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

Some of Syria’s most renowned heritage sites coud soon undergo restoration as experts return to the sites decimated by nearly 14 years of war. Conservationists hope the historical and cultural ...

The checks and balances that hold a functioning democracy together may be coming under threat in the United States ...

A century ago, Al Smith was a force in American politics—and the first Catholic to mount a major run at the White House. And ...

Spokeo analyzed state government information and other historical sources to compile this list of stories behind every ...

Even before the war, Ukraine’s railways were its arteries. They brought jobs and people to every corner of its vast territory ...

With the clear Biblical, Jewish precedence for both Hummus and Za`atar in ancient Israelite cuisine — vastly predating the ...

Nikos Kazantzakis is for many the best Greek writer of the 20th century and his books have been translated more than his ...

Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Church, has zealously backed Russia’s ‘special military operation’ and castigates a morally ...

Mallorca Council announces £138,000 investment to preserve the historic hilltop fortress after years of neglect and ...

The Medici family was a powerful and influential dynasty that dominated the political, economic, and cultural life of Florence and much of Italy from the 15th to the 18th century. Known for their ...

Inside the super-private Torlonia Collection of ancient marbles, and the strategy to clean them up and bring them back into ...