Elon Musk's SpaceX was poised Friday to carry out its latest test of the world's biggest and most powerful rocket, the Starship, with plans for a…
India's capital Delhi overtook Lahore in Pakistan to become the world's most polluted city on Friday, with air quality reaching hazardous levels and visibility…
Domestic cats meow differently depending on whether their human caretakers are present in the room or not, scientists confirm in a new study published by The…
For more than a century, the Tabbara family has been serving up falafel to Beirut’s residents. Their business, which predates Lebanon’s founding, has…
A copy of a knotted gun sculpture which has become an emblem for peace was unveiled on Tuesday in Lebanon's capital Beirut near a tower block whose shattered…
The Museum of Illusions opened its doors in Dubai, offering countless mind-bending optical illusions to amuse its visitors. The international chain museums…
The tomb of a prominent statesman who lived in the era of the Fifth Pharaonic Dynasty has finally been opened, revealing the belongings of its owner, who…
California will be the first state to require publicly traded companies to have at least one woman on their board of directors. Governor Jerry Brown signed…
In a first-of-its-kind initiative in Lebanon and the Arab world, the Red Oak organization has launched a "Blind-friendly supermarket." The move is the…
After drawing the ire of the Catholic Church for declaring that the Earth orbits the Sun, Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei was put on trial at the…
Sotheby’s upcoming 20th-century Middle East art auction will be featuring creations of Gulf artists, such as Abdulrahman Al Soliman from Saudi Arabia and…
Psychologists at the University of Sussex have confirmed that the warm glow of kindness is real, even when there's nothing in it for you. In their study,…
Westminster Abbey, the site of royal coronations, weddings, burials and resting place for famous Britons, unveiled a new stained glass window honoring Queen…
A team of life scientists from Britain, Germany, and Brazil discovered that goats prefer happy human faces than angry ones, providing evidence that goats can…
A new study concluded that we may not be aware of many health issues surrounding us, and warned against the overuse of nonflammable chemical materials that may…
"So, what smells did you pick up?" The guide asks. "Wet cement? Beautiful! Moldy fabric? Nice! Wood? Great!" Kate McLean offers "smell walks" through major…
Since the beginning of the archeological excavations in the region in 2014, archeologists discovered 30 mummies inside 23 cemeteries dating back to different…
On the first day of the first edition of Carthage Puppetry Art Days, Tunis saw a large variety of colorful and funny puppets that attracted both children and…
Gmail's Smart Reply feature, which uses machine learning to automatically compose responses to emails, can be helpful or creepy, depending on whom you ask. …
In Peru, Hitler hopes to return to power in a small town in the Andes, despite a threat from a detractor named Lennin. Campaign slogans reading “Hitler…
Preparations are underway in Saudi Arabia to commemorate the Kingdom’s 88th National Day on Sunday. A record 900,000 fireworks will be fired on the occasion…
Vodafone announced it is testing the fifth generation mobile telecoms network, which will significantly increase the speed of Internet connection in seven…
An old fig tree that grew in an inappropriate environment led Turkish researchers to discover the remains of a Turkish Cypriot man who disappeared decades ago…
A major Australian supermarket chain announced Thursday it is temporarily pulling sewing needles from its shelves as authorities continue to investigate cases…
The US branch of Porsche, the automobile manufacturer specializing in luxury sports cars has launched a program to rent fancy cars in Atlanta for $300 per day,…
Saudi Arabia’s Camels Festival was named the largest event of its kind in the world by the Guinness World Records, reported the Saudi Press Agency on Friday. …
The head covering is among the most identifiable elements of Muslim women's dress and most likely to be portrayed as drab and restrictive to the Western eye. …
Egyptian actor Gamil Ratib was laid to rest on Wednesday after he died in a Cairo hospital of an unspecified illness at age 92. Ratib had been receiving…