younger ... Features -
Saladin and Syrian actor Abbas al-Noury’s criticism
Syrian actor Abbas al-Noury did not say anything new when he criticized the sultan of Egypt and Syria Saladin, who is of Kurdish ethnicity. Several ... Middle East -
Saddam documents on eBay: Gun of gold to Mubarak, Cressida cars to Egypt
E-commerce platform eBay has put on sale several handwritten documents by Iraq’s former president Saddam Hussein, giving orders for release of ... Variety -
Forts of Oman: Ancient citadels that remind of the country’s magnificent history
Every country has its historic and tourist landmarks. For Oman, it is the forts. The Sultanate of Oman is blessed with about 1,000 forts including ... Travel and Tourism -
In Iraq, an ancient board game is making a comeback
After rolling pyramid-shaped dice, Iraqi Kurdish artisan Hoshmand Muwafaq shifted his pebble around an ornate board, his handmade recreation of one of ... Art and culture -
How Napoleon Bonaparte revived celebrating the birth of the Prophet
After defeating the Fatimid Caliphate in Egypt, Saladin abolished all the ceremonies and celebrations that Fatimids had in Egypt. Researchers say that ... Features -
QUIZ: Test your news knowledge on trials, planets and more
These topics range from historical trials, wildfires and floods to planets. Can you ace this quiz? Good luck! Variety -
How did the Athenians accidentally kill their greatest legislator?
Legislator Draco is considered one of the most influential figures in Athena’s history as he succeeded in making radical changes to the ... Art and culture -
A reminder to those delusional about Saudi Arabia
The Saudi state is today facing a huge storm created by a media frenzy and politically motivated campaign over the death of Saudi journalist Jamal ... Middle East -
The case for re-balancing, not re-writing, world history narrative
“History will be kind to me for I intend to write it,” Winston Churchill once said. As a modern day South Asian, who has grown up and ... Blogs -
Can humans develop without imagination?
It was a conversation on a flight returning to Dubai two years ago. I was exhausted and dreaming of a pillow as we boarded. Nothing would have changed ... Middle East -
Who was Hussein Dey, the Ottoman who ‘enabled’ France to annex Algeria?
Recently, the controversy in Algeria regarding the final days of the Ottoman rule of Algeria – which led to the rapid fall of the city in the ... Features -
Who were the Morisco and their link behind Arabic manuscript of the Virgin Mary?
In 1588, during the building of the Cathedral of the city of Granada – which still stands to this day –in the place of a mosque, ... Features -
Retracing Arab footsteps: World’s largest ancient water well
Revealer: Sitting at the edge of the Nafud Desert, the city of Tayma benefits from an abundance of groundwater. Haddaj Well historically was the main ... Programs -
Retracing Arab footsteps: Saudi Arabia’s protected Aja Mountains
Revealer: Jabal Aja Protected Area is a protected area in northern Saudi Arabia. It consists of a red granite mountain range projecting from a flatter ... Programs -
Immortality, man’s secret and grandeur
The road to immorality seems confusing and dangerous when one embarks on it himself, and it becomes more deserving when time repudiates it and when ... Middle East -
Iraq and the new Ottoman Janissaries
On June 9, 1826, the forces of Ottoman Sultan Mahmud II, the sultan of Ottoman administrative reforms and aka Sultan Adli, deployed in the horse field ... Middle East -
Spaniards divided over controversial Franco monument
Seventy years ago, prisoner Nicolas Sanchez-Albornoz fled from the building site of a sprawling monument that now houses the remains of Spain's ... Reports -
Retracing Arab footsteps: In Dawadmi, home of 300,000-year-old settlement
On his way to the town of Dawadmi, Eid al-Yahya stops in the al-Hariq governorate where a prominent love poet lived over 200 years ago. After reaching ... Retracing Arab Footsteps (Ala Khota al-Arab) -
Retracing Arab footsteps: A history that starts with Mecca
On his first journey to discover the kingdom’s anthropological treasures, Eid al-Yahya, starts with Mecca, where he explores ancient trade ... Retracing Arab Footsteps (Ala Khota al-Arab) -
200-million-year-old pterosaur species ‘built for flying’ discovered
Scientists on Monday unveiled a previously unknown species of giant pterosaur, the first creatures with a backbone to fly under their own ... Variety -
Egypt retrieves 500-year-old manuscript on science of history
A 500-year-old manuscript that was lost for half a century from the National Library of Egypt has finally returned home following months of ... Travel and Tourism -
How Saudi Arabia’s Al-Qaisariya Souk has survived since the 19th century
Al-Qaisariya Souk located in Al-Ahsaa, eats of Saudi Arabia, has thrived for hundreds of years, drawing residents and visitors to one the nation&rsquo ... Travel and Tourism -
Saudi archaeological site reveals rock carvings dating back 10,000 years
Ancient drawings in Jebbah and al-Shwemas have revealed that both areas are among the most important archaeological sites in Saudi Arabia. ... Travel and Tourism -
PHOTOS: An archaeological mine hidden between Saudi Arabia’s Balghazi Mountains
Historical records revealed that the ‘Thursday Market’ located in the center of Balghazi in Jazan was the largest market in southern Saudi ... Travel and Tourism