The Persian Empire, founded in the 6th century BCE by Cyrus the Great, became one of history’s most powerful and influential empires. At its height, it spanned three continents,covering parts of ...

One may not sell lions to Gentiles, according to the Talmud, because lions can cause injury to the public (Avodah Zarah 16), to put it mildly.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as a “modern Hitler” on Tuesday and vowed to create the conditions for regime change, as Iran’s ...

As per World Population Review, India is not the world's oldest country. The title is held by Persia or modern-day Iran, where humans are estimated to have lived for more than 100,000 years.

Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) is a highly valued spice with potent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, neuroprotective, and ...

For the first time, scientists have sequenced the oldest and complete DNA set of an ancient Egyptian man, dating to when the ...

More than 4,000 years ago, Egypt and Mesopotamia stood as two of the most complex societies on the planet. But the new DNA sequencing reveals how these two populations also intermingled.

Jewish Food & Wine Retreat, set for Sept. 5-7, celebrates not only Jewish life but also an ethos of renewal and resilience.

Salome Kobulashvili is a direct descendant of the last Georgian king, Erekle II. But I would have never known this ...

Signs of his work, mentorship and influence are visible across the canvases of generations of Indian artists. Shaleen Wadhwana traces the ripple effect.

Picture Alexander the Great alive today. How would his colossal wealth stack up against the likes of modern-day moguls?

Not to be an alarmist or anything, but quick question: are we living through the last days? When older folks in the Black ...