Archaeologists discover 5,000-year-old evidence of ancient Egyptian conquest in Sinai desert

The carving of a boat, erased name of a pharoah, and two depictions of the Egyptian diety Min were also found nearby.

Syrian rapper Al Darwish returns home after 13 years to perform in post-Assad Damascus

Hani Al Sawah, a rap artist known as Al Darwish, has returned to Syria after 13 years to perform his political songs for the ...
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Nikephoros Phokas and the Byzantine comeback, how the pale death of the Saracens reshaped the medieval Mediterranean

In the mid tenth century, Byzantium shifted from survival to conquest under the ruthless general Nikephoros Phokas. From Crete to Syria, this film traces how relentless warfare, strategic terror, and ...
Ancient Origins

Lost Alexandria on the Tigris Emerges from Iraq’s Dust

Lost Alexandria on the Tigris Emerges from Iraq’s Dust. A “forgotten Alexandria” on the Tigris is being pulled back into focus by archaeologists using drones and geophysics, ...
Condé Nast Traveller Middle East

Retracing steps of the past on a 1,200-kilometre journey across the south of Morocco

Skoura had rooted us in the earthy reality of Morocco, but now, the road south called. We were embarking on the Memory Road, a 1,200-kilometre journey designed by Dar Ahlam founder Thierry Teyssier to ...