Greece will maintain its Patriot air defense missile battery in Saudi Arabia, Defense Minister Nikos Dendias confirmed following meetings with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman in Riyadh on Thursday, October 15.
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Internal divisions at St. Catherine’s Monastery on Mount Sinai are threatening efforts to reach an agreement with Egypt over the institution’s property rights, as former Archbishop Damianos has launched a new attack on the Greek government and Prime Minister...
Ancient footprints left by early Americans in New Mexico reveal how people experienced dramatic climate change during the last Ice Age. A new study shows that humans repeatedly crossed a landscape of shrinking lakes, changing forests, and severe droughts...
According to Biblical tradition, a young Jewish woman named Esther became Queen of Persia during the reign of Xerxes the Great and saved her people, the Jews, from a terrible massacre. But how did she become queen anyway, and how...
Pope Leo XIV’s lung cancer diagnosis has drawn attention to a crucial fact: lung cancer can develop in people who have never smoked. Although smoking remains the leading risk factor, it is not the only cause.
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A 13,800-year-old archaeological site in Alaska is providing new clues about the first Americans and their ancestors' migration from Asia into North America. Researchers have uncovered stone tools, ancient cooking areas, and evidence of a possible shelter. The findings...
Archaeologists have identified new areas linked to the worship of the Greek god Dionysus at a 2,300-year-old castle on Turkey's Black Sea coast. The discoveries at Kurul Castle add to earlier finds of religious figures and offer further clues...
Ancient Byzantine mosaics in modern-day northern Turkey show how Greek influence shaped an early Christian picture of the biblical Garden of Eden, according to a new study. The church floor portrays the four rivers of paradise as human figures...
Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered the remains of two colossal royal statues, including one identified as King Ramesses II, during rescue excavations in the village of Behebat al-Hijara in Gharbia Governorate. Researchers estimate that the first statue originally stood...
Scientists have discovered a giant fungus in southwestern China that can grow up to 20 inches (50 centimeters) tall and weigh nearly 5 pounds (2.2 kilograms). The unusual species, named Dianjunus rex, is so different from known fungi that...
Archaeologists have uncovered a 4,700-year-old shipwreck in the Mediterranean that could be the world's oldest ever discovered, offering new evidence of ancient maritime trade. Found near Turkey's Kekova Island, known as Dolichiste in antiquity, the wreck dates to the...
Archaeologists have uncovered a massive ancient building opposite a Greek-style temple in Taxila in modern-day Pakistan, raising new questions about the historic city's past. The structure, nearly 100 meters (330 feet) long, stands across from the famous Jandial temple....
Egypt is preparing to send a major collection of Greek-inspired mummy portraits, commonly known as Fayum mummy portraits, abroad for the first time, bringing ancient faces from its museums to a Rome exhibition. The centerpiece is a newly restored...
A 15-year-old girl in Guatemala reportedly shocked her family after suddenly sitting up inside her coffin during a wake, hours after the teenager's father believed she had died. The girl, identified as Yuleidy Ixcotoyac, had lost consciousness while her...
Iran is reinforcing its nuclear facilities, preparing its population for another conflict and threatening broader retaliation against U.S. forces and Gulf allies as it anticipates possible renewed American military strikes, according to a report on The Wall Street Journal.
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