Widely regarded as one of the birthplaces of modern archaeological science, the DAI pioneered the transition from indiscriminate digging at archaeological sites to the systematic excavation and ...

Signs demanding “LA belongs to Mexico” and “This city was once Mexico and it belongs to us” have been prominent among raging ...

After the French parliament voted on Monday to return to Ivory Coast a “talking drum” that colonial troops took from the ...

Exactly 146 years ago, on July 13th, 1878, the Berlin Congress officially ended – a key diplomatic event that shaped the ...

To those who view diplomacy as naive, we urge a look at Theodor Herzl, the first Zionist diplomat, a man whose primary tools were determination and words.

The stretch of water borders the coastline of several Middle East countries, including Iran, and is vital for the global oil ...

In the first footage of him to be released publicly in 25 years, Abdullah Ocalan said the P.K.K. insurgency against Turkey ...

A video clip circulating on social media in recent months shows Syria’s new president, Ahmed al-Shara, astride a handsome ...

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