Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of an ancient temple to Zeus - the god of the sky in ancient Greek mythology - in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. The ruins were unearthed…
Wildlife detectives have rescued an astonishing haul of rare squirrels from animal traffickers in Iran. Police confiscated 32 of the nut-loving animals after setting up an elaborate sting posing as…
A statue of a woman in Iran has been removed and destroyed because part of her leg was exposed. The incident took place in Gorgan, which is the capital city…
An Iranian man has allegedly confessed to murdering his two-year-old half-brother and his stepmother, who he claimed had cast spells on him and taken his inheritance. The gruesome murders, which…
This cute eight-year-old girl has become Egypt’s first ever child model in a wheelchair. Sagda Islam was born with a movement disability that affected both her legs and, after many…
These shocking images show a baby whose nose was eaten by rats after it was abandoned on the streets of Aleppo in war-torn Syria. The baby, who has reportedly been…
Iran has sparked widespread mockery and outrage after lawmakers proposed to ban pets because animals living with humans is apparently a "destructive social problem". Ultraconservative lawmakers representing about 25 percent…
Three ancient Egyptian golden tongues used by the dead to talk to Osiris on their way to the afterlife have been found in tombs believed to be 2,500 years old.…
Cops in Israel have found and seized a haul of valuable archaeological pieces from a home in East Jerusalem. The Jerusalem District detectives found the goods while conducting a search…
This bronze Roman-era statue of a mythical winged lion with a man’s torso has been discovered at an archaeological site in the United Arab Emirates. The statue of the mythical…