This year is not only the 1,700th anniversary of the first ecumenical council of the church, but also one of the years when ...

Many historians believe that the origins of the Easter egg pre-date the Crucifixion of Jesus by the Romans 2,000 years ago.

Photograph by AKG/Album Early Muslim medicine drew on traditional practices from the region, some dating back to ancient Mesopotamia ... beginning of the Islamic calendar. Just two centuries ...

Qannati Objet d'Art announces the launch of the first-ever watchmaking initiative in Bahrain and the GCC, following global recognition from The ...

The mechanism shows that the ancient Greeks had not just astronomical knowledge, but the mechanical skills to build devices that wouldn’t be matched for over a thousand years. Calendars may seem ...

Palmyra was considered one of the world's most intact ancient Roman sites. ISIS blew up many key monuments of this storied ...

A BRIT anthropologist has made the bombshell claim he has located the tomb of Jesus Christ in a secret chamber beneath the ...

As Iraq fitfully rebuilds, a groundbreaking exhibition is showcasing that nation’s rich roots in Mesopotamia ... and cultural network that linked the ancient cities of Ur in southern Iraq ...

Passover began on Saturday and will conclude on Sunday, April 20. The week-long holiday celebrates the liberation of ...

He read of a flood, a ship caught on a mountain and a bird sent out in search of dry land—the first independent confirmation of a vast flood in ancient Mesopotamia, complete with a Noah-like ...

S ome years seem to zip by in the blink of an eye, while others seem to drag on for far longer. But some, like leap years, ...