2+ hour, 34+ min ago   (1813+ words) The early history of Mandatory Palestine and the State of Israel was marked by many pivotal moments that have become ingrained in the national consciousness. November 2, 1917, Balfour Day, was the date on which the British government issued its statement supporting…...

11+ hour, 18+ min ago   (86+ words) Inbox.lv UNESCO adds West Bank site, Lebanese castles to World Heritage List despite Israeli opposition UNESCO added a major archaeological site in the West Bank and a group of historic castles in southern Lebanon to its World Heritage List,…...

12+ hour, 21+ min ago   (198+ words) Standing on Arbel, it becomes clear why this landscape has drawn armies, pilgrims, prophets, rebels, and hikers for thousands of years. Few places in Israel combine breathtaking scenery, biblical geography, dramatic military history, and outstanding hiking in quite the same…...

14+ hour, 18+ min ago   (585+ words) The decision at a U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization meeting in South Korea came days after Israel’s Foreign Ministry urged the committee to reject efforts to designate the small West Bank town of Sebastia and the Lebanese castles, calling the…...

13+ hour, 7+ min ago   (418+ words) BUSAN, South Korea — UNESCO on Friday added the archaeological site of Sebastia in the occupied West Bank and five historic castles in southern Lebanon to its World Heritage List, despite objections from Israel, which had urged the U.N. cultural agency…...

9+ hour, 50+ min ago   (332+ words) JABAL AMEL, Lebanon \ BUSAN, South Korea — As the world gathered to decide which places will join the list of humanity’s most treasured cultural and natural landmarks, Lebanon’s ancient fortresses of Mount Amel emerged as one of the significant heritage proposals…...

13+ hour, 13+ min ago   (678+ words) ebc.et - The Plight of the Afar: Unpacking the Historical Eritrea-Egypt Nexus The cornerstone of Egypt's foreign policy has long been driven by a dual objective: establishing absolute hegemony over the Nile River and rendering Ethiopia a landlocked nation. To…...

14+ hour, 25+ min ago   (628+ words) By Jaycee Gudoy | Published 44 seconds ago The most dangerous routes accumulated reputations over decades and centuries. In some cases the names of those routes — Cape Horn, the Drake Passage, the Strait of Malacca — became shorthand for mortal risk in the…...

12+ hour, 57+ min ago   (193+ words) Egypt began to transition to Christianity shortly after the turn of the first century C.E., and by the fifth century, it was a hub of Coptic art and culture. A Coptic monastery discovered at the Al-Qalaye archaeological site is now the…...

11+ hour ago   (580+ words) A United Nations committee on Friday inscribed a major archaeological site in the West Bank and a group of castles in southern Lebanon on the World Heritage List, despite objections from Israel, which had urged the committee to reject the…...