Ahhh, Arabic! The dazzling gem of the Arab world has been captivating linguists and language lovers for centuries. With today ...

Across the globe, a race is under way to crack some of the last mysterious forms of writing that have never been translated.

A researcher has solved one of the longstanding riddles of the Dead Sea Scrolls by deciphering a hidden script within the ...

Ancient Greek records contain stories about Greek alphabet origins. Could the Greek alphabet actually have an Egyptian ...

Egypt and Iran have lodged formal complaints with Fifa regarding plans for an LGBTQ+ Pride celebration to coincide with their World Cup match in Seattle. The two Middle Eastern nations, both known for ...

Egyptian-Austrian director Abu Bakr Shawky drew from his family’s personal history to make “The Stories,” which spans between the late 60s and 80s, and depicts life in his native country during that ...

The Amarna Letters contain records of ancient lords and rulers seeking to establish diplomatic ties with Egyptian pharaohs.

I’m a letter writer. Like my mother before me and her mother before her, I regularly put pen to paper. I know this makes me unusual: most Americans haven't written a personal letter in years. The ...

Egyptian alabaster vessels may have been the ancient world’s hookah. In a study published in September in the Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies, researchers identified ...

Examination of an ancient alabaster vase in the Yale Peabody Museum's Babylonian Collection has revealed traces of opiates, providing the clearest evidence to date of broad opium use in ancient ...

Emails, texts, tweets, posts – in the 21st century, we write more than ever but without putting pen to paper. We frequently and casually fire off digital messages using generic text speak and ...

World leaders, including monarchs and heads of state, have attended the inauguration of the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza. The long-delayed GEM houses more than 50,000 artifacts that show what life ...