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

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

The destruction and safeguarding of Gaza’s cultural heritage are the themes of a new exhibition that opened in Paris earlier ...

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 ...

A key partner in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has officially withdrawn from the coalition, dealing a major blow ...

Orthodox leaders beyond Egypt and Greece remain concerned that the monastery property’s changed status will interfere with the monks’ prayer and work.

The urge to leave your mark for posterity is nothing new, as ancient Greek graffiti carved into an Egyptian Temple clearly ...

A legal ruling by Egypt’s Ismailia Administrative Appeal Court on 28 May ignited tensions between the state and the Greek ...

It would ordinarily take a visit to the ancient Egyptian galleries to view the stunning Fayyum Oasis encaustic portraits, to the Byzantine art galleries for manuscripts and liturgical objects and ...

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.