A newly discovered ape ancestor in Egypt suggests great apes may have evolved beyond East Africa, reshaping understanding of ...

ALGIERS (OSV News) – Pope Leo XIV honored the memory of Algeria’s Christian martyrs Monday evening, telling the country’s ...

The new exhibition space will connect the art and historical legacy of Ancient Egypt and North Africa to that of the rest of the continent.

By analyzing ancient and modern DNA, scientists are uncovering the genetic origins of the Greek people, shaped over millennia ...

With the planned creation of new galleries for its Arts of Africa collection, the Brooklyn Museum hopes visitors will see their cultures “represented with dignity.” By Aruna D’Souza The Brooklyn ...

The Colosseum draws millions of visitors, but these lesser-known sites from Jordan to France - and even Melbourne - promise ...

"[St.] Augustine was a bridge-builder and Leo sees himself also as a bridge-builder, so going back to Hippo is really him ...

Frankincense is harvested from Boswellia trees on the Arabian peninsula. It's helped define trade routes for thousands of ...

An 18-million-year-old jawbone discovered in Egypt challenges the long-held view that East Africa was the cradle of our modern ape ancestors. Illustration of Masripithecus moghraensis, the first ape ...

Stacker consulted data from the American Kennel Club to rank dog breeds categorized as having an "infrequent" or "when ...

Around the year 600 AD, Egypt and North Africa were among the most important provinces of the Byzantine Empire. Egypt ...