The geopolitical importance of Cyprus has been both a blessing and a curse, sparking centuries of conflict over control of ...

Cyprus says energy company Chevron will begin a survey of the east Mediterranean seabed this summer to prepare for a pipeline connecting a sizable natural gas deposit to processing facilities in Egypt ...

Israel has dramatically expanded its footprint in the Gaza Strip since relaunching its war against Hamas last month. It now ...

Ancient Greece has traditionally been periodized into five eras: the Bronze Age, Iron Age, Archaic Age, Classical Age, and ...

The extremist organisation had existed as a mere “paper state” since its founding as the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) in ...

IRBIL, Syria (AP) — The annual parade by Assyrian Christians in the Iraqi city of Dohuk to mark their new year was marred ...

During this time, cities and civilizations in the Middle East also collapsed, with evidence at archaeological ... While the ...

The genomes of two women who lived 7,000 years ago in the Sahara when it was a green savannah reveal a remarkably isolated ...

A gold rush has broken out in the Sahara in recent years. Thousands of young Africans are digging in the sea of sand with pickaxes - and risking their lives in search of precious treasure.

The Levant region of the Middle East has long been recognized as a mixing pot of early humans and Neanderthals, some local and some on their way to and from other geographical regions. The many ...

CAIRO (AP) — A recreational submarine taking 45 tourists on an underwater cruise of coral reefs in the Red Sea sank off the Egyptian resort town of Hurghada on Thursday, leaving six Russians ...

With all that’s going on, a travel weekend in Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky to sample James Beard-level cuisine and cocktails, ...