Home to some of the last speakers of Aramaic, Maaloula was attacked in Syria’s civil war. Its residents are determined to rebuild–and preserve their mother tongue from extinction.

The assassination of Julius Caesar was reenacted in Rome at the exact same place where it had taken place 2,000 years ago.

At the 61st Venice Biennale, Lebanese-American artist Nabil Nahas uses the global stage to offer a fuller, richer view of ...

Before World War II, the Nazis sought an ancient Roman manuscript to prove the existence of a superior race linked to Atlantis.

Politics in Bangladesh rarely moves in a straight line. At times history circles back—events change, actors change, but the ...

Imagine you are walking to school and you stop to look at a tiny wildflower growing through a crack in the sidewalk. While others walk past without noticing, you think the way the morning dew sits on ...

A journalist charts the progress of AI pioneer Demis Hassabis from child chess prodigy to Nobel prize winner ...

US Iran war LIVE updates: The IRGC has claimed that American naval forces “lack the courage to approach the Persian Gulf”, asserting that the Strait of Hormuz remains under complete Iranian control.

When the play begins, we are nearing the end of the Trojan War. The boastful Greek prince, Achilles (Andrew Iles), frustrates the Greek war council to no end by refusing to fight. He instead prefers ...

In New Orleans, the rites of spring include some of our most popular festivals, like the Jazz & Heritage Festival and French ...

The Olympia Diner in Newington isn’t just another chrome-plated breakfast spot along Berlin Turnpike, it’s a place where ...

The Umayyad desert castles are often described as mere stopovers or hunting lodges, but Quseir ‘Amra is something far more profound. It is a physical manifestation of the imagination of Caliph ...