On a slow afternoon a few years ago, Dubai restaurateur Ahmet Oytun Cakir was in his office considering menu inspiration.

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An ancient alabaster vase from Yale’s Babylonian Collection has revealed traces of opium, offering the strongest evidence yet of widespread opiate use in ancient Egypt. A recently analyzed alabaster v ...

Scientists have found traces of ancient opiates in the residue lining an Egyptian alabaster vase, indicating that opiate use ...

Way back in Mesopotamia, writing developed. Then Phoenicians made an alphabet. A couple of years later, Gutenberg invented a ...

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Recent archaeological excavations of ancient Chinese tombs have unearthed a hidden 4,000-year pattern, revealing a ...

The significance couldn't be higher as Iraq and the United Arab Emirates go head-to-head in the decisive second leg of their World Cup Qualifier Play-Off. This monumental clash, held in Basra, will ...

Good afternoon, it's Poppy, reporting here from Prospect North Primary School, in the classroom of Ms Hideout. KATHERINE ...

On Nov. 9, 1996, a strong upper-level trough dove south into the Great Lakes, dragging in much cold, arctic air behind it. As ...

Whether you’re gifting the game to newlyweds or world travelers, there are beautiful backgammon sets for everyone on your ...