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Picture shows the Maryam Moghaddam Metro Station with church architecture in Tehran, Iran, undated. (newsX)

Iran’s ‘Virgin Mary’ Metro Station Sparks Debate

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:October 30, 2025

Iran has opened a new metro station in its capital named after the Virgin Mary. The Holy Virgin Mary station, unveiled on Line Six in Tehran on Monday, 13th October,…

Photo shows the oldest pearling town on Siniyah Island in the Emirate of Umm Al Quwain in the United Arab Emirates, undated. Artifacts found in this town, date as far back as the region’s pre-Islamic history in the late 6th century. (Umm al-Quwain Department of Tourism and Archeology/Newsflash)

Scientists Discover Gulf’s Oldest Known Pearl Diving Town

Post author:Joseph Golder
Post published:March 26, 2023

A 1,500-year-old town unearthed by archaeologists has been declared the Persian Gulf's oldest known commercial pearl diving community. The 6th-century town - in the Emirati state of Umm Al Quwain…

A whale lies dead in the sea near Sealine Beach, Qatar, in an undated video. (Ministry of Environment and Climate of Qatar/Newsflash)

Washed Up Whale ‘Starved To Death’

Post author:Michael Leidig
Post published:September 27, 2022

A whale washed up dead on a tourist beach in Qatar is understood to have starved to death when the jaw bristles that filter its food died out. The giant…