Once-thriving landmarks like the ancient city of Palmyra and the medieval Crusader castle of Crac des Chevaliers remain ...

Experts are returning to Syria's war-ravaged heritage sites, hoping to lay the groundwork for restoring them and reviving ...

Mouldy half-finished food on bunk beds, discarded military uniforms and abandoned weapons - these are the remnants of an ...

In a century-old building in Tehran, Saeed Anvarinejad turned the dial of a vintage radio to tune into some of Iran's ...

Sheikh Ahmad Qomi was both a religious scholar and a merchant who migrated to Siam 420 years ago. He was the one who ...

Ancient DNA analysis provides new insights into our linguistic roots. Where did the Indo-European language family originate?

People looking for ancient artefacts to loot are using heavy machinery ... "Palmyra and the ruins have been through horrors. The site has seen IS, Iran, the Russians, all of the militias you could ...

A major concert, "Organ and Ancient Iranian Instruments," took place at the Evangelical Lutheran Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in the Russian capital, featuring the Iranian classical music ...

We don't want to be tough on Iran. We don't want to be tough on anybody, but they just can't have *** nuclear Iran. And why say that you're unhappy to sign it if it's Iran and their proxies who ...

The tear is now heading toward northwest Iran. These dynamics aren't immediately obvious at the surface, but they reveal how the mantle and crust work together to shape Earth's topography ...

He conquered land across three continents, ruled over states from Egypt to modern-day India, and never lost a battle – before dying, aged just 32. Alexander the Great’s legacy has given him god-like ...

CAIRO - Iran will respond immediately and decisively if its nuclear sites are attacked which would lead to an "all-out war in the region," Tehran's foreign minister told Al Jazeera TV in an ...