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A cemetery and a residential city were discovered by archaeologists in a dig close to existing historical sites along the river Nile.
The country is lacking both basic and life-saving medicine in the wake of its currency floatation.
Nearly 300 suspects will be tried in an Egyptian military court over charges that include assassination attempts on President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and plans to kill Saudi Arabia's crown prince.
The civil war in Yemen is often misunderstood and under-reported despite its grim statistics.
Charity's report says hyper-extremists are trying to create religious mono-cultures through brutality.
Once Donald Trump takes office, his focus would turn to issues like the Islamic State group.
Clinton was the preferred candidate by every nation asked, however, some countries were pessimistic about the impact of the election on U.S. foreign policy.
The Democratic presidential candidate has hailed her time at the State Department as a proving ground for her leadership abilities.
A group of Christians in Iraq officially celebrated mass in a church near Mosul for the first time in about two years on Sunday.
The Airbus A321 passenger plane was headed to St. Petersburg from Sharm el-Sheikh resort in Egypt when it crashed, killing all 224 on board.
With the Egyptian pound plummeting in value, exchange agencies have discontinued trade of the collapsed currency.
The resolution, titled “Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls,” was passed Wednesday with 10 votes in its favor from a committee of 21 members.
The Catholic Church and the oldest seat of learning in Sunni Islam are to end a five-year freezing of dialogue.
The U.S. State Department has urged Tehran to release the two Iranian-Americans, saying they have been unjustly detained.
The Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
A United Nations vote on a Jerusalem holy site approved a resolution that angered Israel.
The price hike would make it more difficult for Muslims to attend Hajj and Umrah, officials said.
FX’s “The Strain” Season 3, episode 8 saw the Master and Thomas Eichhorst implement a plan to kill the Ancients. Read a recap of “White Light” here.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is set to meet with French and German ministers in London for another round of talks hoping to end the six-year conflict in Syria.
While the rest of us have to wait another month for Thanksgiving, followers of Judaism enjoy a similar—though centuries older—feast this week.
Ancient Greeks may have had more influence on Chinese sculpture than previously thought.