Purim, or the Feast of Lots, is a Biblical Jewish festival known for extravagant costumes, the exchanging of gift baskets, ...

The Theodosian Walls protected Constantinople for just over ten centuries until the city fell to the Ottomans in 1453. Yet, the wall survived both the Byzantine and Ottoman empires, with sections of ...

Understanding Christian antisemitism as a global phenomenon is essential to recognizing its deep historical roots and ongoing ...

The A.D. 536 eruption of an Arctic volcano was so massive that civilizations fell and undying myths took shape. But that's ...

They wanted to retain their Christian faith at any cost. Catholicos Hovsep of Armenia summoned a meeting of the clergy and ...

Empress Zoe Porphyrogenita is among the most intriguing female figures in Byzantine history for a number of good reasons.

Protesters heading to the big Tempi rally at Syntagma Square in downtown Athens on Friday, February 28, can use the “solidarity taxi” free of charge. The Attica Taxi Drivers Association (SOTA) ...

The Greek government is taking significant steps to enhance the legal standing of the Holy Monastery of Sinai by proposing ...

Jordan nominated East Jerusalem as UNESCO World Heritage site, reflecting a Hashemite long-term custodianship over Muslim and ...

In today's meeting of the Council of Ministers, under the presidency of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, six bills were ...