Pakistan and Turkey will provide military forces and capabilities for rapid deployment to Saudi Arabia as the kingdom faces growing security threats, the three countries said Monday. The decision came after Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey held an emergency...
A dark-skinned portrayal of Nefertiti and Tutankhamun in a mural near Cairo’s Egyptian Museum set off a public controversy in Egypt after critics said the images misrepresented the ancient figures and promoted an Afrocentric view of Egyptian history.
The artwork,...
Injuries found on ancient skull remains from Egypt's earliest royal cemetery may support the long-debated idea of human sacrifice. A new study suggests that many people buried near the first kings died violent deaths at the dawn of the...
Greek philosopher Ioanna Koutsouradi, whose work focused on philosophy, ethics and human rights, has died in Istanbul at the age of 89.
Koutsouradi died on October 2, 2026, two days before her 90th birthday. She was born in Istanbul on...
Nearly 200 people have been quarantined in Russia after an anti-plague lab worker in Siberia died from severe pneumonia following reports that she accidentally broke a test tube containing plague bacteria.
The case has raised fears of pneumonic plague in...
Greek-Panamanian entrepreneur Antonio “Toño” Androutsos has opened a new immersive chocolate and coffee destination in Panama, where visitors can watch cacao become chocolate, see coffee roasted in front of them and taste two of the country’s signature products at...
A recent study examines how centuries of contact between Greek and Egypt’s native language shaped Coptic, the final stage of ancient Egyptian, influencing both its structure and vocabulary.
In a study published in the Journal of Greek Linguistics, Sonja Dahlgren...
Four ancient mummies found beside a Wari temple in southern Peru are raising the possibility that the expanding empire and the Nasca civilization cooperated rather than simply fought for control of the region. Archaeologists discovered the four wrapped individuals...
Japan's capital Tokyo recorded 35 consecutive days with rain through September 30, leaving residents struggling with higher vegetable prices, limited sunshine and mounting frustration over the Japanese capital’s unusually persistent wet weather. The streak, which began on August 27,...
Archaeologists have uncovered a substantial section of an ancient defensive fortification wall at Midas Castle in central Turkey, providing new evidence of how the Phrygians fortified one of their most important settlements. The discovery reveals how builders combined stone...
Scientists have reconstructed the face of a 3,000-year-old Indigenous man from Ecuador, using a nearly complete skull found in the country’s central Andes to create a digital image of how he may have looked in life. The reconstruction is...
The G7 agreed Friday to coordinate a 100 million-barrel oil release aimed at easing pressure on the global diesel market, as governments confront tight fuel supplies and elevated prices caused by disruptions across several major producing regions.
The group brings...
Fifteen newly published Sumerian tablets from ancient Mesopotamia are offering a rare look at the workings of a royal estate nearly 4,000 years ago. Researchers say several of the clay records may have come from the estate of Princess...
Archaeologists excavating a Roman settlement in Hungary have discovered a lead statue of Venus, marking the first known religious find from the site. The discovery could offer new clues about the beliefs and daily lives of people who lived...
More than 2,000 years ago, a young mounted warrior was buried with his horse, weapons, an ancient Greek gold coin, and a vessel marked with a pentagram at the center of a sacred space in what is now southern...
