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The discovery of a 4,000-year-old fortified town hidden in an oasis in modern-day Saudi Arabia reveals how life at the time ...

A Spanish research vessel that investigates marine ecosystems has been abruptly diverted from its usual task to help in the ...

Then an ancient 14.5 kilometer-long wall was discovered at the site ... cities were flourishing in the Levant region along the Mediterranean Sea from present-day Syria to Jordan.

They can be found in the tropic and temperate waters of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, as well as the Mediterranean Sea. Adult leatherbacks also traverse as far north as Canada and ...

An ancient temple made by Arabian immigrants from the Nabataean culture has finally been found off the Italian coast ...

The Mediterranean diet is considered one of the healthiest ways of eating, thanks to its emphasis on fresh and cooked vegetables, whole grains, healthy fats, and small amounts of lean protein.

Rushing water turned narrow streets into death traps, tearing through homes and businesses, sweeping away cars, people and ...

Leaders from nine Mediterranean nations and Jordan's King Abdullah II will meet in Cyprus on Friday to discuss Middle East conflicts and migration to the EU. France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece ...

Salvatore Maxia has spent more or less his whole life farming sheep and cattle in the hills around his native San Basilio.

Photo: Social Media/Reuters; Ibrahim Chalhoub/AFP/Getty Images TEL AVIV—The Israeli military said Saturday commandos had slipped deep into Lebanese territory in a nighttime sea raid and captured ...