Once vassals to pharaohs, the Kushite kings of Nubia took control of Egypt for almost a century. Embracing Egyptian rituals, ...

What was Roman Egypt like? In what ways did it differ from when the Greeks had ruled it during the Ptolemaic period?

More than 6 million Syrians fled their homeland during that country’s almost 14-year-long civil war. Other nations took them in. It was the humanitarian thing to do.

Biblical teaching generally pushes Christians to advocate for submission to authorities, whether in politics or in the church ...

It was heartbreaking and grotesque. Other hostages are reported by The Times to have spent their captivity bound, tortured, ...

Gaza has long been a powder keg, and it exploded after Hamas fighters stormed southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and began ...

After endorsing US President Donald Trump’s plan to expel Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ...

The stories we tell ourselves define our reality – especially in turbulent times, when a clear narrative can be the ...

By 1600 b.c., less than one in 20 bones found at sites in the Levant typically come from pigs, and most of those appear to be ...

This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “Of Mecca and Mammon” ...

While "owning" land is a term that appears to be more applicable to real estate than to territories, the Palestinians see the Gaza Strip as an integral part of their future state, even if the rulers ...