Japan’s luxury hospitality operator Hoshino Resorts is set to debut a striking departure from its usual portfolio: a former prison reimagined as a luxury hotel. Opening on 25 June 2026, Hoshinoya Nara ...

Four children were killed on Friday and two others injured when an internal wall collapsed in one of the buildings of the ...

In the south of the Sinai Peninsula, the desert reveals one of its most spectacular landscapes. Between pale mineral mountains and vast silent expanses, the village of Saint Catherine is about to ...

At SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park, scientists from across the globe are using advanced X-rays to find a long-lost map of the galaxy by ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus.

At SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory in Menlo Park, scientists from across the globe are using advanced X-rays to find a long-lost map of the galaxy by ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus.

Muneer Elbaz remembers the joy of visiting the Great Omari Mosque in Gaza with his family, praying at a site where people ...

Frederick Wiseman, who has died aged 96, revolutionised the documentary film movement in the 1960s and 1970s, using lightweight equipment and high-speed film to explore aspects of reality hitherto ...

Four children died after a wall collapsed inside the ancient Coptic Orthodox Monastery of Saint Fana (Deir Abu Fana, also ...

With no sun in sight and freezing conditions set to sweep across the UK this week, families are chasing affordable sunshine ...

Palestinians fear destruction and damage to mosques, churches and archaeological sites threatens to erase centuries of ...

As tourists head into 2026 with more intention, increased curiosity and less capacity for the mental load of planning a holiday, new data reveals a decisive shift in how people want to explore the ...

Jan 21 - Egypt has paid about $5 billion in overdue bills to foreign oil and gas partners and aims to bring remaining arrears down to $1.2 billion by June 2026, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said.