In bankrupt Lebanon, locals mine bitcoin and buy groceries with tether, as $1 is now worth 15 cents
Aerial view of the seafront Manara district near downtown Beirut. Bilwander | Getty Images When Georgio Abou Gebrael first heard…
Aerial view of the seafront Manara district near downtown Beirut. Bilwander | Getty Images When Georgio Abou Gebrael first heard…
A view shows a residential building heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia,…
Archaeologists in Turkey have discovered the remains of an ancient palace that may have belonged to Hulagu Khan, a grandson…
Two of Paris’s most renowned cultural institutions, the Louvre and the Grand Palais, are teaming up to stage an immersive…
New research suggests that the ancient Bronze Age city of Tall el-Hamman, in modern-day Jordan, was destroyed by a meteor—and that…
In the 19th century, the phrase “The Great Game” was used to describe competition for power and influence in Afghanistan,…
The imminent fall of Afghanistan is more than a national disaster. It is not just that the gains made in…
In northern Syria, areas under rebel control need more humanitarian aid. Some of the most vulnerable people, including women and…