Read more about the article Ancient Jewels Unearthed
Photo shows three rings found at the Al-Ukhdood site in Najran, Saudi Arabia, undated. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabias Heritage Authority announced the discovery of ancient artefacts dating back to pre-Islamic times, at the Al Ukhdud site in the Najran region. (@MOCHeritage/Newsflash)

Ancient Jewels Unearthed

A 2,000-year-old hoard of highly crafted gold rings has been unearthed by archaeologists excavating an ancient village in Saudi Arabia. The three rings and a large bronze bull's head were…

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Read more about the article Austrian Citizen Jailed For Seven And A Half Years On Espionage Charges
Image shows the city of Teheran, Iran, where Austrian citizen Christian W., 26, was sentenced, in undated photo. He received seven and a half years in prison for alleged espionage on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (Newsflash)

Austrian Citizen Jailed For Seven And A Half Years On Espionage Charges

An Austrian man has been jailed for seven and a half years in Iran after he was arrested last year for being accused of spying. The man - identified only…

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Read more about the article Supposed 2,500-Year-Old Royal Pottery Find Declared Fake
Photo shows the Darius inscription, undated. Eylon Levy, the international media advisor to the President of the State of Israel Isaac Herzog, and his friend Yakov Ashkenazi, found a small potsherd with some inscribed letters on it in Tel Lachish National Park, Israel. (Shai Halevi, Israel Antiquities Authority/Newsflash)

Supposed 2,500-Year-Old Royal Pottery Find Declared Fake

A small pottery shard that was believed to be a rare 2,500-old find inscribed with the name of the Persian king Darius the Great turned out to be nothing more…

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Read more about the article Bronze Age Brain Surgery On Royal Brothers Discovered
Photo shows two upper-class brothers who were buried beneath a home in the ancient city of Megiddo, Israel, undated. One of the brothers found out to have undergone a brain surgery not long before he died. (Rachel Kalisher/Newsflash)

Bronze Age Brain Surgery On Royal Brothers Discovered

Rare brain operations carried out 3,500 years ago on two elite – and perhaps even royal – brothers by Bronze Age surgeons have been revealed by archaeologists. The skulls of…

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Read more about the article Fury As Israeli Rescuers Take Ancient Texts Home From Quake-Hit Turkish Synagogue
Photo shows the Book of Esther, undated. Major Haim Otmazgin reportedly took the Book of Esther from an elderly man in Antakya, Hatay, Turkey, during rescue operations. (ZAKA/Newsflash)

Fury As Israeli Rescuers Take Ancient Texts Home From Quake-Hit Turkish Synagogue

Jerusalem has returned centuries-old scrolls after they were removed by an Israeli rescue team after an earthquake-wrecked synagogue was destroyed in Turkey. The ancient scrolls, known as the Book of…

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Read more about the article Seven Beached Dolphins Saved As Rescuer Pushes Them Back Out To Sea
Photo shows the member of the Environment Authority of the Sultanate of Oman, undated. A total of eight dolphins were rescued after being washed up on a beach in Dhofar Governorate, Oman. (@ea_oman/Newsflash )

Seven Beached Dolphins Saved As Rescuer Pushes Them Back Out To Sea

A pod of dolphins washed onto a beach are saved by a rescuer as he pushes them back out to sea. The extraordinary scenes - filmed on the Arabian Sea…

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Read more about the article Ancient Gold Necklace Fragment Unearthed From Mansion Ruins
Photo shows a gold bead, undated. An exquisite gold bead crafted in Mesopotamian style, which has been found during the excavation of a Roman structure by the stepped Pilgrimage Road in the so-called City of David in Israel. (Koby Harati, City of David/Newsflash)

Ancient Gold Necklace Fragment Unearthed From Mansion Ruins

An ancient solid gold necklace fragment found in Israel could have belonged to a wealthy family at the time of the Roman occupation. Experts in Jerusalem say the treasure probably…

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Read more about the article Firm Founded By Billionaire Qatar Philanthropist Still Not Paid Compo To Tragic Irish Girl
Photo shows Elizabeth Soffe, undated. Elizabeth Soffe was just six months old when her familys home in Al-Waab, Qatar, caught fire, leaving her with third-degree burns to 60 percent of her body. (@littlemisscheekypants/Newsflash)

Firm Founded By Billionaire Qatar Philanthropist Still Not Paid Compo To Tragic Irish Girl

An Irish family whose daughter Elizabeth was seriously burnt in a house fire in Qatar in 2014 when she was a baby have still not received a penny as the…

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Read more about the article How Christian Crusaders Were Given The Finger By Jerusalem’s Defenders
Photo shows the carved hand on the moat wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel, undated. Archaeologists discovered the remains of a moat and a mysterious hand imprint outside the walls of Jerusalem’s Old City. (Yoli Schwartz, Israel Antiquities Authority/Newsflash)

How Christian Crusaders Were Given The Finger By Jerusalem’s Defenders

At first glance, it seems like the touch of ancient history reaching out to the future from the 1,000-year-old walls built in Jerusalem to defy the Crusaders. A handprint left…

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