Self-tormenting practices were all the rage in ancient Byzantium, from wearing chains to living on top of small pillars—and ...

A key partner in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has officially withdrawn from the coalition, dealing a major blow ...

The departure of a party that has long served as a kingmaker in Israeli politics doesn’t immediately threaten Netanyahu’s ...

Zeno was the Byzantine Emperor who witnessed the end of the Western Roman Empire. He is known for being buried alive by his ...

A Palestinian farmer recently stumbled upon a 1,500-year-old mosaic dating to the Byzantine era beneath his olive orchard in Gaza. The mosaic is about the size of a basketball court, and it features ...

Egypt has condemned the terrorist attack on a Greek Orthodox church in the Syrian capital Damascus, which resulted in the death of at least 22 people and left 63 others injured on Sunday.

Egypt, Libya stop activists gathering for March to Gaza, organisers say Security sources say dozens have been detained or deported from Cairo airport and other locations.

Thousands of activists from around the world are expected to descend on Egypt on Thursday for a “Global March to Gaza,” a movement aiming to break the Israeli blockade that has pushed the ...

A contractor in Syria discovered an ancient Byzantine tomb complex believed to be 1,500 years old below a destroyed home.

Trump explains why Egypt was not part of travel ban after citing Boulder attack 'Egypt has been a country that we deal with very closely. They have things under control,' Trump said of the nation ...

Egypt's foreign minister on Wednesday told his Greek counterpart that the spiritual and religious value of the Saint Catherine Monastery and surrounding archaeological sites will be preserved.

The Egyptian president recently gave public assurances to the Greek government that the monastery would not be closed. The monastery was built during the time of the Byzantine (broadly Greek speaking) ...