Jerusalem's Manofim art festival marks its 18th year this week, and one documentary in its lineup spotlights the Old City's Armenian land dispute.
Egyptian Mummy Hid a Fragment of Homer’s Iliad for 1,600 Years
Archaeologists found a fragment of Homer's Iliad wrapped into a 1,600-year-old Egyptian mummy, but scholars dispute how unprecedented it really is.
3,000-Year-Old Tomb of Paser Uncovered in Luxor Necropolis
Egypt's 3,000-year-old Paser tomb in Luxor is the latest in a wave of archaeological finds driving tourism revenue toward a $16.7 billion seven-year high.
Egypt Unveils Sealed Tombs and a Planned Byzantine City in the Desert
Egypt uncovered 18 sealed Greco-Roman tombs at Marina El-Alamein and a planned 4th-century Byzantine city in the Dakhla Oasis, reshaping ancient urban life.
How Downtown Cairo’s Banks Built Temples to Their Own Solvency
Downtown Cairo's bank buildings form one of the densest concentrations of historic financial architecture anywhere, a century of solvency carved into stone.
How Zalatimo Brothers Sweets Became Jordan’s World Cup Calling Card
Zalatimo Brothers supplied the baklava and muttabbaq Jordan's players left in dressing rooms at the 2026 World Cup. Inside the 165-year-old family bakery.
What First-Time Visitors to Saudi Arabia Should Know in 2026
Saudi Arabia's eVisa covers 60-plus countries, and 30 million international arrivals were recorded in 2024. Here's what first-time visitors need to know.
Queen Rania Marks Crown Prince Hussein’s 32nd Birthday With a Family Photo
Queen Rania marked Crown Prince Hussein's 32nd birthday on June 28 with an Instagram post of the future king holding his daughter Princess Iman.
A Thousand and One Returns to Riyadh in October With Tickets on Sale
Tickets are on sale for A Thousand and One 2026 at Banban in Riyadh on October 29-30. Two-day passes start at SAR309 on NOFOMO, 40...
Tiroche’s June 28 Auction Tests an Israeli Art Market That Won’t Quit
Tiroche's June 28 auction will offer three museum-grade Israeli works valued at $300,000 each, as collectors repatriate foundational art after October 7.
Bahariya Oasis Temple Find Reveals 800 Years of Older Sacred Use
Archaeologists in Bahariya Oasis's Old Palace uncovered a 26th Dynasty temple with 16 sandstone columns, and evidence the site was sacred 800 years earlier.
Egypt’s Bahariya Find Reveals a Sacred Site 800 Years Older
Egyptian archaeologists uncovered a 26th Dynasty temple at Bahariya Oasis's Old Palace, where finds show the oasis was sacred 800 years earlier.
Caesarion: The Last Pharaoh and the End of Ptolemaic Egypt
Caesarion was 17 when Octavian ordered his death in Alexandria in August 30 BC, ending the Ptolemaic dynasty that had ruled Egypt for nearly 300...
Yaacov Agam, Israeli pioneer of kinetic art, dies at 98
Israeli artist Yaacov Agam, the father of kinetic art known for the Agamograph and the world's largest Hanukkah menorah, died at 98 in Paris on...
A 1909 Arizona Gazette Hoax Built the Grand Canyon Egyptian Cave Myth
On April 5, 1909, the Arizona Gazette claimed ancient Egyptians lived in a Grand Canyon cave. A century later, the Smithsonian is still debunking the...
Greeks of Alexandria: A Community That Shaped Egypt’s Great City
Once 200,000 strong, the Greek community of Alexandria built Egypt's most cosmopolitan port. Then the 1952 revolution forced most of them to leave.