In a long-sought first, researchers have sequenced the entire genome of an ancient Egyptian person, revealing unprecedented ...

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This city once nurtured towering Jewish thinkers like Rabbi Judah Loew ben Bezalel — known as the Maharal — a spiritual ...

Genome-wide analysis of 93 skeletons from Israel, Jordan and Lebanon traces an unbroken genetic thread across three millennia.

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Explore the stories behind iconic Arab folk dances like Dabke, Tanoura, and Ardah, and how they keep culture and tradition ...

Explore the stories behind iconic Arab folk dances like Dabke, Tanoura, and Ardah, and how they keep culture and tradition alive today.

Seven months after the fall of Syria's former president Bashar al-Assad, FRANCE 24’s Wassim Nasr gained access to sites ...

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An ancient rock engraving in the Lower Nile Valley may offer a rare glimpse into the origin of Egyptian kings. The art panel ...