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Qalaat Semaan, also known as the Church of St. Simeon Stylites, stands in the Aleppo countryside, northwestern Syria, as one ...

This specific iconography of subjugation — a bound captive struck by a weapon — has deep roots in Egyptian state ideology. It parallels famous early dynastic scenes like those at Gebel Sheikh Suleiman ...

The Egyptian Minister of Education attended a reception celebrating the 66th birthday of Japan’s Emperor Naruhito, ...

Dance in Georgia is as dazzling as it is ancient. In the fourth century B.C., Greek military leader and historian Xenophon described Georgian soldiers dancing on the battlefield, a brazen form of ...

Coffee must have been the secret weapon of Greek, Slav, and Albanian mercenary units, the stratioti, that fought together ...

Close your eyes and picture the Mediterranean sun casting a golden glow over honey-coloured ramparts. Breathe in the breeze ...

The Great Omari Mosque in Gaza City was hit by an Israeli strike during the war with Hamas. It is one of dozens of heritage sites that were damaged or ...

Will a reduction in US forces in the area lead to a power vacuum? Is the new Syrian army prepared to assume the security responsibilities necessary in the desert area where Tanf is located?

January 15, 2026: The Somali military recently over a number of M48 and M60 tanks. The military took possession of the tanks at dockside. Turkey also has some of its Mi16 aircraft stationed in Somalia ...

The phrase “Jewish settlement” is widely treated as a neutral legal description, but it rests on a mistranslation, a historical erasure, and a selective application of colonial theory. When the Hebrew ...

The Islamic Republic on Wednesday celebrated the 47th anniversary of the revolution that toppled the monarchy led by the Shah and, eventually, led to the creation of the current mullah regime under ...