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    Archeologists unearth an ancient pharaonic city in Egypt

    10 Apr 2021

    Egyptian archeologists have unearthed a 3000-year-old lost city, complete with mud-brick houses, artifacts, and tools from pharaonic times.

    Champs-Elysees to get over £200 million green facelift

    12 Jan 2021

    Members of the committee released a statement saying: “The legendary avenue has lost its splendour during the last 30 years. It has been progressively abandoned by Parisians and has been hit by several successive crises."

    Discoveries on Marawah Island uncover history of Abu Dhabi

    02 Apr 2019

    The latest archaeological excavations on Marawah Island, carried out by specialist teams from the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), have shed new light on Abu Dhabi’s earliest known settlement, which dates back 8,000 years.

    Tirana's 'pyramid' puts checkered past behind it for new tech future

    01 May 2019

    The sprawling, space-age "pyramid" in Tirana's centre had many uses before falling into ruin: built as a museum for a dictator, it later hosted a NATO base, TV studio, nightclub and more.

    UK returns 3,000-year-old tablet looted during Iraq War

    20 Mar 2019

    A 3,000-year-old carved stone tablet from Babylonia, which promises a curse on those who would destroy it, is to be flown home from Britain after being looted during the Iraq War.

    Egypt unveils colourful Fifth Dynasty tomb

    14 Apr 2019

    In a major archaeological discovery, Egypt on Saturday unveiled the tomb of a Fifth Dynasty official adorned with colourful reliefs and well preserved inscriptions.

    AUS reveals Palestinian history using virtual reality

    08 Jul 2019

    A virtual reality documentary by a faculty member from the College of Arts and Sciences at the American University of Sharjah (AUS) has been selected as one of only eight installations currently on show as part of the “Mutation Hybridation” exhibition at the Memory of the Future Museum in Paris, France. Entitled Kan Yama Kan (Once upon A Time In Palestine), the project took Dr Suheil Dahdal, Assistant Professor of Mass Communication, five years to complete. The virtual reality documentary aims to preserve Palestinian culture that reimagines the past using new technologies.

    Discoveries on Marawah Island uncover history of Abu Dhabi

    02 Apr 2019

    The latest archaeological excavations on Marawah Island carried out by specialist teams from the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), have shed new light on Abu Dhabi’s earliest known settlement, which dates back 8,000 years.

    Of white privilege and how history repeats itself in Arbery shooting

    11 May 2020

    Trayvon Martin’s death could have taught Americans a lot about white privilege gone awry. But the moment his killer walked out of the courtroom a free man, it was clear there would be no lesson to learn.

    Pakistan goes wild for blockbuster Turkish drama ‘Resurrection: Ertugrul’

    23 May 2020

    The Turkish-made series has earned praise for its focus on historical figures from the Muslim world who have been framed as role models for Pakistani youths, and the Urdu-language version of the show has racked up more than 240 million views on YouTube alone.

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