While Javanese belief continues to shape the symbolism of Indonesian leadership, critics argue its deeper demands for restraint and moral balance are fading from political life.

Turkey has long been defined by its ability to connect worlds. In Istanbul, that connection plays out between continents. But deeper inside the country and along its southwestern coast, that ...

At a state-organised rally in Iran marking the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, protesters burned an effigy labelled “Baal,” depicted with .

Advanced imaging technology has revealed 79 new pieces of graffiti on a wall in the city's theater district. Until now, these ...

The debate over Tibet’s political status is often framed by Beijing through a single, sweeping assertion--that Tibet has “since ancient times” been an inseparable part of China.

Epigraphy reveals vital insights into Tamil Nadu's socio-political and cultural history, highlighting its significance in historical reconstruction.

Archaeologists decode ancient Mesopotamian tablets, revealing eerie omens that predict the fall of empires and the death of kings.

What was the political and economic importance of the ancient city Alexandria on the Tigris? How was the city laid out? And ...

The city of Naucratis was the earliest ancient Greek colony in Egypt that served as the connecting and trading post between ...

Royal succession in ancient Egypt followed complex rules shaped by lineage, marriage, and divine legitimacy. Inscriptions, DNA evidence, and burial records reveal how bloodlines were preserved, ...

In Athens, the fifth century BC served as a period in which art and thought flourished, and it defines our image of Ancient ...

The ancient palace of the Alaafin of Oyo was a tableau of Nigeria’s complex yet unifying tapestry in December 2025, in a ceremony rich with Yoruba tradition, when His Imperial Majesty, Oba Abimbola ...